#8 bit computers

So, I just, recently, has added  - item use. This means next. That if in game scene. In point of labyrinth. In cell of labyrinth it is written that you need to use item. And you perform use item.  So you make it done. Or – with other case – typical window – nothing.

Window nothing – it is often to appear. When action is not accessible. So it is to appear a window with word – nothing. Standard window. Game with style 80s computers. And some style and some minimalism. This saves time and amount of programming. To not to program every wrong action. You cannot go here. You cannot use item here. Instead of these things, for all the negative actions – it is to appear window with label – nothing. Universal, such a thing. So, for all the actions, that lead to nothing, and nothing programmed about this action here, with this cell of labyrinth.

Before use item. You need to make it active. For this you need to enter inventory and select item there. And it will appear at the bottom in menu. It will be written that there is item there. Card, for example. At the bottom, something as idea, menu is looks like Doom or same kind shooter game. But this is very schematical. So it has another functions. More like game is a quest and explore. But shooting it will be here. Not dynamical as Doom.

At the some scenes there will be objects for interactions. If they are hardcoded there. All labyrinth is written in file. With file YOU.ICE it is a log of your actions. Correct ones. So you used item, take item. And you get scores for all these actions. And it is all written withing file. It is like a log of your right, correct actions. With them it will be decided can you go out of the labyrinth.

For example, you need take item, use item, interact with object. And if you perform this correct. So you get close to the exit from labyrinth. And go next. By game, already. And it also has a text part. File YOU – because of it is actions of player. So this means it is your actions. And extension ICE. It is for interest. This is frozen arctic station. For stylization.   

Shooting. Also turn based. From menu. So here it will be monsters. Not so a lot. And to deal with monster – you need to shoot it. When you shooting -ammo is reducing. So you need shoot with monster several times.

It is added to menu- big map. All labyrinth you see at once. And you can understand where to go. Double squares -rooms. Casual squares – it is corridors.  You walk and explore. Perform actions. And go to exit. It is shown coordinates and title of labyrinth.

And with view from the eyes. You see coordinates at the minimap. Such a little squares three at three. And total 9 cells. And rotation. According to the side. I also add a name of the labyrinth. And in most right  corner – on most not notice place – scores. You game score. According walkthrough it will rise.

And monsters. Schematical. Simple. Fantastic, sci fi monsters. It is some liquids. But they show some intelligence form of behavior. This is slime. Such enemy often to see with role playing games about dungeons. It is for example poison lake. Such a circle with sticks out of it. It is gurgling liquid. It is creep hand. Looks like a lake. Puddle, out of it, it is growing something similar to a hand. And star – project x. This is some human looking kind monster. At the beginning it was image in my head – Nemesis from Resident Evil 3. Monsters in game more for atmosphere. And you simply, cannot go next. And need to shoot at them. Game is more like quest.

Have your good BASIC day!

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And, I get interest – what else Basic – there were for soviet 8 bit computers. There was big zoo with them. It has its own architecture. Compatible with American computers solutions. There were lots of things.

And about how to write program there. I want to find something like BBC Basic for SDL2. Modern and still same time – closer to 80s version of BBC Basic. So, a retro programming. To find this way but about soviet computers. I am so sad and sorry, but find nothing.

And it is sad thing. There were lots of computers there. Everything is so interesting. Poisk, Sura, Agat. There are no lots of information about them. For example, Sura – it is its own version for MSX standard of computers. It is its own way, something like that. It is very interesting to programming with that Basic. Or what it was there like Basic.

And I find nothing. So – it is next – I need to buy retro computer from 80s. At working condition. To turn on it someway and connect to monitor. And emulate cassette using smartphone. And only this way to get to know what Basic was there. And to programming something for that machine too.

By the way, to get machine, it is better in working state. Or you need to be a friend with soldering iron. And understand how that tech works, to repair it. I have no skills about this. This is hard. I only about Basic, by now.

It will be so cool to write programs. With basic. Such computers. As Sura, Agat. There are lots of them. I even do not know all the names. Everyone has their own realization, its own dialects for basic. Or maybe another programming languages, which were selected as main. As a star level, with easy access for a use, with idea- not have programming so hard.

Its own graphics they have. Its own graphic modes. Possibilities.  Screen resolution. Color palette. Some special features or what way to write programs. So, I start do dreaming already!

Maybe, as I can say, something it will be after some time! And now - poisk! Search! Search condition.  

iron (hardware) and programs. From time to time i restore computers, retro computers. Try retro soft. Check some programs. And write about all of these. Dima Link is making retro videogames, apps, a little of music, write stories, and some retro more.

