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I was a little kid when I started messing around with BASIC on some clunky Tandy computer that had a green screen. I remember watching my brother make a bunch of text programs so that is what got me interested in it. I started by making text adventures. These early games did not allow much interaction and it basically just used a random number generator to determine if you won a battle or not. These games were rather annoying to play. Eventually I was able to create crude textual maps and make games where you wandered around the screen. I continued on with Q-Basic and messed around with that for many many years. Some of my later and final Q-Basic works including full games with graphics (bad graphics of course) and stories and such that involved some strategy and took time to play. I didn't keep track of any exact dates for when I made each game so I cannot provide that information. I must have made hundreds if not thousands of little programs (mostly unfinished) over the years!
Astroid: Download
Version 1.01 by Steven C. Brown. .Bas created on ?.This is one of my earlier programs that used "real" graphics (lines, circles, and such). Astroid is just a simple game where you use the keyboard to move left and right to dodge the incoming asteroids (circles). More and more asteroids appear as the game progresses. This game was made possible shortly after I figured out how to use arrays. The longer you last the higher your score. The game keeps a high scores list. |
Boxing: Download
Version 1.04 by Steven C. Brown. .Bas created on ?.This game was created on a whim one late night after a step-cousin and me were sitting around bored while trying to stay up all night. Why not make a game? What kind of game shall it be? Boxing, hmmm, okay, why not. He supplied me with the names and the crude stats for the boxers. You can create a custom boxer if you want. The game is fairly simple. Select a skill level, pick an opponent, and then use the left and right arrow keys to throw punches. Down blocks and Up is a super punch. There are rounds and health and stamina (spelled stanima in the game!) bars. |
War Land: Download
Version 1.03 by Steven C. Brown. .Bas created on ?.War Land is probably the only fully functioning Strategy game I completed for Q-Basic. Two people take turns building units, moving them around an infinitely sized map, and doing battle to destroy all of your opponent's cities. It features a variety of unit types from infantry to tanks and airplanes. It is fairly straightforward to play although some of the text when you move and fire weapons is displayed improperly. I got the idea for this game from playing Super Conflict on SNES. |
War Tic-Tac-Toe: Download
Version Unknown by Steven C. Brown. .Bas created on ?.I made this game in high school. It is just your basic Tic-Tac-Toe game. There is very little to it. Use the number pad to select which squares to move to. If somebody wins then all of the winning people run to the top and say Yay. The only reason why it's called "War" Tic-Tac-Toe is because the people carry swords and shields and they fire projectiles at each other (which do nothing) while you decide where to move. |