#science station

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Basic Pascal Version 1.19 “Frozen” – We are unfreezing! It is time to melt and to show what is inside.

Every long winter comes to an end. Freezing process is also going to its end. And starting process defrosting. This is funny! And so long version 1.19 at its final. So, it is time to show this version. There are lots of games here. And most different kind of games. It is start with space theme. Alien invasion. Far space. Future.

It is such a space shmup. It was inspired by sci fi tv series about space. And shooter about a future. Two games this kind. Mainly, my main programming language here – it is QB64 version 2.1. And Free Basic.

Some simple games I have made. About them I think for a long time. Like clone of Amazing Maze. About labyrinth. Like mouse in labyrinth. Or little coin. Like circle. And you need to find exit from labyrinth. As a child games. In a books. And, also, I enough brave to touch theme of dreams. It is text adventures. Long ago theme for me. Two games. Short and long. Long game is about frozen arctic station. Most long development. And by this title this version takes a name. Frozen. Such a winter, snow, ice, blue, long. Such a long waiting when it start to melt. And starts a warm little days as a true things for everyday.

With this version, I have used programming languages – Free Basic + VIM, QB64 and BBC Basic for SDL2.

With this version “Frozen” there are such games.

Free Linear Space

Vi Aliens

B Ball

BC Row

Near the shore

Frozen Arctic Station

Basic Maze

BufColor

New little games! They are shooters with top down view. About space, including this theme. Vi Aliens, for example. So, here things are like it is MSX2 8 bit retro sci fi fantastic computer. And basic shmup – Free Linear Space. It is about little bug. Bug fly.

Little games like style retro 8 bit BBC Micro. They are two little games about little ball. Pseudo three dimensional ball you throw. And smash the wall. And one more variation even little ball smash opposite it elements. With a colorful solution.

Text quests. Style of MS DOS such text screens to read. So, you read text and get the story next. With some interaction. Magical shoreline. Yellow sand. And sky. Jean. And sci fi action movie as VHS cassette. And it also has walk with the labyrinth with view from the eyes.

Simple games. Labyrinth, Where it is generates and you simply searching the exit. There are different variation of the labyrinth. And a game about how to collect columns with one color. And you collect them with different colors.

Basic Pascal version 1.19 "Frozen" – most newest version. In this version there are 8 new games! Free Linear Space, Vi Aliens, B Ball, BC Row, Near the Shore, Frozen Arctic Station, Basic Maze, BufColor. And even more retro games! It is a pack of retro games with modern versions of Basic and Pascal.

Basic Pascal: http://www.dimalink.tv-games.ru/games/basicpascal/index_eng.html Website: http://www.dimalink.tv-games.ru/home_eng.html Itchio: https://dimalink.itch.io/basic-pascal

[dru-plays-starbound]

The Researcher

Night comes early in these high climes, but you don't mind. When the wind isn't howling, it's a fine excuse to finish work early, climb to the observation dome and watch the spectacular sunset.

It gets nippy up here as the wane sunlight fades, but you've a teacup in your hand and fragrant wattage pottage bubbling on the stove below. The tip-tap of Hollow and Snore playing and the soft patter of snow on the window eases your mind. The day's work was satisfying - part of your theorem proven correct - and as night falls, you feel safe and content.

Built for the Winter 2022 prompt, "Wattage Pottage".

Mods used: Racial Kitchen Counters, nuggubs' Mega Mod: Refixelizer, More Teleportz, More Outpost Objects, Foodie's Furniture, Prop Pack, WW Furnishing.

[karajstorm]

Something is out there

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Frozen arctic station – example of gameplay. Unfreezing!

[ Development completed ]

At last game is completed! It was long time project! Text quest. And labyrinths.

Read text – it is like story. Sometimes as a test. You can select something. And labyrinth – it is walk like retro role playing game. With view from the eyes. Lots of actions with items. You need to enter the rooms. Shoot monsters. This part takes most of time in walkthrough.

As a point. Here it is 20 min of gameplay. And this is already almost final. But I someplace forget the flamer. And cannot go next without it. Different monsters can be killed with certain weapon!

It is example how it plays!

