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Because, if you haven't noticed, we are running out of energy? Basic is not performant enough to make games that are interesting. If you could afford a 286/38

• the_af 5y ago
  > "Because, if you haven't noticed, we are running out of energy?" Energy as an abstract concern is a very low priority for any hobbyist games creator. You care about building cool stuff. You only care about energy if it impacts your game. > "Basic is not performant enough to make games that are interesting." This is simply not true. There are even commercial BASICs that specialize in game creation. > "If you could afford a 286/386 you are not really in the majority of the human population." Nobody with an interest in videogame creation is. It was a very cheap 286 PC clone anyway; we couldn't afford a brand PC. But I acknowledge most people weren't programming at home back then. My point: Raspberries aren't at all needed for programming. Any computer would do. You don't need a magic device.