Fantasy console system built on a modern BASIC dialect
Fantasy console system built on a modern BASIC dialect
BASIC8 Platforms
Windows
Mac
BASIC8 Video and Screenshots
BASIC8 Overview
BASIC8 is an integrated Fantasy Computer. Create, share and play disks in a modern BASIC dialect. Use built-in tools like sprite, tile and map editor to develop games fast while having fun with retro aesthetics.
FEATURES - Handy sharing via Steam Workshop with built-in tools - Disk can be made into standalone player with the Player Maker and HTML Maker - Disk can be saved as "*.b8" file, "*.png", or text based for sharing - Programmable in an easy to learn BASIC dialect with both retro and modern syntax - Easy to use API for graphics, input, audio, and more other facilities - Visualized built-in tools for editing sprite, tiles, map, quantized, etc. - Visualized Wave Maker for making sound effect
SPECS - Display: 160x128 pixels - Audio: 2 music channels, 4 sound effect channels - Graphics: up to 65535 drawing commands per cycle - Palette: 16 colors with transparency support - Sprite: up to 32x32 pixels per frame, up to 512 frames per sprite - Tiles: 240 cels - Map: up to 128x64 tiles per layer, up to 4 layers (including a layer of logic mark) per page