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Family Computer => Buy / Sell / Trade => Topic started by: supermetriodbros on January 09, 2011, 02:00:13 pm

Title: WTB: Family Basic
Post by: supermetriodbros on January 09, 2011, 02:00:13 pm
I'm talking about the BASIC programming language for Famicom (to makegames). I would not like to dedicate tooo much money to my Famicom hobbies, so if you can, post a cheap (don't care as long as cart isn't in 3 inches of dirt) working copy you've found. Thanks in advance! :D
Title: Re: WTB: Family Basic
Post by: ericj on January 09, 2011, 03:14:23 pm
You'd be better off just finding a Basic Keyboard since they usually come with a cart. The cart won't work without it.
Title: Re: WTB: Family Basic
Post by: supermetriodbros on January 10, 2011, 01:52:24 pm
Would I need a Family Tape Recorder to save made games???
Title: Re: WTB: Family Basic
Post by: ericj on January 10, 2011, 01:56:48 pm
Nope. Any cheap tape recorder, or even connecting it to a line-in jack on your computer, would allow you save the games. The Family Tape Recorder is just an over-priced tape recorder.  ;)
Title: Re: WTB: Family Basic
Post by: supermetriodbros on January 10, 2011, 02:24:12 pm
But where would it hook up to the Famicom? The cart? The keyboard?
Title: Re: WTB: Family Basic
Post by: ericj on January 10, 2011, 02:30:21 pm
The Basic Keyboard has a female mini-plug on the side where you connect it into the tape recorder.
Title: Re: WTB: Family Basic
Post by: UglyJoe on January 10, 2011, 04:37:34 pm
It's two plugs (in/out) in the back of the keyboard, technically ;)
Title: Re: WTB: Family Basic
Post by: supermetriodbros on January 10, 2011, 04:56:58 pm
So if i just get some old tape recorder and hook it up to the keyboard, it'll work?
Title: Re: WTB: Family Basic
Post by: UglyJoe on January 10, 2011, 06:40:15 pm
As long as it has line-in and line-out jacks, it should work.  I guess there are other complications (lack of amplification / too much amplification, etc) but you won't know about those until you try.