ART IN BASIC!

Here you will find some of the pictures that we made using only BASIC 1.1 for our games.

All pictures are made using PLOT/DRAW/FILL commands (and very few characters using CHR$).

Please have in mind that, in BASIC, in order to draw a simple line, you have to enter the coordinates of the first point and then of the second point in the screen.

Amstrad screen is 600x400, that means 600 pixels horizontally and 400 pixels vertically.

So, e.g., by using the commands:
MOVE 100,200:DRAW 500,200

we draw a line that connects these 2 points (100,200 and 500,200).

That's how the pictures are made in BASIC. Then, all these lines together can create a nice picture.
Pls also note that drawing curves in BASIC is usually slow and also circles are drawn slowly in Amstrad BASIC.
In most curves (not for circles) we tried to make many short diagonal lines that are seen finally as a curve, as this is much faster. An example of this is our picture of AMSTRADAIR aircraft, where the curves of the plane (not the wheels) are in fact short diagonal lines.

Pls also note that some pictures (e.g. the tank and the military truck) are used as little animations, as the rocket is moving and hits the tank/truck while you play the game.

We hope you like our pictures!

AMSTRADAIR AIRCRAFT (GAME <ART WAR>)