LowRes NX Coder 9+
Program retro games in BASIC!
Timo Kloss
Designed for iPad
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- Free
- Offers In-App Purchases
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Description
Make your own retro games on a virtual game console. Program in the classic BASIC language and create sprites, tile maps, sound and music with the included tools. As a beginner you will quickly understand how to create simple text games or show your first sprite on a tile map. As an experienced programmer you can discover the full potential of retro hardware tricks!
Virtual Game Console
Imagine LowRes NX as a handheld game console with a d-pad, two action buttons and a little rubber keyboard below a slidable touchscreen. LowRes NX was inspired by real 8- and 16-bit systems and simulates chips for graphics, sound and I/O, which actually work like classic hardware. It supports hardware sprites as well as hardware parallax scrolling, and even offers vertical blank and raster interrupts to create authentic retro effects.
Old-School Programming
The programming language of LowRes NX is based on second-generation, structured BASIC. It offers all the classic commands, but with labels, loops and subprograms instead of line numbers. Graphics and sound are supported by additional commands and you can even access the virtual hardware directly using PEEK and POKE. You have complete control over the program flow, there is no standard update function to implement.
Creative Tools
LowRes NX includes all the tools you need: The Gfx Designer for editing sprites, tiles, fonts and maps, as well as the Sound Composer for music and sound effects. All of these are just normal BASIC programs. You can change and improve them or even create your own custom editors.
Share and Play
Send your games directly to other users or share them via the website. All programs are open source, so you can play them, learn from them and edit them. Do you prefer making just art or music? Share your creations as assets and let other programmers use them in their projects.
What’s New
Version 1.13
- New tool Gfx Designer 2.0
- iCloud conflict handling
- Improved support for physical keyboards
- Bugfixes
Ratings and Reviews
High quality fantasy console exclusive to iOS
The app allows to create games and other interactive media by programming it on a virtual, fantasy console hardware in BASIC programming language. All of the internal details are documented and the editors are implemented in the same way as one would create a game - proving that the whole environment meets the expectations it besets.
Great way to spend your free time if You’re into games and programming.
Sadly not accessible to others as this is a niche topic.
I very much enjoy using this app and can recommend it!
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Information
- Provider
- Timo Kloss has not identified itself as a trader for this app. If you are a consumer in the European Economic Area, consumer rights do not apply to agreements between you and the provider.
- Size
- 26.1 MB
- Category
- Education
- Compatibility
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- iPhone
- Requires iOS 9.0 or later.
- iPad
- Requires iPadOS 9.0 or later.
- iPod touch
- Requires iOS 9.0 or later.
- Mac
- Requires macOS 11.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.
- Apple Vision
- Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
- Languages
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English
- Age Rating
- 9+ Infrequent/Mild Cartoon or Fantasy Violence
- Copyright
- © 2018-2021 Timo Kloss
- Price
- Free
- In-App Purchases
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- Large donation 49,99 zł
- Medium donation 29,99 zł
- Small donation 9,99 zł