WTB: Family Basic

[supermetriodbros]

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!

[ericj]

You'd be better off just finding a Basic Keyboard since they usually come with a cart. The cart won't work without it.

[supermetriodbros]

Would I need a Family Tape Recorder to save made games???

[ericj]

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. 

[supermetriodbros]

But where would it hook up to the Famicom? The cart? The keyboard?

[ericj]

The Basic Keyboard has a female mini-plug on the side where you connect it into the tape recorder.

[UglyJoe]

It's two plugs (in/out) in the back of the keyboard, technically

[supermetriodbros]

So if i just get some old tape recorder and hook it up to the keyboard, it'll work?

[UglyJoe]

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.