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  • best basic to useAs I like to do a bit of basic programming now and then what do you think is the best basic to work with? It's a pity the ramdisk can't be used on th…

    As I like to do a bit of basic programming now and then what do you think is the best basic to work with?
    It's a pity the ramdisk can't be used on the +2a/+3 in order to give maximum ram for basic.

    Mike.
    m6ymn m6ymn August 2013 Sinclair Basic
  • Best basic game to port to another machineI want to convert a specy basic game to [url="ep128.hu"]Enterprise 128[/url]. What are the best basic game for this? For example [url="http://www.e…

    ... want to convert a specy basic game to [url="ep128.hu ... [/url].
    What are the best basic game for this?
    For ... .htm"]this is an EP basic game[/url], that show EP ...
    endi endi March 2017 Sinclair Basic
  • Best basic games 2017Hello! I suggest everyone to evaluate recently passed in Russia competition for the best game in basic 2017! http://events.retroscene.org/bbg2017/mai…

    Hello! I suggest everyone to evaluate recently passed in Russia competition for the best game in basic 2017! http://events.retroscene.org/bbg2017/main_compo
    borislav borislav November 2017 Sinclair Basic
  • Improved Hi-Soft Basic Compiler I just thought I'd inject this here since there's a number of people looking at Basic compilers: " HISBASC.TAP The Hisoft Basic compiler by Cameron…

    ... number of people looking at Basic compilers:

    "
    HISBASC ... .TAP
    The Hisoft Basic compiler by Cameron Hayne, but ... tape. This is surely the best Basic comiler for the ZX Spectrum ...
    Alcoholics Anonymous Alcoholics Anonymous September 2003 Development
  • BASIC Programming ChallengeHi there. I have started a competition to see who can make the best BASIC program. The catch is, you can't use all the bells and whistles your machi…

    ... see who can make the best BASIC program. The catch is, you ...
    Rob Vonk Rob Vonk June 2004 Announcements
  • What did Spectrum BASIC lack (and was BBC BASIC so good?)Over the years, I've read in various multi-format magazines, that BBC BASIC was probably the best BASIC available on an 8-bit machine. I've never use…

    ... magazines, that BBC BASIC was probably the best BASIC available on an 8 ... />
    2) What did Spectrum BASIC lack that might have been ... regarding a BBC vs. Spectrum BASIC comparison, I'd have to ... to write a few very basic BASIC programs for Computer Studies.
    ewgf ewgf September 2007 Sinclair Basic
  • Best Basic games ?Any thoughts on what are (were) good games purely written in basic ? Any type be it adventure / platform / whatever. Nothing compiled although tiny…

    ... ) good games purely written in basic ?

    Any type be ... code are OK in the basic itself.

    I don ...
    spider spider May 2011 Games
  • 8 BIT WARSwhen 8bits ruled the home market Speccys, C64 and Amstrad were the big 3 fighting it out for supremecy.... but they didnt survive which as we know wa…

    ... /> So what machine was the best (not who had the most ... sales)- who had the best games and the best utilities. Who had ... ther best colour, music and the best graphics ... />
    Which one had the best basic and was easier to use ...
    biolaboy biolaboy September 2004 Games
  • best BASIC games? - besides 20 tons and Derby Day perhaps i know few of them, yet i believe, there have to be some cool ones i couldn't appreciate then as i was stup…

    ? - besides 20 tons and Derby Day perhaps i know few of them, yet i believe, there have to be some cool ones i couldn't appreciate then as i was stupid and looking for graphical effects... ;-)
    cichlasoma cichlasoma February 2008 Games
  • 8 BIT WARSwhen 8bits ruled the home market Speccys, C64 and Amstrad were the big 3 fighting it out for supremecy.... but they didnt survive which as we know wa…

    ... answer your question about the BASIC. As far as I ... CPC had, by far, the best BASIC (it was fast, had ... and the worst was Commodore BASIC, in which, apart from ... in comparison to the other BASIC adaptations. I seem to ... recall that the BASIC got better with the ...
    GOC GOC September 2004 Games
  • 8 BIT WARSwhen 8bits ruled the home market Speccys, C64 and Amstrad were the big 3 fighting it out for supremecy.... but they didnt survive which as we know wa…

    ... br />
    who had the best games?

