Source: https://paladin-t.github.io/

In issue #11 we went into detail about the fantasy console Pico-8 as well as the opensource project TIC-80. Both fantastic and absolutely complete development environments for retro-style games and demos.

But the two projects are far from the only ones that promise retro programming fun in a complete package. Tony Wang has his own development on the Steam store, and as always with commercial products, we're not sponsored, just impressed with feature set and overall performance.

Similar to Pico-8 and TIC-80, BASIC8 allows you to build games and demos in a short amount of time. The difference: instead of Lua or a similar dialect, a modern version of Basic is used here. Integrated tools for creating sprites, tiles, maps and sound effects are similar to those of the competition.

The results of one's own work can be packaged and distributed on the Mac, Windows, Linux or in the browser. So nothing stands in the way of your financial world domination. 

If you prefer Basic over Lua, this project could be a worthwhile alternative to Pico-8 or TIC-80. Decide for yourself.