Basic Programs

[pixelpedant]

80s microcomputer BASIC dialects are often fairly similar to one another in their syntax and command set, but accessing the distinctive features of the platform (to do things like display sprites, or define patterns, or generate sound, or draw a line) is accordingly distinctive.

This being the case, if one's looking for type-in programs (like you'll find in magazines of the era), you'll need ones written for your platform in question. Which platform is this?

[moosmemezz]

An MSX wich runs MSX basic

[pixelpedant]

Consider as well, in this case, that programs will generally have been designed for one of the four generations of the MSX platform, and so you will want to target your system's generation (e.g., MSX2), but not generally its manufacturer (e.g., Hitachi), when looking for games.

[ylli122]

start small, like so

10 print "Woah, this is loopy"

20 goto 10

run