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BASIC programs broken down and presented for modern players.

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c64 Maze Chomp.BAS

A simple time-trial maze game written in C64 BASIC.

TRS-80 Breakout.BAS

An ASCII breakout clone in a browser-based TRS-80 BASIC game.

Stronghold of the Dwarven Lords.BAS

Stronghold of the Dwarven Lords from 1983's Tim Hartnell's Giant Book of Computer Programs, playable in the browser.

TRS-80 Ski Slalom.BAS

A simple ski run in TRS-80 BASIC

Moonlander.BAS

Click the window to enter text. Each turn enter the amount of Thrust you want to apply to slow your descent. If you run out of fuel or fall too fast, you will crash. Try not to crash. Adapted from a listing in Tim Hartnell's Giant Book of Computer Games, refactored and adapted for the Basic Anywhere Machine. <h2>The Listing</h2> PRINT TAB(11);…

Corral.BAS

Cowboy themed game from David Ahl's 1978 book "More BASIC Computer Games" converted and refactored into a browser-playable version.

APPLEII Air Attack.BAS

A single player action game written in Applesoft BASIC, playable in your browser.

Slowing Down

As much as I enjoy refactoring and posting these BASIC programs, I really should be focusing on projects that pay the rent, as I am currently unemployed and running out of savings at an alarming rate. I will do my absolute best to post one new program weekly, if not bi-weekly. If you'd like to help support my endeavors, consider joining my patreon - funds go back into my projects and living…

TRS-80 Pong80.BAS

A two-player Pong clone coded in TRS-80 Model III BASIC.

TRS-80 GameOfLife.BAS

Conway's Game of Life in TRS-80 Model III BASIC, with a little machine language as well