Family BASIC Super Thread

[julgr]

Here's a useful page on the keyboard matrix and hardware interface.

https://wiki.nesdev.com/w/index.php/Family_BASIC_Keyboard

It's on my list of future projects to create a USB adapter for my Family Basic keyboard. Some day...

[leadedsolder]

Does anyone know how to squelch the annoying background hum/noise that seems to be present in Game BASIC? I've muted the TV, but it makes for a little extra work.

[dave99]

Unfortunately I don't have a manual.
Cartridge only.

Link to ROM in this forum
I know that it is not desirable to attach it.
Please forgive me.

Playbox BASIC (Japan) (v1.0).zip

I have the manual for Family Basic v3
https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/nes/938747-family-basic-v3/faqs/59317

[dave99]

Does anyone know how to squelch the annoying background hum/noise that seems to be present in Game BASIC? I've muted the TV, but it makes for a little extra work.

Try making an audio decoupling toroidal transformer
https://www.epanorama.net/documents/groundloop/audio_isolator_building.html

[fredJ]

I have this guidebok from Famitsu, it says how to get to 256 levels in Super Mario Bros. Same trick as you can do with Tennis.

I don't know if you guys know about it.

[P]

An article describing the same thing is on Famicom World's frontpage. But it is indeed relevant to this thread. The BASIC code is found in the article.

[Ghegs]

Masahiro Sakurai himself talks how important Family BASIC was to his career as a game creator, and does some light coding.

[VeganLies2Me]

I may look like I'm egoistical with this but I think my game could be a nice addition to this thread, mainly because I released the source code.
https://vl2m-studio.itch.io/satin

[smilimko]

I'm wondering why the official family basic v3 manual does not have any mention of two commands (or maybe functions): SPC and TAB. These keywords can be found when viewing a memory dump. Does anybody know what they do and how they are used?

[P]

In other BASIC dialects, SPC() is used with PRINT for printing a specified number of spaces and TAB() is for printing as many spaces is needed to reach a set tabulator position.

That syntax does not seem to work in Family BASIC V3 though, I'm guessing neither of them are implemented and Hudson just forgot to remove the tokens or they are just part of some leftover code.