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QBasic Gazette e-vol. 2 no. 2
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QBasic Gazette e-vol. 2, no. 2
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Augh! What's going on with NeoZones?
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Contents
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* Articles
- Letters to the Editor
- Clone in QB, by Godzilla
- Programs, programming, coding and algorithms
- Fake OSes in QB
- Majiko: The Final Article
* Reviews, Links in the Spotlight
* News & Announcements
- 4 in a Row
* Info/Contacting/Submitting
- Writers
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Articles
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* Clones in QB, by Godzilla *
Ok, I'm back! This time we'll talk about clones in qb. Clones are made because people liked a concept of a game so much that they want to make such a good game too. Some people don't like clones because the author didn't made the concept, but someone else did it before. But it stillis a cool concept, so why not make a clone? There already clones on non-qb games but never a clone on a qb game. That's being done now by GraphTech and me. It will be a clone on Arakkis, witch is allready a clone. Soit's a clone on a clone. Complicated huh? Let me help you out:
All GUI in QB
Almost all GUI in qb are clones, some good some bad.
for more info, go get the previous gaz.
BomberZone
Made by Future Software and Badjas Productions.
Very cool game, one of the best in qb. This is (as far as I know) the
second Bomberman clone in qb. The first one is still at qbasic.com. But
this one is much better. The demo is allready downloaded over 320 times.
Go increase that number at: www.qb45.com (FS homepage) or mail Badjas
Productions at: Badjas_Productions@hotmail.com
Mine Sweeper
This is a cool one! It's done by Secret Weapon Software.
It's better than Windows' mine sweeper (WMS for short)!
It really randomizes and is much harder than WMS. It's avalible for download
along with more info at: http://my.ispchannel.com/~dmowrer/swsoft/home.html
ZeldaClone
Made by FS. Cool clone of the Legend of Zelda nintendo game. Could be
very cool. After releasing 2 demo's it's canceled, like Pacclone, the
thirt (as far as I know) pacman clone in qb, witch was also being made
by FS. The source is avalible so go finish it! More info at: www.qb45.com
Qnopoly
Very coooool! Probally it'll be one of Qbasic's best clones. It's a monopoly
clone, with a option to switch between the real monopoly (up to 5 players)
and Qnopoly, where the property are QB Software Companies (with websites),
so reserve your spot at the board now!
No download yet but it's completed for 85%. Also done by SW Soft so readmore
at: http://my.ispchannel.com/~dmowrer/swsoft/home.html
Arrakis
Another one by FS. Very cool game! It's a clone on C&C and Dune 2000.
One of the best games in QB. Nothing more to say except this:
Go get it at www.qb45.com.
Seek & Destroy Arrakian Dawn
A clone on Arrakis. Just started, so not much to say yet. I'm workingon
it too, because I'm a big Arrakis fan. I hope it's gonna be better than
Arrakis, but I think that's gonna be hard. Mail me at: robinro@zonnet.nl
or look at Neil Richardsons homepage: http://www.g-tech.org.uk
Well there're many clones in QB, so I just made a selection for ya.
Look through the 'net and you will find lots more.
I want to give credit to Badjas (Badjas_Productions@hotmail.com)
because he told me about the Mine Sweeper clone. Thanx alot!
That's it for now, take care of yourself... and eachother.
Cya, Godzilla
fake oses
Hi, I would like you to please list this as a rebuttal to the "Fake OSesin
QBasic",
OS's CAN be done in QB
OS's can be done in QB, just like windows can. Windows 95 runs on topof dos,
and so do all the earlier versions. The only version of Windows thatdoesn't
run on top of dos is Windows 98. If anyone can create, or find a FAT(File
Allocation Table) to use for an OS in QB, then it can be easily done.But
most of the programs done so far, ex.
Windowz, Rush, Artechoes, and ES-Menu are nice programs, but no wherenear
true OS's. If anyone wants to call their QB program an "OS' then makeit at
least run ALL programs, and have the start of a FAT.
THANX, MC-Productions
majiko
MAjIkO: Seperation Anxiety
I am the symbiote, The QuickBasic Community is the host. And oncewe were
together, now we are to be torn part. What infectious seeds I have spawned
will soon nearly all be gone... And, soon to be erased from thoughtfor a
long time... As I slowly fade away into my shadowy Motel Room, dreamingof
what the next day will bring, I will alway remember how my dad tore meaway
from everything, my ilk (MajiKODE), my world (Internet), my native language
(QuickBasic), my friends (Friends), and the rest of you pitiful slobs. I
say good-bye to Becomer, for he was more than a friend, a worker andmy
cousin, I say good-bye to SB, more than a friend, a board-poster. AndI say
to
all the QuickBasic people these near-final words, "Too bad slobs, youbetter
have this place better when I get ressurected back into the throne asthe
Most Hated, not feared, King of QB Evil." So, now, I will be going onApril
1st, 2000, to wreak havoc in a new land, called British Columbia. Iwill
fester in a Motel for several days, then I will fester my way into ahome,
and soon, I will be back within 1 week to 4 months... So, say your final
words to me,
( majiko@hotmail.com )
(And make a cheezey memorial page too! Hehahahah!)
--MAjIkO, King of QB Evil, but not programming. :(
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Reviews, Links in the Spotlight
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News & Announcements
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In march I had the idea to make a web page for my old game "4 in a row".
I'm sure everybody knows that game. So the idea of the web page is, that
you can download the game, look at it and program it better. Then you
send me the game via EMail and I will upload the newest version. Also
you can discuss on the message board on how to make the game better.You
don't have to be an expert to program "4 in a row" better.
I got the idea from the inventer of Linux, who put Linux in a newsgroup
for everybody free to program it better and as you see, it's one of the
best OS. "4 in a row" too could become a good game with your help. Visit
http://go.quick.to/4-in-a-row
I'm sure, that when you help programing it better, you will learn a lot
about programing.
Philip Perry
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Info/Contacting/Submitting
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* Writers *
Thanks to all those that contributed articles! Thanks to Robin "godzilla" Rozendal for his article on clones in QB (good reporting job). He can be reached at the following address: robinro@zonnet.nl.
-Tek
tek@tekscode.com
http://neozones.tekscode.com/