Jamcat Reloaded Posted September 11, 2020 Share Posted September 11, 2020 Anybody still play Atari BASIC games on their 400/800/XL/XE? Was thinking about writing a game to see if I can still do it. I remember my submissions to ANTIC Magazine. The 8-bit Treasure Guide had Saucerian Shootdown. And the Atari Goes Hollywood issue had Sorcerer's Apprentice. Fun games for BASIC games. ANTIC was going to publish more of my games, but they went belly up after those 2. 11 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sugarland Posted September 11, 2020 Share Posted September 11, 2020 Would be happy to play them, sure please!! So you are responsible for Antic going belly up? 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zzip Posted September 11, 2020 Share Posted September 11, 2020 2 minutes ago, Sugarland said: Would be happy to play them, sure please!! So you are responsible for Antic going belly up? His games destroyed entire magazines.. Sure I'll play the next one, what's the worst that can happen? ? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blacka013 Posted September 11, 2020 Share Posted September 11, 2020 17 minutes ago, zzip said: His games destroyed entire magazines.. Sure I'll play the next one, what's the worst that can happen? ? That grand old Atari setup you have, might give up the ghost, and head for the great computer shop in the sky. ??? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Allan Posted September 11, 2020 Share Posted September 11, 2020 I love the graphics in your games. Fun as well. I'm not sure if you had found them and/or posted them but did ever post your other games that did not make it into Antic magazine? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamm Posted September 11, 2020 Share Posted September 11, 2020 (edited) And you should consider adding multiplayer via networking on FujiNet! You know - to spice things up even more! ? Edited September 11, 2020 by jamm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fierodoug5 Posted September 11, 2020 Share Posted September 11, 2020 Cool, gonna try your games tonight. Love the ole basic games https://www.atarimagazines.com/v7n9/bonusgame.html http://www.atarimania.com/game-atari-400-800-xl-xe-sorcerer-s-apprentice_4797.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zzip Posted September 11, 2020 Share Posted September 11, 2020 22 minutes ago, blacka013 said: That grand old Atari setup you have, might give up the ghost, and head for the great computer shop in the sky. ??? hey, my Atari survived "Paperweight", it can survive anything! ? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
www.atarimania.com Posted September 11, 2020 Share Posted September 11, 2020 Would you be willing to share the games you used to sell 10-15 years ago under the name of Artacyis Software? Thanks! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fierodoug5 Posted September 11, 2020 Share Posted September 11, 2020 Found you mentioned in this where are they now article too. https://www.atarimagazines.com/bios.html 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fierodoug5 Posted September 11, 2020 Share Posted September 11, 2020 Need Kay to interview you for the Antic Podcast too. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gilsaluki Posted September 11, 2020 Share Posted September 11, 2020 I have both those Antics & the Disks. And yes, I still bring them out to play. I loved a lot of the Antic games. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
starfighter Posted September 11, 2020 Share Posted September 11, 2020 2 hours ago, Jamcat Reloaded said: Anybody still play Atari BASIC games on their 400/800/XL/XE? Was thinking about writing a game to see if I can still do it. Sure, why not? However, I wouldn‘t use AtariBasic anymore , but rather TurboBasic or the new FastBasic. If it doesn‘t have to be Basic, I can highly recommend MadPascal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zzip Posted September 11, 2020 Share Posted September 11, 2020 3 minutes ago, starfighter said: Sure, why not? However, I wouldn‘t use AtariBasic anymore , but rather TurboBasic or the new FastBasic. If it doesn‘t have to be Basic, I can highly recommend MadPascal. I second this. I haven't tried FastBasic, but Turbo Basic is compatible with Atari Basic, adds more commands, runs much faster, has an optional compiler for even more perfomance and is completely free to use, what's not to like? :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Philsan Posted September 11, 2020 Share Posted September 11, 2020 There's a lot of people that program games with Basic. There are awesome games made with only 10 lines. One of the best coders is Vitoco: http://www.vitoco.cl/atari/10liner/ At the end of Topic for newbies there are some infos. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mimo Posted September 11, 2020 Share Posted September 11, 2020 We still play basic games on occasions in the high score club Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
invisible kid Posted September 11, 2020 Share Posted September 11, 2020 (edited) 5 hours ago, Fierodoug5 said: Found you mentioned in this where are they now article too. https://www.atarimagazines.com/bios.html It mentioned the 2600 Doom hoax which I don't remember if I remember or not, in which an Atari 800xl was used for nefarious purposes!: https://www.oocities.org/timessquare/arcade/8691/2600DOOM.HTM Edited September 11, 2020 by invisible kid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bunsen Posted September 16, 2020 Share Posted September 16, 2020 Sure I will play your BASIC games Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scitari Posted September 17, 2020 Share Posted September 17, 2020 BASIC games are awesome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_The Doctor__ Posted January 17, 2021 Share Posted January 17, 2021 Hello @Jamcat Reloaded , It would be wonderful to see all your games again and it would be a real treat to see your' magic happen on the Atari again! Please consider fast basic if you wan't something done that regular basic is not co-operating with speed wise. Pretty sure you've got most of the other techniques down for other things. Great to see another return! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_The Doctor__ Posted January 17, 2021 Share Posted January 17, 2021 (edited) https://members.tripod.com/jims_digital_domain/dwnloads.htm some of the old website still works and the 2600 stuff is still fun can't wait for the 8 bit reload! Edited January 17, 2021 by _The Doctor__ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunstar Posted January 17, 2021 Share Posted January 17, 2021 (edited) On 9/11/2020 at 12:32 PM, zzip said: hey, my Atari survived "Paperweight", it can survive anything! ? I remember that one! I never bothered, seemed a waste of time, but I remember people sending in complaint mail about publishing a program that would destroy your computer and the editor's editorial assuring people it wouldn't really damage your Atari! LOL! Gullible people...was that in an April edition of Antic? (April fools) Edited January 17, 2021 by Gunstar 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunstar Posted January 17, 2021 Share Posted January 17, 2021 On 9/11/2020 at 12:48 PM, gilsaluki said: I have both those Antics & the Disks. And yes, I still bring them out to play. I loved a lot of the Antic games. So do I. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StickJock Posted January 17, 2021 Share Posted January 17, 2021 4 hours ago, Gunstar said: I remember that one! I never bothered, seemed a waste of time, but I remember people sending in complaint mail about publishing a program that would destroy your computer and the editor's editorial assuring people it wouldn't really damage your Atari! LOL! Gullible people...was that in an April edition of Antic? (April fools) I thought that Paperweight was a great demo! The "static" (remember static?) was really realistic! The little "glitches" on the screen, with the accompanying glitchy sound..., it was all really well done. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunstar Posted January 17, 2021 Share Posted January 17, 2021 9 minutes ago, StickJock said: I thought that Paperweight was a great demo! The "static" (remember static?) was really realistic! The little "glitches" on the screen, with the accompanying glitchy sound..., it was all really well done. Maybe I'll have to type it in or find the magazine disk ATR it was on. As I said, I never tried it, at the time I just felt it was a waste of time to spend typing in a program that just makes it look like it's destroying the Atari. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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