Hi All
I am a big fan of AppGameKit and wanted to let everyone know that even though it is a paid product, there is a version available which is essentially FREE FOREVER. It's just that some of the features are restricted. This is a perfectly legal way to learn and make best use of BASIC programming language.
Here are the steps
1. Go to the the https://www.appgamekit.com/ site
2. Click to download the Trial version of AppGameKit Classic. (Emphasis on classic, because the trial for the Studio version is time limited)
3. You will be asked to provide the e-mail address. Once you register, you will get a link to download in e-mail. Even though it is individual email for everyone, the actual download links are always same as below
http://fstore.thegamecreators.com/AppGameKit/AppGameKit-Trial-Windows.zip
http://fstore.thegamecreators.com/AppGameKit/AppGameKit-Trial-Linux.7z
http://fstore.thegamecreators.com/AppGameKit/AppGameKit-Trial-Mac.zip
4. Now you can use this program to build EXEcutable for the platform you downloaded it for. That means, you can essentially build on Windows, Linux and Mac for FREE, without any limitation. The only Caveat is that there will be a small AppGameKit logo on your game screen. (Similar to how other game engines show their logo, but in less intrusive way)
This is a feature complete trial WITHOUT any time limitation. You can keep and built it forever.
5. The only limitations are - You can NOT export to - Web, Android and iOS. Also one of the biggest feature of AppGameKit is live debugging on Mobile via Wi-Fi. i.e. the 'Broadcast to mobile' feature, which is available only for the paid version.
BUT, as long as you are building games for Desktop (including Multiplayer online games - there is a good Networking support in AGK) you can keep on using it for FREE, and I am sure once you use it for a few days, you will fall in love with it and buy it!
@RCBasicFans - I think you should mention this when you list this in the paid basic languages - FREE TIME UNLIMITED TRIAL EXISTS THAT SUPPORTS BUILDING EXE FOR WINDOWS, MAC and LINUX