Hacker News with Generative AI: BASIC

Let's Make a Space Shooter with Nintendo Family Basic – Leaded Solder (leadedsolder.com)
I picked up a complete Nintendo Family BASIC package for my freshly composite-modded Famicom. Let’s see if I can remember enough BASIC to take advantage of this package and build a horizontally-scrolling space shooter game. Oh, and fix the cartridge first, of course.
Tricking c64 basic into clearing a hi-res screen quickly (altervista.org)
Bitmap graphics with Commodore 64 BASIC 2.0 is not easy, but it is possible. The problem is the lack of commands specifically designed to handle the bitmapped screen.
C64 Basic Tutorial: Using String Manipulation to Write a Text Adventure (retrogamecoders.com)
C64 BASIC was unusual for the time as it allowed you to create and manipulate text string variables without having to reserve space or define them before using them.
Writing assembly language subroutines for Extended Color BASIC (conman.org)
The ongoing saga of a programmer who doesn't live in Boston, nor does he even like Boston, but yet named his weblog/journal “The Boston Diaries.”
Setting up TiddlyWiki as a BASIC programming platform (youtube.com)
Teaching Programming with Basic (lackofimagination.org)
For BASIC's 60th, three modern BASICs release new versions (theregister.com)