This time I do programming. I am working about programming. First time, I left standard problems. Such as collisions with objects. Move player. Which are rather typical. And I can do them much or less. Since 2024. First time – I take development with unknown for me problems. And of course I run into difficulties. How to rotate map. I spent lots of time for this.

And now, I am already doing interface. Labyrinth is reading from file. And can walk with it. And with space you start a menu. With actions. So there, you can take item. You can select item. From what you have in inventory.

Now, I need to finish programming part of  gaming systems. And for me it looks more as a problems. But slowly, I have success with one problem after another. Not so fast as I want it. But I have results.

And by now, there is a station in the snow. And it has a critical situation. Maybe it is already snow there, at the station itself, and cold is everywhere. And maybe no. But there are monsters. Withing corridors. And you are worker at this station. And you get up. You lost conscious. Knocked conscious. And now it is empty here.

Withing corridors -it can be monsters. And it rooms – you can perform some actions. Take item or use it, for example.

And game is also made with from the eyes view. As some first – most first three dimensional games.  Where you can also walk with cells. Or something this way was a method for move in role playing games. In 80s or 90s. With IBM PC compatible computers. Or with 8 bit computers.

This is like action movie about polar station. Experiments.  As a first part for Resident Evil. You are walking the building. And try some rooms. Make some actions. And try to understand what is going on. Or like – the thing (movie). Something strange is happened with distance station.

But with turn based mode. With text insertions. Now, it is already, I understand, how it will work game system.  And I do programming for these things. All the game options. And will need to add content. To write story. To create labyrinths. To setup objects. Monsters. To write, code interactions between objects.

So about this  freeze it is lots of things to do.  Now, for example. There is menu. And there you can take item. And enter the inventory.

Basic Pascal version 1.18 "Duckling" – most newest version. In this version there are 4 new games! Puddles at Countryside, Duckling Pseudo 3D, Road to Countryside, Duckling Goes 2D. And even more retro games! It is a pack of retro games with modern versions of Basic and Pascal.

It is now in development new version Basic Pascal pack games. This game will be included in a new version.

So there, it is simple everything, you need to just avoid puddles. It is as runner. Not hard game. It is about – like someone go for a walk at the countryside, right after little rain. And, there are lots of puddles there. And, here – you need to overpass them, a void them.

 So, it was a little rain in the summer. It is, so, refreshing and cold outside. And little rain has ended. Maybe, it was half an hour, or, almost, one hour. So, there are clouds in the sky. Or, they are, already, disappearing. And, someplace, you can even see a clear sky. With some fragments of clear sky. And little sun to appear. It is getting warmer.

You cannot sit at home. And, you are running to the outside. And, everything is in water there. After a hard rain. So, that’s why, you need to avoid puddles. This is a game about a rainy and countryside theme. It is so good summer memories. About a city and a countryside. It is like a simple casual things. And what a good memories they are.

Game is joyful. And, about a good mood. So, here you see art, art drawings based on this game. As idea, they are game screens from game itself. You can see how does it looks. With style of retro. As Ms Dos or 8 bit computers. Looks like, this things.

So, you are walking by the road. There are lots of things all around you. Trees. They are so green. And, little houses are different, they are made with wood. Casual countryside views. And, you watch these, and have a joyful mood. And, even, with one of the drawings you can see a smile. Big smile. As a sun. And, you can smile and have fun! Summer – it is best time for this. Even, these are summer drawings about this countryside and joyful theme.

By the way, little raining, they can be every time. In June, July. Day or evening. And, every time, it is so unique event. Summer event. Plants like water. And, they, also, need to drink some little water. So, – summer little rain – it is useful thing.

And, you, also, will be refreshed. You will walk by puddles. For some new emotions. Day or evening. Any time - it is interesting! And, you are walking by the puddles. Or, much better – avoid them. And, you watch how changes forest or field after the rain. It is another mood. So, refreshing. Colder. But, we all know, that hot weather will restore soon. Just few hours later, and grasshoppers will start to sing in the field. And, it will be soon hot again.

About these summer memories – this game is about. It is very valuable and summer little game for version 1.18. Sky is so different. During day it is more with cold tone. Blue. And, evening – red kind or orange. Spectacular view – for the eyes.  And, you do only one thing – avoid puddles. Or, you get wet. And, get ill. But, more closer, that you will just get wet. But, they speak this, you know. You get into the puddle. And, get wet and get ill. So, this also can happen.

 With this game, you just, decrease some percent of dry. And, this is a game. Some process. So, avoid obstacles – no to lost your dry level. For weekender, countryside fan – it is a big thing. Travel after the rain. Walk. So, this way, you can walk all day long. Until casual hot time will not return. Or until night. Until you need go to home.

