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Newcomers DBPro Corner / 2d game, which is better?

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FADE Studios
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For a 2d game, like metal slug, which should I use. Playbasic or Darkbasic?

((Also, can playbasic do simple 3d sequences?))

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Ed222
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Play Basic is mostly for 2d and DarkBASICPRO is a mix of 3d and 2d but it doesn't fully support 2d

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Mr Personality
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I work mostly in 2d in DBP. DBP is somewhat lacking in 2d features though, and its sprites can be somewhat of a resource hog. There's also quite a bit of bugs in the 2d as well :-\

I was going to start out this post defending 2d in DBP, but really.. its pretty bad! Ive found a way to manage though. It just takes some creativity and work-arounds.

Go with playbasic. I should on my next game :-p
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Playbasic, what scripting does it use? Darkbasic script?

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It uses its own dialect of BASIC.

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Is a commercial game possible with it?

Can a metal slug type game be made with it?

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