v0.88-alpha

Engine BASIC build v0.88-alpha.

User-facing changes:

• implemented color memory that prevents character colors from being erased when moving over them with the cursor
• PRINT: added escape code "\xhh" to be able to print graphics characters that conflict with control codes such as CR, LF or BS (fixes Tetris demo)
• CALL: fixed issue causing procedure parameters to be passed incorrectly if subsequent parameters contain function calls (fixes Tetris demo)
• EDIT
  • fixed error when called without a file name
  • changed default to insert mode, fixed other minor bugs
• SCREEN
  • fixed garbage characters left on the screen when switching to a video mode with a lower resolution than the current mode
  • fixed incorrect screen width when changing video modes while using certain font combinations
• other minor bug fixes

Changes under the hood:

• split up gigantic BASIC interpreter file into components
• broke out hardware-independent audio and video driver components
• various portability fixes

v0.87-alpha

Engine BASIC build v0.87-alpha.

User-facing changes:

• fixes failure to load sound font after the current directory has changed
• fixes crashes after changing the screen mode while a text window is set
• more text window handling fixes
• several minor bug fixes

Changes under the hood:

• implements a hosted build for debugging and recording of demo videos
• removes a number of unused code fragments

v0.86-alpha

Engine BASIC build v0.86-alpha.

v0.85-alpha-8

Engine BASIC build v0.85-alpha.