Positive countryside theme. About version 1.18. And, that’s cool. To celebrate with countryside whole release with little games. About duckling and chicken – I, already, make this post. So, now it is about weekender, countryside fan! And, he has his own run time. And, a walk. Series of drawings with this game – puddles at the countryside. So, weekender walks after the rain. Good summer memories!

Basic Pascal version 1.18 "Duckling" – most newest version. In this version there are 4 new games! Puddles at Countryside, Duckling Pseudo 3D, Road to Countryside, Duckling Goes 2D. And even more retro games! It is a pack of retro games with modern versions of Basic and Pascal.

Well, as for me, I can to go, from the first attempt, to level 4. Diagonal enemy, makes a big serious element of dynamics into the game! So, from the first time, it is hard to go far! It is good to be more carefully!

Total, 9 levels. And, there are calm levels. And, there are dynamical levels.

Menus are with text form. Retro effect. Green color.

And color specter. 15 colors. And, it is counts all of hits for block for level and for all the game time. And in result it is a color specter!

Basic Pascal version 1.18 "Duckling" – most newest version. In this version there are 4 new games! Puddles at Countryside, Duckling Pseudo 3D, Road to Countryside, Duckling Goes 2D. And even more retro games! It is a pack of retro games with modern versions of Basic and Pascal.

It is now in development new version Basic Pascal pack games. This game will be included in a new version.

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At the down part of screen – it is player. It is something like ball to throw. Or saying correct – some little square. And, little square fast fly and smash some rectangle. And all around it is getting colorful. So, there is animation. As ball touch the rectangle. Different things are thrown to different sides. As a celebration. firework.

And, you need to hit those platforms at the up side. And get score after this. It is standard part of the game. But, there are here two skills you gain! It is skill sharp shooter and destroyer. First you get you if you hit certain in a part of the block. Each rectangle, same as block, consists with different colors. 4 parts with 25 pixels by size. With space with 1 pixel between them. And result size of the block – it is 103 pixels.

So, if you hit with accuracy in a part block. Which has its own color and size 25. So, this way you gain +1 to skill sharp shooter. It is little secret. Everything is placed by formula. And, you, simply, make a calculation. So, you go extremely left. To the left corner. And shoot, and gain +1 sharp shooter. Now, move with 26 pixels right and shoot. And, again, you get +1 sharp shooter.

Second skill - it is skill destroyer. You gain that skill if you hit in terms of block - with two parts of the block. Take into account, that blocks are made with different colors, 4 colors. It is 4 consist parts. Make aiming with the idea to hit with little cube - two such parts at once. Two any colors. And you gain +1 destroyer. This skill is easier to get! It works in terms of one block.

About something interesting, here we have colorful blocks. Each block with 4 colors. It is, all the time, it is generating a new color. And, when you hit – so, you get animation fireworks. This is for have more fun.

New interface. With such frame. Style of Star Trek Next Generations. But, it is, I made myself way, of course. Different from those.

It is here presents a new control. With arrows left and right – you move with 1 pixel left and right. And, also, there is  < and >. They move at 50 pixels at once! And, also, – [ and ]. They move with 25 pixels! So, you can move with accuracy, with one pixel. Pixel by pixel. And, you can fast move by screen!

And, in other things, it is standard game about a ball, which smash platforms and gain scores! I, again, return to programming with BBC Basic for SDL2.0. And, I take as a base a first game with this programming language. This is, I am talking about Platform Ball. Here it is same style. But improved. More colors. More screen resolution. Here I use mode 8. And 16 colors. And screen is big 1280 with 1024. So, it is, also, interesting to practice with BBC Basic for SDL2.0.

Idea for this game – it was since development Platform Ball. But, in that time, it was a first game with B B C Basic for SDL2.0, and I decide to make it not complex. And in my head, it was, already, a picture. With so colorful little cubes. And, everything, is flying in different sides. Different colors. And some dynamics.

Word B Ball. B - it is after BBC Basic for SDL2.0. And, ball it is central part of the game. It is flying and smash platforms. It is, also, interesting type of the game. It was a very popular sometime ago – Arkanoid. At NES it was, at MS DOS. And with 8 bit computers different, as MSX, for example. It was very popular theme ages ago. In the end of 80s and beginning 90s. So now, I can to do something my own this way!

Have your excellent Basic day!

Basic Pascal version 1.18 "Duckling" – most newest version. In this version there are 4 new games! Puddles at Countryside, Duckling Pseudo 3D, Road to Countryside, Duckling Goes 2D. And even more retro games! It is a pack of retro games with modern versions of Basic and Pascal.

It is now in development new version Basic Pascal pack games. This game will be included in a new version.

