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Create New Atari 2600 Games With BASIC

Posted by Zonk on from the new-classics dept.

2600fan writes "Fred Quimby, a game developer for the Stella Atari 2600 emulator, has released a new BASIC compiler that can be used to create games to run on Stella and potentially on the 2600 itself. The compiler generates efficient assembly-language code in DASM syntax, then uses DASM to make a binary. A bitmapped playfield and easy-to-use scrolling routines are included, and programmers can also add inline assembly language and directly access TIA registers if they please."

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  1. if the programs run on an Atari 2600.... by rubberbando · · Score: 2, Funny

    Would they also run on one of those "10-in-1" joysticks that emulate 2600 games?

    If so, that would be excellent!

    I wonder how hard would it be to license the hardware for one of these little buggers.

    This could become a new outlet for homebrewed games to enter the retail market.

    I guess theres also the other possibility of someone just hacking one of those joysticks to take a memory card or something for some personal gaming...

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  2. BASIC?? by IntergalacticWalrus · · Score: 2, Funny

    Wait, why BASIC? Why not a language that doesn't suck?