Basic Pascal version 1.18 "Duckling" – most newest version. In this version there are 4 new games! Puddles at Countryside, Duckling Pseudo 3D, Road to Countryside, Duckling Goes 2D. And even more retro games! It is a pack of retro games with modern versions of Basic and Pascal.

It is now in development new version Basic Pascal pack games. This game will be included in a new version.

Basic Pascal: http://www.dimalink.tv-games.ru/games/basicpascal/index_eng.html

Website: http://www.dimalink.tv-games.ru/home_eng.html

Itchio: https://dimalink.itch.io/basic-pascal

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Frozen arctic station – Start, final, All story is in files, demo show 9

[ Work in Progress ]

All story is written with files. It is added start and final for the game.

And this moment has come. When all the story is inserted into files. Frozen is going to ending.

There is a place in a story for action movie, uncertain and horror. And lots about explore. Virus. Mutations. Monsters. And exploration. And in the end. Snow. Lots of snow. Station is destroyed. And everything is in the snow. Hero is going away into snow day. Everything is white. And everywhere it is snow. Cold. It is Arctic.

Frozen. This means development of the game. It is going to the ending phase. It was a long duration frozen. So this means development.

Basic Pascal version 1.18 "Duckling" – most newest version. In this version there are 4 new games! Puddles at Countryside, Duckling Pseudo 3D, Road to Countryside, Duckling Goes 2D. And even more retro games! It is a pack of retro games with modern versions of Basic and Pascal.

It is now in development new version Basic Pascal pack games. This game will be included in a new version.

Basic Pascal: http://www.dimalink.tv-games.ru/games/basicpascal/index_eng.html

Website: http://www.dimalink.tv-games.ru/home_eng.html

Itchio: https://dimalink.itch.io/basic-pascal

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Frozen Arctic Station –  snow and helicopter

So story is finished already. Next, you will go along the frozen station already. Everywhere it is snow. It is wind blowing. Sometimes earthquake. And everything is destroyed. There is no roof. And blizzard. At the something that is left after the station.

You call by radio for help. You send SOS signal. And you enter through the hole in a wall, during a snow desert. It is strong wind. And lots of snow. You wait helicopter!

And again return to programming phase. This time, I need, simply, to sort all the story with the files for reading. And code all labyrinths. And to write it to program code. What to take, and what to read. In right order.

You are in a snow. You are crawling along the totally destroyed part of the station. It is snow there. Wind. Blizzard. And you are walking. Along the corridors. Walls are destroyed. Last thing you need to do – it is to get out. And to wait for red helicopter. Which will land from the sky. Through the white storm. Snow and blizzard – they are very strong.

And what was before? And before it was a frozen part of the station. But less strong. It is still growing there mold and mushrooms. Along the walls. But already a hard way. Because of cold is block their grow. It makes them be slow.

And this is already final stage of development. For this super huge for me project. I solve task about programming. They tasks that was. They were not prepared before. And as it was during the process. It was hard. It requires math mind. Next it is write story. Tow rite small story – it is possible.

And as far as you go - it is going down all the potential.  I write 190 game scenes, approximately. And in the end, I just give a story. Without sides to go. I make a decision. Just final make. This is big development for me. For the last time.

I need to make conclusions. About how it better to do. And anyway to prepare to make final steps for this little game. And start to prepare new pack Basic Pascal.

Game was as idea from the head. After big impressions from retro computers. So something like if you see Wizardry 1 and labyrinth with first person view. Or Ultima 1. Schematical labyrinth.  And it is also with some interesting story. All of these made a big impression for me. And I make a decision to make one day my own labyrinth. And my own story.

So this is a valuable program code for me. I am closer to something like this. To touch with a form of program code, the things I desire. This is so valuable. This is great.

 Frozen station, and walk the labyrinths. And even interaction with objects. Most of time, it is about to interact with computer. With them, character get to know something new. About virus. And what is going on at the station.

Science fiction story, labyrinths. And text. Which you need to read. And that all reminds about programming with basic. Game is made, by the way, with programming language QB64.

