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FREM Sprite32! Retro Computer Programming Sandbox

A topic by Negative(-11) Games Division created May 12, 2022 Views: 277

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Hi!

Yesterday I released a simulator/sandbox/programming/retro-computer-y thing I've been working on, called: FREM Sprite32! Right now, you can play around in sandbox mode and learn all about the language that powers the machine: FREMScript.

Get it here: https://negative11.itch.io/frem-sprite32

Current Features

Write programs using the high-level FREMScript interpreted programming language
Read the in-game manual to learn the language, discover system settings, and copy code examples to run in the editor.
Display text and get keyboard input from the user as the program runs.
Get feedback in the status window for current system state, including program errors and highlighting.
Play with sprites, pixels, the color grid, and 3-channel waveform audio generation.
Save and load files, even swap out the default boot program with your own!

Check out the Devlog for more about features, plans for the future, etc.

There is also a GitHub repository with numerous examples to get you started. For instance, I've been working on a simple little single player pong-like game this morning:

Cheers!