On Wed, 19 Nov 1997 crackers@xxxxxxxx wrote:
> I've been doing some theoretical thinking on the possibility of creating
> a very simple 2600 development language/system that works something like
> Activisions "Game Maker" programme.
>
> Sprite, screen, and sound effects editors with a simple menu driven
> language that lets you bring them all together.
Hmm. I wasn't really a fan of the old game maker thing, although maybe
an HLL designed for 2600 programming would be cool. I agree sfx and
sprite editors would be useful.
While C might be a bit much for the 2600, what does everyone
think of Forth?
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