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Re:Boriel BASIC by yourmatenate on Tuesday May 12, 2026 @05:06AM (#48105896)

I loved Sinclair Basic back in the day despite its limitations - it was my gateway drug into software and systems. When I discovered Boriel Basic a few weeks ago it allowed me relive my childhood, and finally finish making a game for the ZX Spectrum (albeit a remake):

https://github.com/nateProjects/adarkroom-zx

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Re:Boriel BASIC by mdtrooper on Tuesday May 12, 2026 @06:44AM (#48106412)

Sorry, but the link is incorrect. Which is link the correct?

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Re:Boriel BASIC by yourmatenate on Tuesday May 12, 2026 @06:52AM (#48106466)

Oops - fixed it now - I'd set it to private while developing, but it works enough to play now.

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Re:Boriel BASIC by stevekemp on Tuesday May 12, 2026 @08:40AM (#48107425)

I wrote a golang BASIC interpreter a few years ago, which was inspired by my ZX Spectrum:

https://github.com/skx/gobasic

And later still I wrote an adventure game in Z80:

https://github.com/skx/lighthouse-of-doom

The Spectrum was how I got into programming, and despite the limitations I have fond memories.

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