    SPECTRUM, COMMODORE ... ATARI 400/800

    best music

    COMMODORE 64 ...

    and the best graphics ??

    PC ... />
    Which one had the best basic ?

    BBC MICRO or ...
    chaosmongers chaosmongers September 2004 Games
  • 8 BIT WARSwhen 8bits ruled the home market Speccys, C64 and Amstrad were the big 3 fighting it out for supremecy.... but they didnt survive which as we know wa…

    ... time, Spectrum version

    Best Colour, Highly personal, but I ... . still being proved

    Best Basic, SAM Coupe or Speccy with ... Beta Basic, and BBC is well rated ...
    CKay CKay September 2004 Games
  • 8 BIT WARSwhen 8bits ruled the home market Speccys, C64 and Amstrad were the big 3 fighting it out for supremecy.... but they didnt survive which as we know wa…

    ... /> So what machine was the best (not who had the most ... sales)- who had the best games and the best utilities. Who had ... ther best colour, music and the best graphics ... />
    Which one had the best basic and was easier to use ...
    highlandstew highlandstew September 2004 Games
  • 8 BIT WARSwhen 8bits ruled the home market Speccys, C64 and Amstrad were the big 3 fighting it out for supremecy.... but they didnt survive which as we know wa…

    ... sales)- who had the best games and the best utilities. Who had ... ther best colour, music and the best graphics ... />
    Which one had the best basic and was easier to use ... the question what was the best computer and why ??? Not ...
    biolaboy biolaboy October 2004 Games
  • 8 BIT WARSwhen 8bits ruled the home market Speccys, C64 and Amstrad were the big 3 fighting it out for supremecy.... but they didnt survive which as we know wa…

    ... the best utilities. Who had ther best colour, music and the best graphics ... />
    Which one had the best basic and was easier to use ... cant argue taste. what are best graphics, music, etc.? people ... can only decide which is best for themselves.

    ...
    Sadako Sadako October 2004 Games
  • 8 BIT WARSwhen 8bits ruled the home market Speccys, C64 and Amstrad were the big 3 fighting it out for supremecy.... but they didnt survive which as we know wa…

    ... ... jeez, over 440K (approx) of Basic to play with, 4 distinct ... , 128 colours, Amazing sound quality, Best Basic EVER - beating even most 16 ...
    CKay CKay October 2004 Games
  • Cassette 50 Millennium editionI've been thinking about this for a while, after several people have suggested it to me... How about a new edition of CASSETTE 50? Send me in you…

    ... ask for people's very best Basic programming efforts, and leave the ...
    MattLamb MattLamb December 2004 Games
  • Cassette 50 Millennium editionI've been thinking about this for a while, after several people have suggested it to me... How about a new edition of CASSETTE 50? Send me in you…

    Cassette 50 millennium?

    GENIUS!

    What a fantastic idea!

    I think you should go for the best basic games though, and make a crap game compendium.
    ZX Beccy ZX Beccy December 2004 Games
  • Activision has joined the DENIENCES sessionHello everyone! Activision has stated that their games are not allowed for free distribution, as well as Electric Dreams games! Go to [url="http://…

    ... me. **Pops over to the best BASIC game thread**

    _________________ ...
    Ian Hamilton Ian Hamilton April 2005 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Sinclair basic creation/editing programHi guys I'm just starting to write a game in +3 Sinclair basic and was wondering if there was a program out there that would alow me to write the pro…

    Definitely BASin, the best BASIC program creation you will ever find.
    rich_chandler rich_chandler May 2005 Sinclair Basic
  • Best Speccy game written in BASICHopefully this has not been done before, but anyhoo. My vote is the sublime VIKING RAIDERS.

