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There are a bunch of these "fantasy consoles" now. From a quick search: * Pico-8: https://www.lexaloffle.com/pico-8.php https://www.lexaloffle.com/pico-8.php

There are a bunch of these "fantasy consoles" now. From a quick search: * Pico-8: https://www.lexaloffle.com/pico-8.php https://www.lexaloffle.com/pico-8.php * Liko-12: https://liko-12.github.io/ https://liko-12.github.io/ * Tic-80: https://tic.computer/ https://tic.computer/ * Pixel Vision 8: https://www.pixelvision8.com/ https://www.pixelvision8.com/ I have no idea how they compare to each other.

emmanueloga_ 8y ago
Oh damn, such a rabbit hole :-p. Also found this list [1]. A couple on the list run BASIC! E.g. [2]. I just learned there's this thing "Windows 10 IoT", [3] a Win10 version for low power devices like the raspberri pi. Would be interesting to try to run B8 in there! 1: https://github.com/paladin-t/fantasy https://github.com/paladin-t/fantasy 2: https://store.steampowered.com/app/767240/BASIC8/ https://store.steampowered.com/app/767240/BASIC8/ 3: https://developer.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/iot/Downloads https://developer.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/iot/Downloads
- jedieaston 8y ago
  Windows 10 IoT can't run Win32 applications, so Steam and BASIC8 won't work without major re-tuning.
  - emmanueloga_ 8y ago
    Got it. Next best thing I could find: a mini PC. E.g. you can get one of these gigabyte ones for about $100, but I think comes w/o an HDD. 1: https://www.gigabyte.com/Mini-PcBarebone/GB-BXBT-2807-rev-10#ov https://www.gigabyte.com/Mini-PcBarebone/GB-BXBT-2807-rev-10...
jpfed 8y ago
Tic-80 is slightly higher resolution than Pico-8, with a user-definable palette and a more standard lua implementation. The music editor is slightly less intuitive, though. Pixel Vision 8 is more flexible and complex than the other alternatives. One KEY difference between it and the others is that you can define your own editor tools... but the way this is done means that you must save your work every time you switch from tool A to tool B, or your work in tool A will be lost! It also is built with a focus on interoperability with external tools; it isn't as focused as the others on being a cozy self-contained environment.

emmanueloga_ 8y ago

Oh damn, such a rabbit hole :-p. Also found this list [1]. A couple on the list run BASIC! E.g. [2]. I just learned there's this thing "Windows 10 IoT", [3] a Win10 version for low power devices like the raspberri pi. Would be interesting to try to run B8 in there! 1: https://github.com/paladin-t/fantasy https://github.com/paladin-t/fantasy 2: https://store.steampowered.com/app/767240/BASIC8/ https://store.steampowered.com/app/767240/BASIC8/ 3: https://developer.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/iot/Downloads https://developer.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/iot/Downloads

jedieaston 8y ago
Windows 10 IoT can't run Win32 applications, so Steam and BASIC8 won't work without major re-tuning.
- emmanueloga_ 8y ago
  Got it. Next best thing I could find: a mini PC. E.g. you can get one of these gigabyte ones for about $100, but I think comes w/o an HDD. 1: https://www.gigabyte.com/Mini-PcBarebone/GB-BXBT-2807-rev-10#ov https://www.gigabyte.com/Mini-PcBarebone/GB-BXBT-2807-rev-10...

jpfed 8y ago

Tic-80 is slightly higher resolution than Pico-8, with a user-definable palette and a more standard lua implementation. The music editor is slightly less intuitive, though. Pixel Vision 8 is more flexible and complex than the other alternatives. One KEY difference between it and the others is that you can define your own editor tools... but the way this is done means that you must save your work every time you switch from tool A to tool B, or your work in tool A will be lost! It also is built with a focus on interoperability with external tools; it isn't as focused as the others on being a cozy self-contained environment.