TOC
Table of Contents
- Breaking News NEC Announces the ‘PC Engine’ Dedicated Gaming Console!!
- Special Feature
X1 FM MML Subroutine ‘FM Sound Driver’ Maintenance Guide — Convert Your VIP Voice Data for the FM77AV40EX! - Famicom / NES Machine Code Tutorial – Lesson 8: Getting the Most Out of BG (Background) Graphics!
- Mastering the MSX2! Features and Usage – Page Switching (Paging) Part 2
- Unveil Your Programming Techniques: Stylish Text Rendering!
- Crash Course
Operation: Master Music Programming
Final Episode: Programming Games Directly from Sheet Music (Bonus: GRADIUS STAGE 1 for MSX) - Dr.D & Kage‘s PC Lecture
What is Structured Programming? Part IV - Super Software Corner
Video Games, Challenge! AVG, Challenge! RPG & More - Video Game Music Collection (Sheet Music)
DRAGON SPIRIT -AREA 1 - Paper Adventure Game
Wakkanai Murder Mystery - Yamashita, Akira’s Rescue! AVG&RPG
Stuck in a game? A must-read! Mr.Yamashita, Akira answers your questions! - Created by Reader… Secret & Hot Tips Corner
View tthe “Maison Ikkoku” screen using the “Urusei Yatsura” disk! - Yamashita, Akira’s Free Talk Board
Comic Market Report - Fantasy Dispatch
- Video Game Graffiti
- CHALLENGE HIGH SCORE!
- Open Question Letter
PC Manufacturers give direct answers to your questions! - Hot Information Corner
- SOFTWARE HOUSE HOT INFORMATION
Packed with the latest updates straight from software developers! - U-com Buyer’s Guide(Used PC Equipment Guide)
Featured Programs Corner
What is the Featured Program?
Featured Programs was a section of Monthly BASIC Magazine that highlighted outstanding program listings selected by the editors. It included games, utilities, and other notable software considered especially worthy of publication.
| Platform | Title | Description |
|---|---|---|
| BM-Jr./LII2 | Dish1 | What will be your fate as you stand against the Machine Empire? |
| BM-LIII/MK5 | DRAGON’S CASTLE | If you pray for a dragon’s head… good luck to ya! |
| Famicom (NES) / Twin Famicom | Monstar ZADORA | Become a monster and crush your enemies! |
| DANGER ZONE | Hardly a “Fantasy Zone”, but… | |
| Zoku Kikikaikai | A sequel to that bizarre game has arrived! | |
| FM7/77 | WAINER | Search for the crystals! |
| GOLF | The definitive golf game!! | |
| FP-1000/1100 | Bomber Uncle | The tale of an old guy carrying bombs to the goal. |
| JR-100 | FIRE ROOM | A full-fledged action puzzle game! |
| JR-200 | Challenge to Hackers | Yamanote Line, Chuo Line… For all you train geeks out there!! |
| M5 | STAG BEETLE | A XEVIOUS-style shoot’em up! |
| Maou(The Demon King) | A-full fledged RPG!! Super fun!! | |
| MSX | MYSTERY FORESTS | Is it Jack and the Beanstalk? |
| Jara Keran Poran | Test your skills Rock-Paper-Scissors! | |
| START RUN | The ultimate shoot’em up game! | |
| MSX2 | Ballon II | An ultra-tricky puzzle game! Seriously Tough! |
| MZ-1200/700/1500 | Piranha Land | Grab the coconuts! But watch out for the piranhas below! |
| MZ-700/1500 | ICE SLIDER | Here it comes! A Pengo-style(?) knock-off for the 700! |
| OVER THE TOPTAP | A 2-Player arm wrestling game! | |
| MZ-1500 | Legend of Yukari | The title mean absolutely nothing. A puzzle game. |
| MZ-80B/2000/2200/2500 | Shinobi Kun(Little Ninja) | The tale of a little ninja collection scrolls. |
| MZ-2200/2500 | Cherry Gari II | An upgraded port from the PC-9801! |
| MZ-2500 | SHES | Huge sprites moving around! Get ready for a thrilling shooter! |
| PASPPIA7 | DOKURO | A chase game. Find the crystals. |
| PC-6001/mk II/6601/SR | Money Grabber | A game all about grabbing cold hard cash! |
| Ported Version: The Return of Rainbow | That masterpiece has finally been ported! | |
| PC-6001mk II/6601/SR | Arm Wrestling | A test of brute strength! Arm wrestle against the computer! |
| PC-6001mk II SR/6601SR | Revenge of the Four Heavenly Kings | The sequel to Lizard Quest! |
| PC-8001/mk II/8801/mkII/SR | DRGON ‘N’ SPRIT | Dragon Spirit for the PC-8001!! We did it! |
| 51 | The card game “51” that everyone knows and loves! | |
| PC-8001mk II/SR | THE JANKEN | A Rock-Paper-Scissors actions game! |
| PC-8001mk II SR | FAIRY’S TRICK | A game featuring super cute characters! |
| PC-8801 | FAIRY OF SPRING | It’s a new work by the amous Hato-poppo kun! |
| PC-8801mk II SR | GRADUATE | Is GRADIUS coming back to life once again? |
| PC-9801 | BLADE | A full-fledged RPG makes its debut on the PC-98! |
| S1 | SPACE HUNTER | SPACE HARRIER(?) makes an appearance on the S1! |
| SC-4000 | BALLOON DREADFUL | Balloons are falling. And they’ve got bombs inside! |
| X1 | Hang in There, Jinbe! | Spiders dangling everywhere – blast’em with your spray! |
| Urashima, Taiko | Urashima, Taro‘s daugher, Taiko, smashes turtle shells! | |
| PB-1000/110 | Triangular Maze | A unique and quirky maze game arrives! |
| FUNC | Trapping blocks between two balls, they say! | |
| PC-1245 | Adventures of Titan | A brain-teaser puzzle game where you push boulders to pop baloons! |
| PC-1500 | IMOMUSHI HUNTER2 | Caterpillars wiggling all over! Where’s the bug spray?! |
| PC-2001 | SUPER JAMP MAN | Aim for the goal with jumps! A on-key game! |
The Game Music Program
| Platform | Title |
|---|---|
| X68000 | DRAGON SPIRIT -AREA 6- |
| X68000 | DRAGON SPIRIT -AREA 9- |
| PC-8801mkII SR | ENDURO RACER |
Notes
Fun fact: The MML score for ‘DRAGON SPIRIT -AREA 6-‘ featured in this section was transcribed and programmed by none other than legendary composer Koshiro, Yuzo during his ‘YK-2’ era at BASIC Magazine!
The YouTube video below compares the audio generated by running the program featured in BASIC Magazine with the original track. The port is so accurate it’s practically indistinguishable from the original, showing that BASIC Magazine readers knew even back then that they were a true “Sound Wizard.”
Comments