tschak909 Posted October 11, 2017 Share Posted October 11, 2017 Hey guys, rounding out my collection of Atari software, am looking for the best BASIC games, thus far I have: * Energy Czar * SCRAM * Blackjack * Goldrush * Oilwell * Kingdom Not counting the various games by Automated Simulations, Adventure Intl, etc.. -Thom 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Stephen Posted October 11, 2017 Share Posted October 11, 2017 Anytime I see Energy Czar, I can't help but also think of States and Capitals. 1st two games I ever saw on the 400. Thanks Dad - I'll never forget you. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Nezgar Posted October 11, 2017 Share Posted October 11, 2017 In search of the Most Amazing Thing. I remember being surprised it was runing in BASIC when I was able to break out somehow, and list the program. Loved that game! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SS Posted October 11, 2017 Share Posted October 11, 2017 Crush, Crumble, and Chomp 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toddtmw Posted October 11, 2017 Share Posted October 11, 2017 Strip Poker? I know *I* spent a lot of time playing it... ? It DOES require BASIC. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adam242 Posted October 11, 2017 Share Posted October 11, 2017 Don't know if these qualify as 'the best', but I always enjoyed Time Trial and Rockslide (both for sentimental reasons - some of the first A8 games I was exposed to via friends or magazines) and Devil's Doorway. There's also a decent A8 BASIC port of Carnival (one of my favorite 2600 titles) out there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tschak909 Posted October 11, 2017 Author Share Posted October 11, 2017 Dynacomp (well, Jerry White, actually...) made so many Atari BASIC games, just a non stop flurry from 1980 to 1984...and I'm still looking for most of them... Somehow they've fallen off of everybody's collections. -Thom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Thag Posted October 11, 2017 Share Posted October 11, 2017 The Dunjonquest games are amazingly fun for being so old. Also, Telengard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oracle_jedi Posted October 11, 2017 Share Posted October 11, 2017 There was an outstanding version of Othello called Reversi done in BASIC, and also Quest of the Space Beagle needed BASIC, although I suspect there might have been some machine-code routines in there somewhere too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesD Posted October 11, 2017 Share Posted October 11, 2017 (edited) If you are into simulations/war games, Avalon Hill produced quite a few games that were written in BASIC Edited October 11, 2017 by JamesD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rybags Posted October 11, 2017 Share Posted October 11, 2017 (edited) Rear Guard was probably the most prominent commercial Basic + asm game outside of Ataris creations. * takes opportunity to plug own creations - http://www.atarimania.com/pgelstsoft.awp?system=8&type=G&team=1143&step=25 Except Stellar Shuttle 480i which is 100% assembly. I did a Reversi game, though it was converted from an existing one for another computer. * takes opportunity to plug co-author's creations - http://www.atarimania.com/pgelstsoft.awp?system=8&type=G&team=2561&step=25 Except Road Toad which is 100% assembly. Edited October 11, 2017 by Rybags 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+slx Posted October 11, 2017 Share Posted October 11, 2017 I remember Floyd of the Jungle to be at least part BASIC, so maybe credit for best BASIC 4-player game Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+slx Posted October 11, 2017 Share Posted October 11, 2017 Crush, Crumble, and Chomp Now that would really merit a re-write. A very clever game idea that AFAIK has not been taken up ever since, but a bit lame to play as it did not use the Atari's facilities to their best. I hated it when your turn was over and you had to wait for the computer to attack you. Had a look at the code once but being optimised BASIC it's quite hard to understand and it would probably be easier to rewrite it from scratch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russg Posted October 11, 2017 Share Posted October 11, 2017 (edited) Hey guys, rounding out my collection of Atari software, am looking for the best BASIC games, thus far I have: * Energy Czar * SCRAM * Blackjack * Goldrush * Oilwell * Kingdom Not counting the various games by Automated Simulations, Adventure Intl, etc.. -Thom Here's a game I play on emulator (altirra). It originates from an HP41 handheld text game. I wrote it in BASIC, and compiled it with the ABC compiler. The .BAS file will play OK, but is a little slow if I remember. I guess it is for old people like me. I don't do hand-eye action games. The game is played with two seven sided dice (?). You roll the dice and try to accumulate points to goal you set when you begin. If you roll one snakeye, you lose a turn and the program plays. If you roll two snakeyes, you go back to zero points. You hit the spacebar to roll another time. You hit any other key to stop rolling and let the computer play. I set goal of 250 most of the time. Lower goal is faster game. SKNK.zip Edited October 11, 2017 by russg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+MrFish Posted October 11, 2017 Share Posted October 11, 2017 (edited) There was an outstanding version of Othello called Reversi done in BASIC... Maybe you're thinking of this one published in Analog Computing: Supereversion There was also this pirate release of it by LindaSoft: Othello 3-D (Supereversion) There's also a compiled BASIC version of it. Edited October 11, 2017 by MrFish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rybags Posted October 11, 2017 Share Posted October 11, 2017 I remember typing in Balloonacy from C & VG magazine, it's a pretty impressive effort http://www.atarimania.com/game-atari-400-800-xl-xe-balloonacy_482.html 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a8isa1 Posted October 12, 2017 Share Posted October 12, 2017 (edited) Regarding Crush, Crumble and Chomp: Why is this 1981 game asking, "Do you have an old machine?" XLs are year or so off at this time. Was the NTSC artifacting different between CTIA and GTIA. Btw, I had, and still have my 800. It originally was an OS-A and CTIA machine but I had it upgraded around the time the 1200XL rolled out. I also had this game on tape. I can't say I remember the question from those days. Too long ago and my memory has always been bad. Edited October 12, 2017 by a8isa1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rybags Posted October 12, 2017 Share Posted October 12, 2017 CTIA has different artifacting to NTSC GTIA. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sikor Posted October 12, 2017 Share Posted October 12, 2017 Hammurabi. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lbaeza Posted October 12, 2017 Share Posted October 12, 2017 Check out JD Casten's list of games on Atarimania: http://www.atarimania.com/list_games_atari-400-800-xl-xe-casten-j-d_team_218_8_G.html JD wrote several Basic games for Antic, like Escape from Epsilon. Regards, Louis BQ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GlowingGhoul Posted October 12, 2017 Share Posted October 12, 2017 Jupiter Mission 1999 Quest for the Space Beagle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fres Posted October 12, 2017 Share Posted October 12, 2017 (edited) I always liked Letterman. Oh, and Stunt Clown. Also, Can't Quit is good. Sincerely, Roryck Adalimumab Edited October 12, 2017 by Fres Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnW Posted March 4, 2018 Share Posted March 4, 2018 Just adding in a bit late but my Android Attack was pretty popular. Also Green Goblins was included with the Voicebox. Actually I am hoping to add a few more titles once I get my disks converted to ATR. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+MrFish Posted March 4, 2018 Share Posted March 4, 2018 This is a pretty impressive BASIC game: Fury - The Wrath of Taljun Cathu I also hacked the game to improve the font (no small task considering how many character sets are used by the program for animations -- somewhere around 30). Fury.zip 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+MrFish Posted March 4, 2018 Share Posted March 4, 2018 I think all of the Dunjonquest games by Epyx were done in BASIC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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