The famous, classic BASIC dialect is available: Blitz3D.

[yyin]

This is another BASIC dialect which can be found on Itch.io:

blitzresearch.itch.io/blitz3d

So famous, so classic.

Do you think that it is a great language for people who want to learn game programming?

[Xavier]

At first glance, this might apply/be accessible to GFA-BASIC 32 (in my mind especially the SDK)...

Blitz3D SDK is a 3D graphics engine based on the engine in Blitz3D. It was marketed for use with C++, C#, BlitzMax, and PureBasic, however it could also be used with other languages that follow compatible calling conventions.

Max3D module
In 2008, the source code to Max3D - a C++-based cross-platform 3D engine - was released under a BSD license. This engine focused on OpenGL but had an abstract backend for other graphics drivers (such as DirectX) and made use of several open-source libraries, namely Assimp, Boost, and ODE.

Despite the excitement in the Blitz community of Max3D being the eagerly awaited successor to Blitz3D, interest and support died off soon after the source code was released and eventually development came to a halt. There is no indication that Blitz Research will pick up the project again.

Open-source release
BlitzPlus was released as open-source on 28 April 2014 under the zlib license on GitHub.[7][8] Blitz3D followed soon after and was released as Open Source on 3 August 2014.[9][10] BlitzMax was later released as Open Source on 21 September 2015.[11]

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blitz_BASIC

By the way, GFA-BASIC 32 can already "trip the z-axis fantastic". Our very own member 'scalion' has shown how to use OpenGL, a 3D framework that brings 3D-ness to life.

But, with undeniable comments like these:

Blitz3D comments · Replied to Plim_Games in Blitz3D comments
121 days ago

But seriously dude, you should really be using Unity - it's free and it can do anything Blitz3D can do and much more!

itch.io/profile/blitzresearch

It's hard for me to think seriously about doing 3D in GFA-BASIC 32 unless someone came up with a "just as good or better than anything else out there" application.  But for "fun"...  I'll dabble, poke around, take a demo for a spin.  Yeah, why not?!

[Xavier]

Just for kicks I took a look at these short YouTube tutorials on Blitz3D:

Blitz3D Tutorial - 1 - Getting Started

www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLRJvImgPvSp9uYnlkKI-hdxvfmOX2spg2

3D is a big ocean, these vids will at least get your feet wet.

[yyin]

Sept 24, 2023 12:59:27 GMT 1 Xavier said:

Just for kicks I took a look at these short YouTube tutorials on Blitz3D:

Blitz3D Tutorial - 1 - Getting Started

www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLRJvImgPvSp9uYnlkKI-hdxvfmOX2spg2

Wow. These videos are so useful for people who want to learn game programming.

3D is a big ocean,

Sure.

[yyin]

Sept 23, 2023 13:49:21 GMT 1 Xavier said:

At first glance, this might apply/be accessible to GFA-BASIC 32 (in my mind especially the SDK)...

Blitz3D SDK is a 3D graphics engine based on the engine in Blitz3D. It was marketed for use with C++, C#, BlitzMax, and PureBasic, however it could also be used with other languages that follow compatible calling conventions.

Max3D module
In 2008, the source code to Max3D - a C++-based cross-platform 3D engine - was released under a BSD license. This engine focused on OpenGL but had an abstract backend for other graphics drivers (such as DirectX) and made use of several open-source libraries, namely Assimp, Boost, and ODE.

Despite the excitement in the Blitz community of Max3D being the eagerly awaited successor to Blitz3D, interest and support died off soon after the source code was released and eventually development came to a halt. There is no indication that Blitz Research will pick up the project again.

Open-source release
BlitzPlus was released as open-source on 28 April 2014 under the zlib license on GitHub.[7][8] Blitz3D followed soon after and was released as Open Source on 3 August 2014.[9][10] BlitzMax was later released as Open Source on 21 September 2015.[11]

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blitz_BASIC

Okay, I see.

By the way, GFA-BASIC 32 can already "trip the z-axis fantastic". Our very own member 'scalion' has shown how to use OpenGL, a 3D framework that brings 3D-ness to life.

Excellent.

It's hard for me to think seriously about doing 3D in GFA-BASIC 32 unless someone came up with a "just as good or better than anything else out there" application.

Yeah.

But, with undeniable comments like these:

I downloaded the installation file of Blitz3D. Actually, there are many nice examples in the package. These nice examples made Blitz3D look quite professional. I think that you will agree as well.