Tag: Turbo BASIC XL

Fast BASIC interpreter for the Atari 8-bit computers 4.6 has been released

August 29, 2022 1 Comment on Fast BASIC interpreter for the Atari 8-bit computers 4.6 has been released
Posted in Atari News, Atari XL/XE, Programming, Retro Gaming, Retro News

Early this month, FastBASIC 4.6 was released, bringing new support to produce Atari 5200 cartridge images, among other bug fixes and improvements. This version uses a new PC compiler, rewritten to support multiple targets with one binary, you can specify the target with the new option allowing the developer to target the 5200 or the Atari computers. About FastBASIC This…

Now you can program an Atari 8-bit via Twitter – And it is not only in BASIC!

September 20, 2020 0 Comments on Now you can program an Atari 8-bit via Twitter – And it is not only in BASIC!
Posted in Atari News, Atari XL/XE, Programming, Retro News

Kay Savetz, one of the Antic Atari Podcast hosts and die-hard Atari fan has announced a new and cool project: @Atari8BitBot. The project was inspired on the BBC Micro version which was limited to BASIC, and the Atari8BitBot was created by Kay Savetz and Bill Kendrick. With this tweet bot, you can send any code in Atari BASIC, Turbo-BASIC XL,…

Rocket Rescue, a 2012 game for the Atari XL/XE gets an update

April 11, 2020 0 Comments on Rocket Rescue, a 2012 game for the Atari XL/XE gets an update
Posted in Atari XL/XE, Homebrew Games News, Programming, Retro Gaming, Retro News

After eight years, Jan Johnsen (Norway) gives us some nice new features of his game Rocket Rescue for the Ataru XL/XE. Rocket Rescue is one of those mixed bags of different games that worked very well. The game uses elements of shoot’em up games, Lunar Lander and Choplifter. Your objective is to rescue astronauts and to accomplish that you have…