And levels themselves. Each level has its own series of space ships. And it`s own logic of moves. Total 15 logics, approximately. So, bosses they are not hard. But, one of them, in the middle – he is hard. Because of he moves random way, also, including corners. So, he can crash in player. And, this is point of difficulty. It is most hard one. Another - other they move with their own certain routes and player can easy to avoid them.

So, this is really cool! When, I play it for myself! I am rather happy about it! It is reminds, some shooter games! From 80s. From MSX 2 (KUVT2). Or from Nes or Sega. Some games!

Moves can be different. Straight line. Or little diagonal aside to the left or to the right. And, so, third way. It is when space ship moves to a certain point and do move aside and continue move froward. For example. About these variations, game is based on. Enemies are medium size, mainly. And, there are big and small. About small - it is harder to shoot at them!

So, I, even, make them with less lives!  Three lasers for you. Second is stronger, and third it is strongest. Triple and side C. I give them a names. Digit I – it is number one with Latin, it restore health. Bonuses are going to appear about once in 15 seconds, in the main thing. And with first level - more time. And, always, you can wait for bonus you need! Restore health or some laser to take, some better thing!

Bonus system. Different enemies, approximately about 35. And different laser. Three things in total. Restore health. Different moves for space ships. Different visual for them. This is a content for this development.

Development about a space theme and space. Something based on 90s. And Ufo sausages. But, with my own form for all of these. Fantastic action. With lasers and space ships. Full made retro space shooter! About some unknown aliens!

Basic Pascal version 1.18 "Duckling" – most newest version. In this version there are 4 new games! Puddles at Countryside, Duckling Pseudo 3D, Road to Countryside, Duckling Goes 2D. And even more retro games! It is a pack of retro games with modern versions of Basic and Pascal.

It is now in development new version Basic Pascal pack games. This game will be included in a new version.

Space shooters – rather typical game genre in videogames. Age of 80s and 90s, at least. When games were two dimensional. Side view or top down view. All of that, always, was very interesting. Some planet. Or space. Aliens can be very different. Cyborgs. Or some creatures. It was, always, big interest to get to know - what is next. What it will be a next level.

I remember very well a visual side of Ufo sausages, so white color. So, pure white light. At the background of black space. Ufo sausages - white. Crystal white. And space is black. And, only, stars shines with a white light.

These kind of Ufo sausage were shown very good in tv series Visitors 80s years. There were, even, a fragment when a big Ufo sausage is waving above a city. It was a vey big by its size. And, mainly, design of space ships – interesting theme. Star Gate Sg1, also, good to remember.

So, here it is my design. With impressions after that things. And, so, white color. As a part of design. White or little gray. Few, a little, very a little. Letter V. Latin V. Just like Visitors. But, in my case there is no meaning. Simple visual effect. Latin Vi. Vi Aliens. They are Vi. Should be like this. Science fiction. Action. Space shooter.

I, also, remember some white space in videogame Dead Space. There are scenes with so white color. And space. White corridor and space. Door of the space ship is opening. And, something like, white corridor. Black space above. And, so, white corridor. Something like a tube. But, at the top - it is black space.

And at the low – white as a surface of space ship. Monsters, there are in those places. I remember it very good. So, I decide to make with white color solution, also, a game. So, it is about impression. In part of visual ideas.

Egypt ships. It is theme of science fiction and Egypt. It is, also, can happens. It is Star Gate Sg1. Pyramids are something like flying in space. Maybe even part of ideas goes after Star Wars. Retro episodes. It is, also, interesting sci-fi action. Let`s take this triangle big ship, for example.

New in this vertical shooter. It is bonus system. Several bonus. They have a numbers. Digits. It is so little cubes. With size 15 x 15 pixels. They are flying in space. So, cubes. As Nes games. You pick up one of them and get something interesting. Bonus.

Digit 1 – it restores life. You again with 100 precent of life.

Digit 2 – it is triple laser.

Digit 3 – It is Side C laser.

Picking up these squares, you restore health. Or get upgrade.

And, here we will have 4 bosses. And 1 megaboss. Logic of behavior it will be little another. With compare with previous game (Free Linear Space). Bosses here – it is a big size alien ships. They are big and have their own path on the game screen. Which is on repeat. And, some of them, have a random element. Go to one side or another – random selection. And there are - that moves by certain path. As on rails. So, also, they are exists in this game too.

Basic Pascal version 1.17 "BLOCK" – most newest version. In this version there are 4 new games! Platform Ball, Cabin Pilot, Free Blocker, Free Bee. And even more retro games! It is a pack of retro games with modern versions of Basic and Pascal.

It is now in development new version Basic Pascal pack games. This game will be included in a new version.