+atari2600land Posted February 18, 2007 Share Posted February 18, 2007 Gambler172 wants to know if I can make a 2600 game that will only work in a 7800 using batari Basic. Is there a 7800/2600 detector in batari Basic yet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeaGtGruff Posted February 18, 2007 Share Posted February 18, 2007 Gambler172 wants to know if I can make a 2600 game that will only work in a 7800 using batari Basic. Is there a 7800/2600 detector in batari Basic yet? Yes, there's a 2600/7800 detector in bB 1.0. Check in the manual.html file under "Atari 7800." But is the question about making a 2600 game in bB that will run only on a 7800, or about making a 7800 game in bB? Michael Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+atari2600land Posted February 18, 2007 Author Share Posted February 18, 2007 But is the question about making a 2600 game in bB that will run only on a 7800, or about making a 7800 game in bB? The question is making a 2600 game in bB that will run only on a 7800. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nukey Shay Posted February 18, 2007 Share Posted February 18, 2007 Why limit by console type? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Mitch Posted February 18, 2007 Share Posted February 18, 2007 But is the question about making a 2600 game in bB that will run only on a 7800, or about making a 7800 game in bB? The question is making a 2600 game in bB that will run only on a 7800. The easiest way would be to stick it on a 7800 cart board. (Like those Save Mary and Shooting Arcade repros) Mitch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeaGtGruff Posted February 18, 2007 Share Posted February 18, 2007 But is the question about making a 2600 game in bB that will run only on a 7800, or about making a 7800 game in bB? The question is making a 2600 game in bB that will run only on a 7800. The easiest way would be to stick it on a 7800 cart board. (Like those Save Mary and Shooting Arcade repros) Mitch When a bB program first starts up, the temp1 variable will be set to 0 if the program is running on a 2600, or set to 1 if the program is running on a 7800. So if you check and save the value of temp1 at the very beginning of a bB program, you could put in an if statement that will keep the program from running unless it's running on a 7800, even if the cart is a 2600 cart. For example, you could display just a blank screen, or you could display a message of some kind. rem * Add this at the very beginning of a bB program rem * if you want it to run only on an Atari 7800. rem ***************************************** if temp1 then atari_7800_detected atari_2600_loop drawscreen goto atari_2600_loop atari_7800_detected rem ***************************************** rem * Your bB program starts here. Michael Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+atari2600land Posted February 18, 2007 Author Share Posted February 18, 2007 Why limit by console type? I'll let gambler172 field that one. I have no idea. But being the nice guy I am, I said I'd do it for him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gambler172 Posted February 18, 2007 Share Posted February 18, 2007 (edited) Why limit by console type? Hi Nukey Because i want a game,which runs only on a 7800 system.Because i like my 7800. But i will post a version for the 2600 too,if anyone wants it. greetings Walter Edited February 18, 2007 by gambler172 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Iacovelli Posted February 18, 2007 Share Posted February 18, 2007 now I'm confused, Ithought the 7800 can both 2600 and 7800 games. to me you sound like you want to make a 7800 game and nota 2600 game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gambler172 Posted February 18, 2007 Share Posted February 18, 2007 now I'm confused, Ithought the 7800 can both 2600 and 7800 games. to me you sound like you want to make a 7800 game and nota 2600 game. Hi yes,the 7800 can do both,but i want,that this game works only on a 7800 system.......and not on a 2600.It should be a game in 2600 style,but only for the 7800. Maybe you know,there is a special 7800 version of "Save Mary",which is the 2600 version,but working only on a 7800.Do you now understand? greetings gambler172 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Iacovelli Posted February 18, 2007 Share Posted February 18, 2007 ok so you wanta 2600 game that will only work on the 7800. I didn't know about save mary that willonly work 7800. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freshbrood Posted May 26, 2020 Share Posted May 26, 2020 Hey- Can Bataribasic be used to code for the 7800? And is the coding for the 7800 completely different from the 2600? I have a rudimentary knowledge of using Bb to write 2600 games. Would I be able to jump to 7800 or no? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Karl G Posted May 26, 2020 Share Posted May 26, 2020 23 minutes ago, freshbrood said: Hey- Can Bataribasic be used to code for the 7800? And is the coding for the 7800 completely different from the 2600? I have a rudimentary knowledge of using Bb to write 2600 games. Would I be able to jump to 7800 or no? While you can't use bB to do 7800-specific games, 7800basic is a fork of the batari Basic project by @RevEng, and it can be and has been used to write games for the 7800. If you have Atari Dev Studio, then you already have it. Head on over to the 7800 Programming forum for specific questions about it. As far as how similar or different it is, the base language is mostly the same, but a lot of the details are quite different due to the different target console. Graphics in particular are often a difficult learning curve going from bB to 7800basic. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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