Posted By
MMS
on 2008-10-20
15:52:26
 |  Re: The same question asked about a million times no doubt
Actually someone before mentioned a C compiler for plus/4. I think -because it is the closest thing- could be fast enough, if good C libraries would be built, like Megasprite.h, HowToMakeRaster.h, etc 
The compiling of a Basic into assembly really speeds up the things, but does not help on the fact, that the BASIC3.5 still too far from the
BUT I saw on SPEKTRUM Invader games looked nice and worked well, written in pure Basic, certainly supported by some POKEs and PEEKs. So not a mission impossible.
I wish Bill's team would spent more time on the speed optimalization of the Basic routines, Paint and Circle is horrible )
I saw other extensions (eg. Simon's Basic) made it much better and faster way already in 1983. Commodore may have learn from them...
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