QBASIC roguelike contest

[Ausir]

<a target=_blank href=http://qbtk.hybd.net/>Qbasic.TK</a> has announced a roguelike development contest. Here are the rules:<ul>* make it a rogue like.
* it must be made in QB
* You can use any library you can find here, in the misc section.
* If you want to use another lib, you'll have to upload it first.
* The competition will end March 1.
* Extra time will be given if agreed by minimum 50% of the competitors.
* Use graphics if you like, but it's not a must, and it will not count as extra points.
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You can read more about the contest in <a target=_blank href=http://qbtk.hybd.net/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=171>this thread</a>.

Does it mean that someone is actually still using QBASIC?

Spotted at: <A HREF="http://jockethebeast.qbrpgs.com/">Jocke the Beast</A>

 

[Spazmo]

QBasic will never die--it's the best programming language ever.

 

[Ausir]

I liked Commodore 64 version of BASIC better .

 

[Otaku_Hanzo]

I liked Commodore 64 version of BASIC better .

Hell YEAH!!!

 

[Saint_Proverbius]

It's rather amazing considering there's PureBASIC, DarkBASIC, BlitzBASIC, XBASIC, etc. out there that beat the crap out of QBASIC, and can do native windows apps. Most of those are cheap, free, etc.

 

[chrisbeddoes]

their forums do not seem to be that populated there are only 21 registered users . Is this contest for real ?

 

[ecliptic]

I can't fathom the stuff that people are doing nowadays in QBasic or the reason for them doing it. It's like changing your socks by burning them off of your feet instead of removing them manually.

 

[Spazmo]

10 Ban all the Qbasic haters
20 Devote the site entirely to the glory of Qbasic
30 Play that banana-launching gorilla game
40 Goto 10

 

[Otaku_Hanzo]

 

[ecliptic]

I was partial to Nibbles.

 

[Ausir]

their forums do not seem to be that populated there are only 21 registered users . Is this contest for real ?

That means all the people who still use Qbasic are there!

 

[Jocke The Beast]

Greetings people. I found this topic during a google search ("qbasic roguelikes") and yes, I'm that "Jocke The Beast" that's refered to in the first post.

I just wanted to tell you all that qbasic is still alive. We're a not-so-big-community but the development of new and more advanced games goes forwards (even with a old basic language as Qbasic). Personally I pretty much suck at coding but there are some hardcore programmers that still uses Qb (perhaps most for the fun of it nowadays).
Wanna take a look at our little community? Why not check out some of the "biggest" qbasic sites today:
http://qbrpgs.com/
http://www.qbasicnews.com
http://www.neozones.com/
http://qbnz.com/
http://www.hulla-balloo.com/vplanet/
http://qb45.com/

Have a good one!

/Jocke The Beast http://jockethebeast.qbrpgs.com

 

[Greenskin13]

Spazmo's right. That Gorilla game trumps most of the market's 'OMFG GOTY' crap in the store. I mean, when you hit the sun with the bananna, it freaks out. I've never seen another game that's able to recreate the joy I found from doing that.