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After compiling it crashes in line 685. I wonder why ZX Basic did not complains NEXT without FOR.
685 FOR l=1 TO 4:
PRINT AT 19,4; INK 1;l$(l):
FOR a=1 TO 5:
NEXT l:
NEXT a

Animated ALex67 days ago

strange.. to be fair though this game doesn't really need compiling as it runs quite nicely in BASIC.

tquester67 days ago

Sure, I am compiling your games in order to find the errors in my compiler.
I think in this case I should issue an error message. However I wonder how the interpreter handles this.

Animated ALex66 days ago

you managed to get through the Machine code block access to the BASIC code then in this game? LOL, I don't bother putting it in my games now.

I'd love to see some of the finished results, thank you for choosing me as the guinea pig LOL

tquester66 days ago

I loaded it with merge "", so that it does not start.
I have started a gallery for compiled games. If you give me the permission to publish the compiled games I would like to include them. Each entry links to the original, lists some changes (like PAUSE to reduce the speed) or instructions to use float or integer, a GIF and the tap file. Integer is about 30 times faster than float.

ZXBasicCompiler/games/games.md at main · tquester/ZXBasicCompiler

Animated ALex66 days ago

Yeah go for it, have you compiled my very first game, 'Speccy'. I have plans to return to it at some point and improve the controls.

tquester66 days ago

Thanks. I am planning to modify inkey$ so that it returns kempston and multiple keys.
The instruction
rem kempston o p a q m
will tell the compiler the codes for left, right, down, up, fire.

it may return up to three chars like oqm for up, right and fire. So it will be playable in BASIC.

tquester65 days ago

Added Sinclair BASIC and Slow Manic Miner to the compiler gallery (link in last comment)

Animated ALex65 days ago

Yes i saw it earlier and played it, brilliant stuff my friend, no intro music though?

tquester65 days ago

Music playing now. Modified the BEEP r,p to BEEP 0.05,p so that the first arguement is float. r was integer with value 0. Also DATA encoded -12 as 12.
updated the compiler also

Animated ALex63 days ago

you Sir are a genius! Brilliant work compiling.

Animated ALex63 days ago

This is great!! I shall do a YouTube video on it and give you credit for your compiling.

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Animated ALex65 days ago

Sinclair BASIC game, it's too hard now LOL

tquester65 days ago

The falling is complicated, maybe with A/Q for up/down it becomes more playable.

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