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Happy New Year!!!

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Hello, today I read an article on a blog. Is it your blog? Anyway, the article is insightful.
https://itch.io/t/5760843/an-article-basic-isnt-dead-it-just-grew-up

I have read a short article today: 

If you learned to program in the 80s or 90s, chances are your first line of code looked something like this:

 PRINT "Hello, World!"

To many, BASIC feels like a relic of computing’s early days—an outdated teaching tool overshadowed by modern languages like Python or JavaScript. But that assumption couldn't be more wrong. BASIC never disappeared. It diversified. It evolved. And today, it lives on in a wide range of powerful, practical dialects still being used to build games, web tools, business systems, and more.

The above part is only the first part of the article. The whole article is on the following page. Being an amateur or hobbyist, I agree with the points of the article. The author still has confidence in BASIC. The author is the developer of the language PlayBASIC and has other very interesting articles about BASIC on the blog:

 https://kevinpicone.com/?page=Articles.84.basic-isnt-dead-it-just-grew-up 

This forum thread looks like the development blog of BambooBasic.
https://www.syntaxboom.net/forum/general-development-discussion/707-bamboobasic-rc-2#post1044

You are so humble. Sure. By the way, your ability to create so many nice games can inspire other indie game developers to put better ideas  in their games.

Hello,

Long time no see! How are you?  There are many games written by you here. Well done! I wrote a post in this forum: the link

Keep up the good work!

Amazing. This is the webpage:

https://larrybtoys.itch.io/

I still remember that the developer(Larry) is the winner of BASIC Jam No.6. Larry's entry is outstanding: 

https://larrybtoys.itch.io/120-seconds-to-save-the-world

Since Larry used GFA-BASIC to make so many games, I believe that GFA-BASIC should be a very nice language. However, I am surprised because GFA-BASIC is not a 64-bit compiler. Anyway, I encourage people to download the games to play and also try  the language and the compiler. .

Wow. I still remember this game. Long time no see again.  How  are you? I was so busy in 2025. However, BASIC Jam#7 will be held in March: link. If you have time, you are very welcome to join!

 Interesting topics which you may be interested, too:

BASIC dialects on Itch.
https://itch.io/t/5671476/basic-dialects-on-itch

Comprehensive Learning Materials for BASIC
https://itch.io/board/5444322/comprehensive-learning-materials-for-basic

Top Game Engines on Itch
https://itch.io/t/5671319/top-game-engines-on-itch

About another forum
https://itch.io/t/5673489/about-this-forum

Hi! It is a fun game jam. Sure!

https://itch.io/jam/jam-for-all-basic-dialects-7

Why may the jam be suitable for you? 

1.  Creating a game in BASIC dialect is entertaining!

2.  There are several themes for entrants to select. Not only one theme.

3.  It is a one-month jam. Therefore, entrants will have enough time to make their entries as perfect as possible.

I see. Good! I hope that your language will be very successful. Good luck. 
( https://itch.io/t/5687115/neobasic )

Hello......a new BASIC dialect is being developed. The name is NeoBASIC. It is a BASIC dialect with the famous raylib library. If you are interested in raylib, you should also be interested in NeoBASIC. The information of this dialect is here:
https://itch.io/post/15104012

Hello....long time no see! I see the new logo.  Is NEOBASIC a new BASIC dialect developed by you? Feel free to leave news of your new BASIC dialect here: https://itch.io/board/5444321/basic-dialects

I usually discovered new BASIC dialects when I was making Itch's jam each time. When I was making BASIC Jam#7, I discovered two new BASICs. Both BASICs look quite good: CyberBasic and BambooBasic. 

You are welcome to share your thoughts, feedbacks, or opinions on them.

Since Itch doesn't let each member to make a main forum on each member's page, it is not too convenient for communication between members. This is the reason that I tried to create this current forum. I also put some useful links in some posts in this forum and maybe they will be useful to some members. Anyway, welcome to this forum! Actually, you can talk about anything in this forum . Just treat it as a comfortable place. 

Feel free to post your introduction, share your interests, or ask questions to get started!

As the festivals quickly approach, I would like to take this opportunity to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. 

Merry Christmas to all of you!

There are two comprehensive tutorials.

MS Small Basic-An Introduction to Programming
https://www.microsoft.com/en-hk/download/details.aspx?id=14246&6B49FDFB-8E5B-4B07-BC31-15695C5A2143=1

Coding Clubs Curriculum(14 pdf files) & extra Level 1 to 3 Tutorials(3 pdf files)
https://smallbasic-publicwebsite.azurewebsites.net/tutorials

