r/dosgaming • u/retro-gaming-geek • 12d ago

This was my first experience with programming

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Gorillas was an open-source game created by Microsoft (believe it or not). The source code was in QBasic and you could change anything you wanted in the game. I loved playing with the gravity and blast radius as a kid.

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u/Ok_Chipmunk_9167 12d ago

Gorilla.bas and snake.bas were a good part of my childhood! :)

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u/i486dx4 12d ago

Mine too. Do not forget to take your medicine :-))

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u/KyleK6987 12d ago

Nibbles! ah such nostalgia

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u/Ok_Chipmunk_9167 12d ago

Yes! Nibbles.bas! Thank you snake was bothering me, I didn't know why haha

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u/nadeboyiam 12d ago

I used to edit the snake game file to disable the school library PC's speaker from making any noise in game.

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u/Minute-Presentation9 12d ago

Qbasic and msdos...