    [quote]
    It was a BASIC program with machine code routines...< ... ? For the purposes of the "best BASIC game" question, I'm not ... programs have at least a BASIC loader.

    Another game ... certainly a fair bit of BASIC in that, as well as ...
    jil jil June 2005 Games
  • Best Speccy game written in BASICHopefully this has not been done before, but anyhoo. My vote is the sublime VIKING RAIDERS.

    ... [quote]
    It was a BASIC program with machine code routines ... For the purposes of the "best BASIC game" question, I'm not ... programs have at least a BASIC loader.

    ... certainly a fair bit of BASIC in that, as well ... meant games entirely in BASIC.
    {EVIL}CrommCruac {EVIL}CrommCruac June 2005 Games
  • Best Speccy game written in BASICHopefully this has not been done before, but anyhoo. My vote is the sublime VIKING RAIDERS.

    ... [quote]
    It was a BASIC program with machine code routines ... For the purposes of the "best BASIC game" question, I'm not ... programs have at least a BASIC loader.

    Another ... /> [/quote]
    Splat! was mostly BASIC, certainly all the game logic ...
    rich_chandler rich_chandler June 2005 Games
  • Best Speccy game written in BASICHopefully this has not been done before, but anyhoo. My vote is the sublime VIKING RAIDERS.

    ... lot of Splat is in BASIC, around 300 lines. All ... the menus are BASIC. All the random maze ... movements are precalculated using BASIC into a string and ... in the running for the best BASIC game ever... After Viking ... have a top 10 of basic games.

    ...
    {EVIL}CrommCruac {EVIL}CrommCruac June 2005 Games
  • Basic or Machine code?Hopefully the correct area of the site to post this question. Anyways, I have got hold of several books on programming my spectrum, and I was wonderi…

    ... BASin is by far the best BASIC editor you will find on ...
    Kiwi Kiwi April 2006 Development
  • The Only Reason Sinclair Succeeded (Provoking Controversy)Although I love my Sinclairs dearly, I think that the only reason they succeeded was because at the time most people did not know any better (factori…

    ... of 8.

    Commodores basic was limited but that’s ... why they bundled the Simon basic with some of the ... program for toss. However the best Basic for the buck comes in ... Acorn Electron hybrid interpretation of Basic, proper procedures and even exception ...
    Scottie_uk Scottie_uk August 2006 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • From a book about commodore.."In April 1982, Sinclair released an improved computer called the ZX Spectrum. Compared to the C64, the Spectrum had few technical advantages. It ha…

    ... did it arguably have the best BASIC interpreter of the lot, but ...
    Winston Winston January 2007 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • New versions of ZX-Editor and ZX-Preview publishedDear ZX-Spectrum Emulator fans, I want to announce that I published new versions of ZX-Editor Second Edition and ZX-Preview today. Refer to [url]www…

    ... split each BASIC data into two parts: BASIC program and BASIC variables. ... may edit all BASIC program and BASIC variables directly by clicking ... such as variables, Beta Basic procedures and perhaps, in ... ZX-Editor is not the best BASIC editor around. I'd never ...
    clausjahn clausjahn September 2007 Announcements
  • Cassette 50 question(!)Hi Thanks Gerard & Martijn for cataloguing this. The title "Frogger" appears to be very similar to a type-in from Your Computer in about 1983 (thoug…

    ... it's one of the best BASIC versions out there (aside from ...
    Dunny Dunny November 2007 Infoseek database
  • CSSCGC 2008 has now officially begunFor coming last in the 2007 crap game compo, I have the honour and privilege of hosting CSSCGC 2008! I have now put up the CSSCGC 2008 website at …

    ... /> -In Spain they have a BASIC compo every year, and the ... (imho) compos for the following: Best BASIC game (no m/c allowed ... routine, Best MC game, Best Spectranet utility, Best DivIDE+ utility, Best Spectrum case, Best game ...
    zxbruno zxbruno June 2008 Games
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