BBC BASIC for SDL 2.0 Devlog - itch.io

Version 1.44a released

Sat, 28 Mar 2026 10:58:49 GMT

Environment In Android (only) the IDE's file selector provides access to the SD Card, if one is fitted. The Google Play Store now enforces API 21 (which means Android 4.1 KitKat is no longer supported...

Version 1.43a released

Sat, 29 Nov 2025 14:38:36 GMT

Environment This version should be compatible with SDL3 by means of the SDL2-compat wrapper; some Linux distributions are now supporting SDL2 applications by this means. BASIC Interpreter / Run Time E...

Version 1.42a released

Wed, 02 Jul 2025 16:46:40 GMT

Environment Updated SDL to version 2.32.8 (Windows, MacOS, Android and iOS only). Improved support for SDL3 , via the sdl2_compat library. BASIC Interpreter / Run Time Engine Changed Bad program to be...

Version 1.41a released

Mon, 17 Mar 2025 17:10:30 GMT

Environment Updated the version of SDL to SDL 2.32.0 (except the Linux and in-browser editions). BASIC Interpreter / Run Time Engine Added array slicing , using the syntax: array(first TO [last]) or a...

Version 1.40a released

Wed, 03 Jul 2024 14:15:23 GMT

Environment Added a 64-bit Windows binary for direct downloading (it was always possible to build it from source). BASIC Interpreter / Run Time Engine Integer arrays are now guaranteed to be 32-bit al...

Version 1.39a released

Tue, 27 Feb 2024 15:41:31 GMT

Environment Updated SDL2 to version 2.30.0 and SDL2_ttf to version 2.22.0 (Windows and MacOS). Increased the initial value of HIMEM to 32 Mbytes above PAGE. Increased the maximum heap size , in 64-bit...

Version 1.37a released

Fri, 01 Sep 2023 17:36:04 GMT

Environment Updated the Windows, MacOS, Android and iOS editions to SDL 2.28.2 . SDL2 has now entered a maintenance phase, with new developments focussing on SDL3. Updated the Android edition to targe...