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Pixel_Outlaw

BASIC - Programming language of yesterdays?

7th July 2025
It's hard to find a job where the focus really is programming.
Most professional developers spend more time scrambling trying to glue together huge monolithic frameworks than programming and they spend just as much time in meetings and other kinds of*snip*


Pixel_Outlaw

Welcome, Forest Gump

7th July 2025
Welcome!
I think there's still some room to go. (I really want first class functions with closures - language features going back to the 50s and 60s)
But BASIC has come a long way from unstructured messes inherited from the style we see with Dartmout*snip*


Pixel_Outlaw

BASIK by Realtime

5th July 2025
Looks like the first file got mangled, here it is formatted for readability. (Linkage)
Is this your project?
The examples seem to work pretty well!


Pixel_Outlaw

Rebuilding the Browsercade

3rd July 2025
Are all the games in 1 file?


Pixel_Outlaw

High Contrast Week

2nd July 2025
For me this week has been BlitzMax and boring Java Swing/Thymeleaf/PostgreSQL stuff. I'm looking to do some public health service with my State but it's hard to find consistent data in my region from the CDC (Center for Disease Control) web API. :(*snip*


Pixel_Outlaw

High Contrast Week

1st July 2025
Xerox PARC developed the first GUIs and some very contrasty systems.
They invented Smalltalk and InterLisp (forked from BBN Lisp) systems .
These were (and are) full featured programming environments originally backed by ARPA (Now DARPA) for AI work.
Th*snip*


Pixel_Outlaw

BB vs Virus Protection

30th June 2025
I imagine you tried to download BlitzBasic and got malware
Or your computer got infected by something that replaces launchers.
Where did you get the original binary from?


Pixel_Outlaw

rgb color value to DATA letter value, DATA letter value to rgb color value

30th June 2025
I'd use a select/case conditional or lookup table instead of all those ifs.
You then make a conversion function and call that.
Which version of BlitzBasic are you using?


Pixel_Outlaw

New Chapter for Commodore?

29th June 2025
New Commodore Acquisition Update


Pixel_Outlaw

Print - Newline

28th June 2025
I wonder if that CLS is clearing after each file giving you only the latest.
But yeah, it would help to do a minimal test.
Ditch all the : and put 1 statement per line.


Pixel_Outlaw

Rebuilding the Browsercade

27th June 2025
What I mean is information is lost when you crop the screen.
It's much easier to plan when you see 4 spikes instead of two.
So you can see that visual information is removed in one version making it harder when it's technically the same game.
*snip*


Pixel_Outlaw

Rebuilding the Browsercade

27th June 2025
What have been the bulk of the problems?
Changes to the way the JavaScript canvas works?
Also I'm a fan of rendering everything in the same aspect ratio and using best fit.
I think it's better than breaking the screen up or cutting the sides off*snip*


Pixel_Outlaw

Lazy afternoon dungeon wall

26th June 2025
Yes, the tool in the lower left lets you pan textures in 2 directions to check.


Pixel_Outlaw

Lazy afternoon dungeon wall

26th June 2025
Just messing around.
I've been looking at Dungeon Master lately.
I used to do pixel art before it lost its resource bound identity in the mainstream indie world.
Dunno if I'll finish it. A fun 15 minute diversion.
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Pixel_Outlaw

Brutalism Week

26th June 2025
While not strictly Brutalist the Tokyo Nakagin Capsule Tower is a very Brutalist looking structure.
I discovered it a while back when I was doing drafting in college and it was on the cover of my book.
It was designed to be ''living'' in that the*snip*


Pixel_Outlaw

Switch 2

26th June 2025
It still amazes me how many people think batteries have infinite rechargeability.
I worked as a VP for the IT dept for 4 years and people always brought me their work laptops confused that after 4 years would not take a charge.
I will never purchase a ga*snip*


Pixel_Outlaw

Switch 2

25th June 2025
You can replace the battery in the Switch.
You have to be very very careful though - work slowly. The battery is glued down.
Best to take pictures the whole way and use a magnetic dish to keep the screws because you're going to have quite a few. A si*snip*


Pixel_Outlaw

Noggin

23rd June 2025
Looks cool. :)
Another fun effect might be to take a list of all positions and shuffle it then deal them so they scatter all over in random patterns. :D


Pixel_Outlaw

AGameAWeek 2025

23rd June 2025
I got 1440 on my first handful of plays.
Nice concept!
Have you considered impossible situations such as a switch getting spawned between two turrets?
Or a dead end with a turret infront?
I've not seen these but I'm just thinking about ways the*snip*


Pixel_Outlaw

RPG Week

22nd June 2025
To: Bob@bob.com
Subject: Help me Bob
Message:
I'm bully in the alley!
(Whey hay bully in the alley)


Pixel_Outlaw

Upside-Down Burger

21st June 2025
I would guess they're defining points for the texture(s) or screen in reverse order.
Maybe (right, bottom) -> (left, top)


Pixel_Outlaw

Upside-Down Burger

21st June 2025
Welp good job Wendy's ... Linkage


Pixel_Outlaw

Who Hype - 2024

20th June 2025
I checked out just before the female doctor.
I have no problem with lead female roles but it didn't seem appropriate to me.
I think Tenant is my favorite.


Pixel_Outlaw

RPG Week

19th June 2025
I did go on to save her and slay the Dragonlord.
I keep a CRT still today for my standard definition games.
Ah, memories.
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Pixel_Outlaw

RPG Week

19th June 2025
Yes
You got action RPGs.
Platforming RPGs (which people annoyingly call Metroidvanias)
Tactical RPG/Strategy
Dungeon Crawlers/first person
Rogue like games
The list goes on...
I think if I had to pick a favorite RPG of all time it would probably b*snip*

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