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Re:Why 80s BASIC still matters by ddingus on Monday February 25, 2019 @12:55PM (#19247671)
In 1985, putting your own pixels on the CRT was a pretty big deal.

We used to write goofy games, share them, hack on all of it, and had lots of fun. Imagination.

Now, the blue dot is the baddie, and you....

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Re:Why 80s BASIC still matters by stcredzero on Monday February 25, 2019 @02:08PM (#19248394)
#IDARB stands for "I Drew a Red Box."

http://www.idarb.com/

See if you can find the GDC presentation they gave. It was the most entertaining presentation of that year I can remember.

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Re:Why 80s BASIC still matters by ddingus on Tuesday February 26, 2019 @12:37PM (#19256452)
I watched a couple of things. Yes! That is exactly that old 80's feel in a current game. Really cool story. I have to go play this damn thing.
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Re:Why 80s BASIC still matters by cbsks on Tuesday February 26, 2019 @01:39AM (#19252439)
Is this the presentation you are referring to? https://youtu.be/0MJ_oxzJ2zc
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