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Example source code

Below, you'll find some example source code written for Blitz Basic. Handy for the beta testers, but since Blitz source files are plain text, you'll be able to read them and get an idea of the language's "feel" even if you're not a beta tester.

If you are a Blitz Basic beta tester and have some example source code to submit, please send it to James (Blitz Basic Support) as a ZIP file containing everything needed to compile it. Also, please only submit clearly commented code (unless you have some really amazing demo of what Blitz can do ;) -- the main point is that it helps new users to get the idea!

For the sake of keeping this page in order -- and myself sane -- all submissions must include:

  • Your name;
  • Your email address;
  • A short description of what the source does;
  • The version of Blitz Basic used to code it.

Submissions without this information will be delayed or, if I'm in a bad mood, left to fester forever in my Downloads directory...from which nothing ever escapes!

If you encounter problems with any of these source examples, please mail the author directly by clicking on their name. They can then sort out any problems and re-submit if need be. You'll need a program like WinZIP to unpack the source code from these files.

File sizes are usually less than 10k, so don't be afraid to click (click on the descriptions to download). Large files (over 100k) are marked with their approximate sizes.

Click on the symbols for screenshots, where available.

Author Source Screenshot Blitz Version Date
Simon Hitchen Multiple image scroller [290KB]
[Screenshot]
0.42 beta 18 Aug 2000
Cool screen effects [161KB]
[Screenshot]
0.49 beta 18 Aug 2000
High score sorting example
n/a
0.49 beta 18 Aug 2000
Joystick reading example
n/a
0.60 beta 10 Sep 2000
Rno The mathematical Twilight Zone!
n/a
0.43 beta 18 Aug 2000
Trailing objects & collisions
n/a
0.43 beta 18 Aug 2000
Mandelbrot zoomer
n/a
0.43 beta 18 Aug 2000
Rob Hutchinson Angle projection
n/a
0.43 beta 18 Aug 2000
Balls
n/a
0.43 beta 18 Aug 2000
Banana font [460KB]
n/a
0.43 beta 18 Aug 2000
Cascade
n/a
0.43 beta 18 Aug 2000
Funky, er, banana scroller [455KB]
n/a
0.43 beta 18 Aug 2000
Funky plotting
n/a
0.43 beta 18 Aug 2000
Psycho
n/a
0.43 beta 18 Aug 2000
Simple double buffering
n/a
0.43 beta 18 Aug 2000
Simple line drawing
n/a
0.43 beta 18 Aug 2000
Simple "quake-o-vision"
n/a
0.43 beta 18 Aug 2000
Spinning stars #1
n/a
0.43 beta 18 Aug 2000
Spinning stars #2
n/a
0.43 beta 18 Aug 2000
Vector balls
n/a
0.43 beta 18 Aug 2000
Water
n/a
0.43 beta 18 Aug 2000
Whackable, er, balls (ouch)
n/a
0.43 beta 18 Aug 2000
James L Boyd "George Says Baa" (cute children's game, rated 18) [115KB]
[Screenshot]
0.49 beta 18 Aug 2000
Super Crazy Rocket Smash Fighters! Work-in-progress [165KB]
[Screenshot]
Demo 1.15 28 Sep 2000
Rather dull demo of Sierpiñski Triangles!
[Screenshot]
Demo 1.1 13 Sep 2000
"Thrust"-style gravity engine
n/a
Demo 1.1 28 Sep 2000
Mikkel Løkke Nice Moiré patterns
n/a
0.43 beta 22 Aug 2000
"Old Skool" style intro
n/a
Demo 1.1 17 Sep 2000
Nice screen wipe effect [1.9MB]
n/a
Demo 1.1 17 Sep 2000
Tracer 3D spinning dot ball
n/a
0.49 beta 18 Aug 2000
3D spinning, morphing dot objects
n/a
0.49 beta 18 Aug 2000
3D wireframe animation
n/a
Demo 1.13 18 Sep 2000
Curt Esser Screenmode selector (filters out unusable modes)
[Screenshot]
Demo 1.1 14 Sep 2000
KrayZ Nice 2D space engine and simple racer demo
n/a
Demo 1.15 27 Sep 2000
Cool "WormsTM"-style destructible landscape
n/a
Demo 1.15 27 Sep 2000
André Rieussec Excellent TetrisTM-style game [290KB]
n/a
Demo 1.15 27 Sep 2000
DM Reed Cool wavey vector balls
n/a
Demo 1.15 27 Sep 2000
Rob Hewitt Traditional pairs card game for one or two players [769KB]
n/a
Demo 1.15 02 Oct 2000
Phil James GUI creator & controller
n/a
Demo 1.17 05 Oct 2000
Matthew Smith Scrolling shoot 'em up
n/a
Demo 1.17 30 Oct 2000
Mark Incitti Good clone of Ms PacManTM
n/a
Demo 1.17 07 Oct 2000
David Bird Scrolling platform game in progress
n/a
Demo 1.21 23 Oct 2000
Steve "Fash" Harrison Armalyte 2000 (Armalyte clone)
n/a
Demo 1.21 23 Oct 2000
Mouse-based shooter -- fast!
n/a
Demo 1.21 5 Nov 2000
Mat Hall True 3D starfield
n/a
Demo 1.15 29 Oct 2000
Old-skool wavey dots
n/a
Demo 1.21 1 Nov 2000
Aaron Koolen Includeable A* path-finding algorithms (AI)
n/a
Demo 1.21 04 Nov 2000
CyBeRGoth (John McCubbin) Multiple swirling parallax layers
n/a
Demo 1.21 08 Nov 2000
Brad Graham Creates a liquid animation effect over a picture -- nice!
n/a
Demo 1.21 10 Nov 2000

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