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Re:Fully documented source code for Elite on the BBC Micro by bee_rider on Monday September 28, 2020 @01:08AM (#24613160)
When I was 12, I tried to program a Mario knockoff into my calculator. I wrote the program to show the first screen of my super cool game, got about as far as programming what happened when you hit right, and realized I was likely missing something (loops).
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Re:Fully documented source code for Elite on the BBC Micro by laumars on Monday September 28, 2020 @02:25AM (#24613552)
Who needs loops when you have goto ;)
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Re:Fully documented source code for Elite on the BBC Micro by Moru on Monday September 28, 2020 @03:52AM (#24614100)
If and goto is what a loop makes.
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Re:Fully documented source code for Elite on the BBC Micro by laumars on Monday September 28, 2020 @04:36PM (#24620969)
I know. That’s the point of my (very bad) joke.
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