Surprised, BASIC games but no GFA BASIC game.

[yyin]

itch.io/jam/jam-for-all-basic-dialects-5/entries

The jam ended a few days ago and there are two surprises:

1. No participant used GFA-BASIC to develop game. There are several forum members who are good at game programming. However, they didn't participate. Maybe they are busy last month?

2. Several BASIC games are very high-quality. Some BASIC languages look quite powerful. Do game development hobbyists still need to use Unity to develop games?? High-quality entries are:

a) itch.io/jam/jam-for-all-basic-dialects-5/rate/2446465

b) itch.io/jam/jam-for-all-basic-dialects-5/rate/2447162

c) itch.io/jam/jam-for-all-basic-dialects-5/rate/2431189

If I have enough programming knowledge, I will join this kind of game jam. By the way, Itch members can still vote for the games now.

[(X)]

I am currently trying to build up my YouTube channel that promotes GFA-BASIC 32 for Windows: www.youtube.com/@gfabasic32

Who knows, perhaps this will trigger a flood of activity on ITCH from the GB32 community.

According to Bing:

There are several platforms similar to itch.io where independent game developers can share and sell their games. Here are some of them:

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Each platform has its own unique features and benefits, so it's a good idea to explore each one to see which best fits your needs as a game developer.

Source: Conversation with Bing, 2024-01-03
(1) The Top 20 Indie Game Websites: A Comprehensive Guide for Indie Game .... fungies.io/2023/05/18/the-top-20-indie-game-websites-a-comprehensive-guide-for-indie-game-developers/.
(2) The best places to publish your indie game - Game Developer. www.gamedeveloper.com/production/the-best-places-to-publish-your-indie-game.
(3) The 10 Best Indie Developer Communities for Game Projects. www.makeuseof.com/indie-game-developer-community/.
(4) 5 Best Video Game Development Tools for Indie Game Devs. dzone.com/articles/5-best-video-game-development-tools-for-indie-game.

[(X)]

Perhaps we'll look back in a few years and say we knew this or that programmer before they were "famous".

[yyin]

Jan 3, 2024 15:35:56 GMT 1 (X) said:

I am currently trying to build up my YouTube channel that promotes GFA-BASIC 32 for Windows: www.youtube.com/@gfabasic32

This Youtube channel really looks excellent:

1. The banner is really pretty.

2. The logo is very, very cool.

3. The videos are so convincing.

Who knows, perhaps this will trigger a flood of activity on ITCH from the GB32 community.

Wow. You are very confident.