Famicom Family BASIC: A few questions...

[petik1]

Hey guys, I got my fami working and i have my eye on family BASIC and had a few questions. First off, where can I get one cheap? I found one on risingstuff.com for 72.00 with shipping included in that. Next, what can I do for the Famicom data recorder? I know their uncommon, but can I use another generic version? Oh, I know there's a thread about BASIC somewhere, so if it needs to, this can be moved to it

[MS-DOS4]

Here's both systems for a very steep price.

http://cgi.ebay.com/Famicom-Family-Basic-HVC-BS-Data-Recorder-HVC-008_W0QQitemZ190334817432QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUS_Vintage_Video_Games?hash=item2c50d6d498

[petik1]

Yeah, I checked that out. It hurt me..... in the wallet.

[133MHz]

As for the data recorder, you can use any standard cassette tape player with microphone and headphone inputs, or those newfangled pocket digital audio recorders (the ones college students use to record lectures nowadays) or even your PC with a sound recording program.

The Nintendo one is just a collectible, anything that can play & record line-level audio signals will work .

[petik1]

OK, I think I have two hiding somewhere around the house. Oh BTW, I finished my video of my famicom and I'll have it up soon!

EDIT: OK, I found one!!!! Now, to neotiate with my dad to let me use his credit card. Although my dad doesn't care for technolgy, he finds what I do interesting. Anywyay, Is there anywhere i can learn BASIC. And does anyone have codes for games they already made? When I save, do I have to hit record on my recorder, or does it do that some other way?

[133MHz]

Anywyay, Is there anywhere i can learn BASIC?

For learning BASIC you can pick up almost any old computing book or manual. You can get a good general understanding of BASIC from almost any old microcomputer manual, the difference lies in the (few) special commands that differ between versions of BASIC, which are easy to learn once you understand 'the big picture'. Also there are plenty of resources online for free.

And does anyone have codes for games they already made?

UglyJoe posted some code samples somewhere in this forum so that you can type them in and try it out. Also if I'm not mistaken the original Family BASIC cartridge comes with a couple of example games built in.

When I save, do I have to hit record on my recorder, or does it do that some other way?

As far as I know after you type your program you have to type SAVE, start your recorder and hit Return. UglyJoe knows more about Family BASIC than me so he can help you out in more detail .

[petik1]

UglyJoe posted some code samples somewhere in this forum so that you can type them in and try it out. Also if I'm not mistaken the original Family BASIC cartridge comes with a couple of example games built in.

Thanks, I found it!

As far as I know after you type your program you have to type SAVE, start your recorder and hit Return. UglyJoe knows more about Family BASIC than me so he can help you out in more detail .

Ok. Now, how do you load?

[UglyJoe]

As far as I know after you type your program you have to type SAVE, start your recorder and hit Return. UglyJoe knows more about Family BASIC than me so he can help you out in more detail .

Ok. Now, how do you load?

You type SAVE ABC, where ABC is whatever you want to call your program.  Start up your recorder and then press enter.

When you want to load, you queue up your tape to the right spot and then type LOAD ABC.  Press enter and then press play on the recorder.  It writes a sort of "header" before the program that includes the program name.  If you don't know where your program is on the tape, you can just use the load command and then play back the whole tape (although it'll take a while...).

I just use my computer, though, and save each program to its own WAV file.

[petik1]

I just use my computer, though, and save each program to its own WAV file.

Yeah, my digital recorder has some files I can save them under. Anyway, does anyone have a specific site good for learning BASIC?