DragonBasic
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DragonBASIC is a BASIC
programming language for the Game Boy Advance
.
It is used to easily write games and applications for the GBA.
DragonBASIC was a commercial product but the developer is now giving it away because it is just about abandonware
.
DragonBASIC has its own Windows
based editor, which is used to write the programs, and it can also compile the program to Game Boy Advance native executables (*.GBA). These files can then be run in Game Boy Advance emulators, such as VisualBoyAdavance or on the GameBoy itself using special flashable cartridges, and a link cable.
DragonBASIC has support for most of the Game Boy Advance functionality, including tile based graphics, bitmap graphics, sound, mode 7 style scrolling, and save game support.
BASIC
BASIC is a family of general-purpose, high-level programming languages whose design philosophy emphasizes ease of use - the name is an acronym from Beginner's All-purpose Symbolic Instruction Code....
programming language for the Game Boy Advance
Game Boy Advance
The is a 32-bit handheld video game console developed, manufactured, and marketed by Nintendo. It is the successor to the Game Boy Color. It was released in Japan on March 21, 2001; in North America on June 11, 2001; in Australia and Europe on June 22, 2001; and in the People's Republic of China...
.
It is used to easily write games and applications for the GBA.
DragonBASIC was a commercial product but the developer is now giving it away because it is just about abandonware
Abandonware
Abandonware are discontinued products for which no product support is available, or whose copyright ownership may be unclear for various reasons...
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DragonBASIC has its own Windows
Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Windows is a series of operating systems produced by Microsoft.Microsoft introduced an operating environment named Windows on November 20, 1985 as an add-on to MS-DOS in response to the growing interest in graphical user interfaces . Microsoft Windows came to dominate the world's personal...
based editor, which is used to write the programs, and it can also compile the program to Game Boy Advance native executables (*.GBA). These files can then be run in Game Boy Advance emulators, such as VisualBoyAdavance or on the GameBoy itself using special flashable cartridges, and a link cable.
DragonBASIC has support for most of the Game Boy Advance functionality, including tile based graphics, bitmap graphics, sound, mode 7 style scrolling, and save game support.