So again,
what computer should I use for book Basic computer Games.
C64, CPET, VIC-20
or another?
thx bye,
Basschestra
Cheers,
Basschestra

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Re: Basic Computer Games
By: Basschestra to All on Sat Aug 15 2020 12:20 pm

So again,
what computer should I use for book Basic computer Games.
C64, CPET, VIC-20
or another?
thx bye,
Basschestra
Cheers,
Basschestra

It probably depends on which "Basic Computer Games" book. The C64 is the most popular fo the 3 you mentioned. And if you use an emulator (e.g. https://vice-emu.sourceforge.io/ or a TheC64 https://retrogames.biz/) it'll run in either C64 or VIC20 modes. Though I don't know why anyone would *choose* to program a VIC20 over a C64.

So I guess I would suggest you use an emulator, then you can use whichever is most appropriate for the book/chapter/section that you're learning from.

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Re: Basic Computer Games
By: Basschestra to All on Sat Aug 15 2020 12:20 pm

what computer should I use for book Basic computer Games.
C64, CPET, VIC-20
or another?

The C64 is going to likely have the most community support of anything in that Era, with possibly the Atari A8s reasonable second place, unless you're in the UK, in which case the Sinclair will have a larger userbase.
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Re: Basic Computer Games
By: Basschestra to All on Sat Aug 15 2020 12:20 pm

If you have the Creative Computing books, I think those sources were originally for a BASIC interpreter for a DEC minicomputer.

My experience trying to resurrect old BASIC games is that each interpreter has it's own quirks so you will have to massage the code to some extent no matter what BASIC system you want it to run on.

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Re: Basic Computer Games
By: Underminer to Basschestra on Sat Aug 15 2020 06:16 pm

Re: Basic Computer Games
By: Basschestra to All on Sat Aug 15 2020 12:20 pm

what computer should I use for book Basic computer Games.
C64, CPET, VIC-20
or another?

The C64 is going to likely have the most community support of anything in th

The C64 also has more specialized audio and video features (sprites, for example.) These can be accessed through poke and peek commands to their hardware addresses.

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Re: Basic Computer Games
By: Moondog to Underminer on Sat Aug 15 2020 11:38 pm

Re: Basic Computer Games
By: Underminer to Basschestra on Sat Aug 15 2020 06:16 pm

Re: Basic Computer Games
By: Basschestra to All on Sat Aug 15 2020 12:20 pm

what computer should I use for book Basic computer Games.
C64, CPET, VIC-20
or another?

The C64 is going to likely have the most community support of anything in

The C64 also has more specialized audio and video features (sprites, for example.) These can be accessed through poke and peek commands to their hardware addresses.

thanks!
Cheers,
Basschestra

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Basschestra wrote to All <=-

So again,
what computer should I use for book Basic computer Games.
C64, CPET, VIC-20
or another?

The TRS-80 version of BASIC computer games is specific for the TRS-80.

If you don't have a TRS-80, then the BASIC Games for Microcomputers is the book to use.

But that version of BASIC computer games programs in BASIC to the "lowest common denominator" and won't use any of the
features in the C64, PET or VIC. It will treat your screen like a glass teletype (no clear screen, no color, no cursor
positioning) and no sound other than basic beep (i.e. print chr$(7) which is ASCII BEL - a teletype's bell).


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