Basic Pascal version 1.18 "Duckling" – most newest version. In this version there are 4 new games! Puddles at Countryside, Duckling Pseudo 3D, Road to Countryside, Duckling Goes 2D. And even more retro games! It is a pack of retro games with modern versions of Basic and Pascal.

It is now in development new version Basic Pascal pack games. This game will be included in a new version.

Basic Pascal: http://www.dimalink.tv-games.ru/games/basicpascal/index_eng.html Website: http://www.dimalink.tv-games.ru/home_eng.html Itchio: https://dimalink.itch.io/basic-pascal

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Frozen arctic station – virus strike out

Well, let me say, that for last two years (2024-2025) this is my biggest development. So it was here lots of tasks, and I was not prepared for them before. As for example, that with shooter games player moves. To the left and to the right. And it were lots of different tasks. Which I cannot predict. Programming  - it is about solving tasks.

And now I am writing the text story, script. And now with text format. So it is not yet programmed. But part of it – already written. But not everything.  It is already about 100 game scenes. Also including labyrinths. Mainly, now, they are not big. And one is bigger size. So you need there to shoot  at monsters. With a pistol. And collect items and use items. And interact with computers.

Storyline it is also a brave step. I write a big size of a story for me. Big size. Before, I never done this. Well, for last two years. As I start to be more active with development Basic games. So this development- it is a test of my skills.

It is already storyline writing process. And about half it is already done. It is about station in the ice. Science. Scientists find some interesting virus. And dig also under the station. It was already a passage there. Natural cave under the ice. Virus was taken from surface, snow. Virus type 1. And virus type  2 was taken from caves.

They start to learn about virus.  It was very flexible. And it can be inserted into other species. But at the snow it was sleeping. Start do research. Mix it with other virus. It gave new features. Later mix it with mold, mushrooms and waterweeds. Again, new features. Virus grow active and makes a changes.

And so he strikes out! No one expects this! It was damage at the laboratory and the storehouse. They decide to explode underground caves. And station start to be under earthquake. Which is still continues. But already a little, from time to time. And virus strikes out.

And there is here block B. Which by my idea is some reference to first Resident Evil. So there is a room with typewriter and a ribbon. All who played with this game it is familiar. And there are also strange walls. With old style. Well, something like – there it was castle.

But here it is a science station. And so character explore it. And collect information from computers, about what  is going on. Lots of data , collected by scientists. And they already know a lot about virus. So this is base idea about story, that I already write. With a text file for now. But it is not programmed yet.

Basic Pascal version 1.18 "Duckling" – most newest version. In this version there are 4 new games! Puddles at Countryside, Duckling Pseudo 3D, Road to Countryside, Duckling Goes 2D. And even more retro games! It is a pack of retro games with modern versions of Basic and Pascal.

It is now in development new version Basic Pascal pack games. This game will be included in a new version.

Basic Pascal: http://www.dimalink.tv-games.ru/games/basicpascal/index_eng.html Website: http://www.dimalink.tv-games.ru/home_eng.html Itchio: https://dimalink.itch.io/basic-pascal

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Now you can open the doors. And you are inside the room.

And game has more dynamics – it is weapons and monsters. Game as quest. But this is for interest.

Three types of weapons. Pistol. Auto rifle. Flamer.

Several types of monsters. There are casual monsters. For them it is any weapon. There are monsters only for auto rifle. And there are monsters only for flamer.

Auto rifle shoots with pack of ammo. With five ammo. Everything else with one ammo. It is enough 1 shot for every monster.

Monsters are static kind. They are like obstacles. You can go back.

 Dynamics of game rises!

Basic Pascal version 1.18 "Duckling" – most newest version. In this version there are 4 new games! Puddles at Countryside, Duckling Pseudo 3D, Road to Countryside, Duckling Goes 2D. And even more retro games! It is a pack of retro games with modern versions of Basic and Pascal.

It is now in development new version Basic Pascal pack games. This game will be included in a new version.

Basic Pascal: http://www.dimalink.tv-games.ru/games/basicpascal/index_eng.html

Website: http://www.dimalink.tv-games.ru/home_eng.html

Itchio: https://dimalink.itch.io/basic-pascal