BaSoko (ZX Spectrum Next)

Devlog

• BaSoko for Emulators Update
  November 17, 2020 by RetroSteveUK

  The BaSoko distribution zip now contains an additional file that will allow the game to function properly on a Spectrum Next emulator. If you're emulating, run the BaSoko4Emulators.bas file instead of... Continue reading
• Version 3 - Bug Fix
  May 08, 2020 by RetroSteveUK

  If you downloaded BaSoko before 8th May 2020 , please re-download for the bug-free version. This is version 3 of the distribution files. This version fixes a bug that emerged after one of the ZX Spec... Continue reading
• Bug/Glitch News
  May 06, 2020 by RetroSteveUK

  Since one of the latest Spectrum Next firmware updates, BaSoko now has a glitch which causes text to display as gibberish when the player enters anything via the INPUT command. This is to do with the... Continue reading

  
• Bug Fix: Please Re-Download (5/5/2020)
  May 05, 2020 by RetroSteveUK

  The downloadable file has been replaced with a bug-fixed version. There was a bug in the first release which caused some of the walls in the game levels to render as invisible. If you downloaded BaSok... Continue reading
• BaSoko Now Available!
  May 03, 2020 by RetroSteveUK

  BaSoko is all finished & ready for download. What are you waiting for? Go get it! :D... Continue reading

  
• Close But No Cigar
  May 02, 2020 by RetroSteveUK

  The level editor is finished and fully working, but I still have a few bugs to iron out before user edited levels will work as playable levels. After that's done, I'll only need to finish off the musi... Continue reading
• Level Editor 50% Done
  May 01, 2020 by RetroSteveUK

  The level editor is now working; blocks can be placed and deleted and the edited level map is stored in memory. The save/load option is yet to be programmed, and the edited level cannot be played yet... Continue reading
• All Levels Done
  April 30, 2020 by RetroSteveUK

  All ten built-in levels are now done and playable. Took a little longer than expected finishing them off yesterday, as I hit the memory limit for lines of BASIC code! Although the Spectrum Next has a... Continue reading
• Sneaky Preview
  April 29, 2020 by RetroSteveUK

  This is a sneaky preview of the last two levels... Continue reading

  
• Levels 6 & 7 Done
  April 28, 2020 by RetroSteveUK

  A new font is currently in place, but I'm not 100% happy with it so no screenshot of that yet. Levels 6 and 7 are now coded in and playable, however. This now leaves only two more levels to design and... Continue reading
• New Font
  April 27, 2020 by RetroSteveUK

  Took a slight detour and spent some time trying out new fonts in the game, to replace the standard Spectrum font & give the general graphical feel of the game a face lift. Code for the font change is... Continue reading
• Three More Levels
  April 25, 2020 by RetroSteveUK

  The sixth level is now coded in and playable. The seventh and eighth have been designed and are awaiting coding. This leaves two more levels to design/code, then I'll be starting work on the in-game l... Continue reading
• Progress Report
  April 25, 2020 by RetroSteveUK

  So far the main game code is finished, so the game is playable, and five of the ten levels are up and running. The sixth has been designed and I'm about to start coding it in. The menu and high score... Continue reading