GameBuilder BASIC (GB BASIC)
https://tonywang.itch.io/gbbasic

GB BASIC Alpha
https://tonywang.itch.io/gbbasic-alpha 

BBCSDL
https://bbcbasic.itch.io/bbcsdl  

BlitzMax
https://nitrologic.itch.io/blitzmax  

Blitz3D
https://blitzresearch.itch.io/blitz3d

AppGameKit Studio
https://thegamecreators.itch.io/appgamekit-studio

ugBASIC
https://spotlessmind1975.itch.io/ugbasic-ide

Sprite Basic
https://pixarts.itch.io/sprite-basic-game-programming

BasicC
https://robosy.itch.io/basicc

MiniBASIC
https://joestrout.itch.io/minibasic

QBJS
https://boxgm.itch.io/qbjs

RCBasic
https://n00bcode.itch.io/rcbasic-basic-programming-language-for-games

Commando Basic
https://lucidapogee.itch.io/commando-basic

Craft Basic
https://lucidapogee.itch.io/craftbasic  

PlayBASIC
https://playbasic.itch.io/

The address: 
https://itch.io/game-development/engines

Hi! It is a fun game jam. No doubt!

https://itch.io/jam/jam-for-all-basic-dialects-7

Why may the jam be suitable for you? 

1.  Creating a game in BASIC dialect is entertaining!

2.  There are several themes for entrants to select. Not only one theme.

3.  It is a one-month jam. Therefore, entrants will have enough time to make their entries as perfect as possible.

In fact, I was busy with real life  in 2025. Really busy. Thus, I didn't have time to make and pubish BASIC Jam#7. Fortunately, I had time to create BASIC Jam#7 recently. Sure....yeah....
Finally, I am looking forward to great games submitted by all entrants. Sure!

Fantastic nostalgic resource. That's the 80s when anything was possible. The company generously put their 80’s computer books on the Internet for downloading  freely. There are over 20 books in PDF format. 

The address:
https://usborne.com/row/books/computer-and-coding-books

Hello, long time no see! I still remember that you intended to make this game for the jam.  I was busy last year and didn't hold any jam. If you have time, you are welcome to participate  in the latest one: https://itch.io/jam/jam-for-all-basic-dialects-7

A great resource to begin with learning of this language.  It is a programming book which is easy to read, clear, concise and informative.

The address:
https://www.purebasic.fr/english/viewtopic.php?f=14&t=37059

I didn't know whether sub-forums were needed or not. Anyway, I created several sub-forums in this forum. 

Learn to Program 2D Games in Blitz Basic
A comprehensive guide of creating 2D games starts with the roots of game development and continues to explore the ins-and-outs of the Blitz Basic development language. Aimed at beginners and advanced users. The book is a good source of reference material which will give you the knowledge to quickly and easily create your own games.

Programming 2D Scrolling Games for PureBasic
It is a pure PureBasic book that introduces the language, its features, its common idioms and its typical gotchas. The book is divided into 3 sections: introducing first PureBasic, then the game specific libraries and finally the example game project. Working through this book will give you a solid foundation of programming and PureBasic.

The address:
https://mycodeserver.com/games_books/ 

A superb programming book for introduction of computer programming using this open-source BASIC dialect. It is suitable for beginners  and covers fundamental programming concepts through the creation of animations, games, and applications. The book progresses from simple output to more complex programming structures.

The address:
https://syw2l.org/?page_id=407

This thorough tutorial takes the beginners through basic concepts step by step with suitable examples. It is very easy to follow and is excellent material for reference. 

The address:
https://www.qb64tutorial.com/

Hello!

Will you plan to upload some game examples to Itch in the future? Just like the following programming language:

https://litdev-uk.itch.io/

Hello,

You joined BASIC Jams #1, #3, #5 and #6. You are very passionate. Good. The next BASIC Jam may be hosted in Dec in this year!

I look forward to your game in the next game jam!

Hello...long time no see. I remember that you liked to use Small Basic. The author of LitDev extension also has an Itch webpage now: https://litdev-uk.itch.io/

In my opinion, LitDev extension is cool and very nice!

Sorry for my late comment. This game is very, very interesting. I really like this game. NaaLaa looks excellent. I look forward to all new games released by you!!

The graphics are so nice.

This is an excellent game. No doubt. Good job.

Hello, 
This is a nice game with a good idea!

I like the gameplay of this game. If better graphics are used in the game, the game will be quite cool.

It was fun to play all the games and review them. <---- Sure. On the other hand, you are a very competent reviewer. In my opinion, game developers appreciate objective expert reviews because these reviews can help them identify and fix problems within their games.

What a variety of submissions! <---- I agree with you.

I love to see the unique creative slant of each author's submitted game <---- BASIC is a suitable programming language for creating creative games.

Congrats and kudos to all the participants, well done! <---- Yeah, good job.

Hello!!!!!!!

Dear Itch Members,

I am writing this post to invite all of you to vote and comment on the submitted entries of Jam for All BASIC Dialects (#6):

https://itch.io/jam/jam-for-all-basic-dialects-6/entries

The voting period is in progress now and it will end about 3 days later.

In fact, you are able to help. If you have played an entry, you objectively rate the entry. If you have time to write a comment on the entry, it will be very helpful to the developer of the entry. Doing these two things will motivate or inspire the developer. They may also help the developer to make right decisions on the next project. The game development techniques of the developer may be improved as well.  I sincerely encourage all of you to vote and comment. Your participation will really make the Jam great.

Thanks for voting and commenting! Thanks for reading!

Yours Sincerely