Subj : FORTH
To   : All
From : Chickenhead
Date : Fri Jan 09 2026 19:26:07

So a couple years ago I decided to explore the FORTH language.  I started out using HES FORTH on the C64 emulator.  Graduated to gForth on Linux.  And then DurexFORTH on the C64.

I am quite convinced that FORTH is what I have been missing.  It has actually made my math better.  Compared to object oriented programming it is almost the opposite, extreme monomorphism at it's finest.

I did a couple things with FORTH.  First, I recreated the old Milton-Bradley game from 1979, "Comp IV".  Basically a simple version of Mastermind.  But I am trying really hard to make my own version of the classic "Labyrinth" game that was first seen on the Commodore PET.  It has been a fun experiment, especially learning how to make a maze using a recursive algorithm.  I've got the maze, now I am working on a crap ASCII 3D view of it.  Almost there.

I have this idea of trying to make an Ultima style game next.  Something simple, like Ultima II or III.

[Your blood pressure just went up.]

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