To download others' projects, from the Top Menu: Publish/Download Projects Download (Receive) using Public Key Yes Enter the key the person gave you.

Dates are in the form "YYYY/MM/DD", the same as the DATE$ system variable. This is most obviously for real-time applications, where you would need to tell how many days have passed between sessions. The actual output is the number of days past December 31, 2012, and only works on dates January 1, 2013 or later.

Here's a function for converting dates into decimal numbers for easy comparison.

Yeah. Between that and the Smile Tool -- jammed full of quick reference material -- I feel positively spoiled.

Smile BASIC's Twitter just posted a note that the Gold Membership is having problems at the moment and they're trying to get it fixed.

I was hoping there would be! I guess I'll just have to poke around with it a bit more.

I've waited ALL SUMMER for Smile BASIC and it's finally here!!! ...Now where's my inspiration?

As BASIC interpreters on game consoles go, this is pretty much the best I've ever used. It's been tuned toward game making, with built-in art tools and functions that let you use 3D, touch screen, gyro, accelerometer, and the mic. Some of the features take a little learning, but they're there for the adventurous.

I'm worried that this sprite editor will be difficult to use. Making fine adjustments with a stylus is tough with such small pixels.