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#The800XL wäre ja schon interessant, aber bis auf das Modul Feature für alte Atari Modul Spiele, hat es die gleichen 25 Spiele wie das The400Mini 😅
October 10, 2026 at 11:39 AM
mayhemsparks.bsky.social
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THE 400 MINI: Actualización del SISTEMA & HOMEBREW #atari400 #the400mini
YouTube video by El SPECTRUMERO Javi Ortiz
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December 22, 2024 at 9:57 AM
impactgame.bsky.social
Rememora el increíble mundo de los videojuegos en 8 bits con una poderosa máquina que llenará tus días de diversión y nostalgia inagotable... ¡La maravillosa #The400Mini te espera con 25 icónicos juegos incluidos!

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May 31, 2024 at 5:57 AM
kryschen.bsky.social
#KRYSCHEN #NOSTROMO
A space trading game in Atari Basic.

Okay, I'll make the cursor disappear during the back-jump animation (POKE 752,1). But actually, I'm quite satisfied already.

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April 14, 2026 at 10:21 PM
kryschen.bsky.social
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A space trading game in Atari Basic.

Finally: Thanks to my new subroutine, I can now output continuous text at any point at any time … with sound!

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April 13, 2026 at 9:02 PM
kryschen.bsky.social
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A space trading game in Atari Basic.

Okay, I'm done with the intro. Now I want to insert the info text in a stylish way…

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March 8, 2026 at 10:30 PM
kryschen.bsky.social
#KRYSCHEN #NOSTROMO
A space trading game in Atari Basic.

Next step: the purchase screen for galactic goods. After stuffing all the data into my variables, things had gone quiet for a little too long.

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March 1, 2026 at 11:12 PM
kryschen.bsky.social
#KRYSCHEN + #THE400Mini

I am currently still working on my game #NOSTROMO on this device.
A space trading game in Atari Basic.

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November 25, 2025 at 7:00 PM
kryschen.bsky.social
#KRYSCHEN #NOSTROMO
A space trading game in Atari Basic.

Buy my merchandise – NOW!
No, just kidding! These things are currently unavailable, just like my game. But tell me, what do you think of the clothes?

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October 7, 2025 at 11:37 AM
kryschen.bsky.social
#KRYSCHEN #NOSTROMO
A space trading game in Atari Basic.

Done! The last paragraph below contains my complete universe with all the resources and prices for every single planet in the game.

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October 6, 2025 at 7:17 PM
kryschen.bsky.social
#KRYSCHEN #NOSTROMO
A space trading game in Atari Basic.

Okay, 2 out of 3. The first two arrays are full and working. After GG and PP, the only thing missing is the UU array.

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October 5, 2025 at 9:57 PM
kryschen.bsky.social
#KRYSCHEN #NOSTROMO
A space trading game in Atari Basic.

I think I've figured it out. An array of strings isn't complicated with Atari Basic, but it's very limited. So I'll have to approach it differently.

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October 5, 2025 at 2:26 PM
kryschen.bsky.social
#KRYSCHEN #NOSTROMO
A space trading game in Atari Basic.

I'm still doing something wrong with the arrays. First everything's fine. But when I call them again later, there's nothing but nonsense in them.

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October 3, 2025 at 10:15 AM
kryschen.bsky.social
#KRYSCHEN #NOSTROMO
A space trading game in Atari Basic.

My game is far from finished, but I'd love this hoodie right now. Would you buy it?

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October 2, 2025 at 1:23 PM
kryschen.bsky.social
#KRYSCHEN #NOSTROMO
A space trading game in Atari Basic.

Array test: Columns 1 and 2 are the price and number of goods from Planet 1. In columns 3 and 4 I modified the values: more goods means a lower price.

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10 DIM P01(10): DIM G01(10) 20 FOR I=1 TO 10:R=RND(0) 30 P01(I)=I*20:G01(I)=(11-I)*5 40 ? P01(I),:? G01(I), 50 ? INT(P01(I)*R),:? INT(G01(I)*(1/R)) 60 NEXT I
October 1, 2025 at 6:57 PM
kryschen.bsky.social
#KRYSCHEN #NOSTROMO
A space trading game in Atari Basic.

Today I started with the navigation section. Here's the star map, which I created previously using a permutation matrix.

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2000 REM NAVI 2010 GRAPHICS 0:DIM PP(20) 2020 RESTORE 2100 2030 FOR Y=1 TO 20:READ X:PP(Y)=X 2040 POSITION 19,Y 2050 ? "...................." 2060 POSITION 18+X,Y: ? "•" 2070 NEXT Y 2080 END 2100 DATA 9,13,4,20,6,1,16,18,7,11,19,3, 15,14,5,10,17,8,12,2 star map 20x20 Planet Position PP(Y)
September 29, 2025 at 9:57 PM
kryschen.bsky.social
#KRYSCHEN #NOSTROMO
A space trading game in Atari Basic.

The first draft of the ship. No, I don't like it at all. It needs to be bulkier and bigger. Click to enlarge ↔️

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September 21, 2025 at 9:28 PM
kryschen.bsky.social
#KRYSCHEN #NOSTROMO
A space trading game in Atari Basic.

I can't put the planet names into an array? Okay, then I'll just take care of the prices and quantities of galactic goods first!

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September 9, 2025 at 5:30 AM
kryschen.bsky.social
#KRYSCHEN #NOSTROMO
Okay, either I forgot or never knew

Merge two #BASIC listings:
Save part 2 using LIST"D:*2.LST"
Load part 1 with LOAD"D:*1.BAS"
Add part 2 to 1 using ENTER"D:*2.LST"

⚠️Caution:
identical line numbers will be overwritten!

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September 8, 2025 at 6:34 PM
kryschen.bsky.social
#KRYSCHEN #NOSTROMO
A space trading game in Atari Basic.

Okay, I have to clean up this mess. But my problem today was saving a file with LIST and then reloading it with ENTER.

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September 7, 2025 at 10:12 PM
kryschen.bsky.social
#KRYSCHEN #NOSTROMO
A space trading game in Atari Basic.

1️⃣2️⃣ 1. just type in 2. make lines
3️⃣4️⃣ 3. final listing 4. and save!

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September 6, 2025 at 2:28 PM
kryschen.bsky.social
#KRYSCHEN #NOSTROMO
A space trading game in Atari Basic.

1️⃣2️⃣ 1+2 was the layout for spacing
3️⃣4️⃣ 3+4 was the pixel attempt
I'll go back to number 1 and start again 😅

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September 1, 2025 at 9:59 PM
kryschen.bsky.social
#KRYSCHEN #NOSTROMO
A space trading game in Atari Basic.

Menu control via joystick, keyboard, or both? Yes, there is no mouse for the Atari 800XL.

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August 31, 2025 at 9:54 PM
kryschen.bsky.social
#KRYSCHEN #NOSTROMO
A space trading game in Atari Basic.

Here's my layout for the "buy" screen. No basic lines here … everything just written on the screen!

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August 31, 2025 at 9:30 PM
kryschen.bsky.social
#KRYSCHEN #NOSTROMO
A space trading game in Atari Basic.

To program BASIC on the400 mini, it's recommended to use an English keyboard. I use stickers instead.

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August 31, 2025 at 6:25 PM