This is my last post of Jacko's sprite in SmileBASIC. I've changed his sprite design further, since my last post. I did it, because I wanted to be able to design sprites of him facing different directions without messing up his proportions. So, I actually have drawn sprites of him for when he looks in any of the standard eight directions. Pretty neat, huh? [SIGHS] Only three more days left…

It's Jacko Orwen, one of my own original characters! I think this sprite of him looks a little better than his old one from before, which you can see if you look through my Play Journal a little. I really would like to make a game starring him as the player character, but I still haven't set apart enough time to practice programming on SmileBASIC to learn all the essentials to create my own game…

Yeah, just go to my recent post where I asked for help on learning to program on SmileBASIC.

@☆★Declan★☆: Hi, Declan! I'd be grateful for your help. Simple programs should be a great start for me. @crazy pro: Okay, I'm reading through your comments… …Alright! Thank you! Now, time to check this out… @[DM]Quote: I wasn't freaking out about it. (I was trying to be stern.) But yeah, I'm sorry; I just wanted to point it out, 'cause, to me, you sounded prideful… in the bad sense of the word.

All right.

Um, it doesn't work, crazy pro. When I press the A Button, it just shows some syntax error message for a split-second, and then exits. What could be wrong with this program?

…Oh, thank you! Wonder what it's gonna be like… …Do you mean "says?" You just spell it like I just did. You're welcome! …Uh… (What just happened?)

@ignacio: Wait, on the Switch? Interesting! @crazy pro: Ooh, that sounds cool! @Jack.ase: …Oh, so this is the original? Okay. …Oh, whoops.

@[DM]Quote: Hey, now! Sorry, but just because you're careful about grammar and spelling (and such) doesn't make you better than other people. It doesn't make you a more important person than others. I'm not saying you aren't an important individual, if that's what you're thinking. No, EVERYBODY is of equal worth, according to the Creator, as I'm calling him now. @J¤©0♭: Me? Oops… @Jacob: Oh…

Holy smokes! Celeste sure is a difficult game to beat (in fact, it's probably one of the most challenging games I've ever played recently), but I finally made it to the summit! Whoopee! Pretty well programmed game, I must say. Just wish it wasn't so extremely hard to finish. Ooh, now my hands hurt from being so tense…

@J¤©0♭: Yup, I sure do like spelling and grammar! I agree, you rarely see anyone being that careful when they're typing something on here. @MathPRG: Yeah, but that could have just been a typo. I can't really tell if it was, though.

Drat! Sorry, I slightly misspelled your name, raimondz.

@raimonz: …Oh, thank you! Now I can check it out. …Oh, I've heard of that, too! Thanks! I should definitely check that out now, judging by what you just said about it. @Autz: …Uh-huh. Good idea, but, again, I'm not sure I've got the time to do all of that work. @J¤©0♭: …Uh, okay?

@Jacob: Read the comment that MathPRG just posted here before this one. He explained it. @crazy pro: Oh. That stinks…

You don't? How?

@crazy pro: Oh, whoops! Didn't see that. So, that's Celeste… Could you give me its key, please? Can't see its code, otherwise.

doing works differently. But thanks for the suggestion. @crazy pro: …What…? …Oh! I see. …Minecraft on SmileBASIC? "Petitcraft?" How do I get that? @[DM]Quote: …I know how to use PRINT already… Yeah, sprites are interesting, but I'm not sure how to use them very well… Oh, all right. That's fine. Hope you'll be back soon! @MathPRG: Oh, I've heard of him. Still haven't seen his stuff… Thank you!

…Okay. So, that's what the entity pattern is… GAME4SHOOTER uses this pattern… Other patterns that'd be helpful, but… All right. I'll try to remember all of that. Thanks! @Stewart: …No, I've programmed a little before. I know how a "Hello, World" program works. I just don't have experience with programming using the BASIC language. And I don't wanna look for 80s BASIC books online if what I'm

…Okay. *CHUCKLES* "Spaghetti code?" Heh, heh. That's a nice descriptor! …Mm-hmm. I knew all that already, but that's a good reminder. Thank you! I'm just struggling with understanding all the logic, I think. @raimondz: …Uh-huh. Two patterns, game loop and entity pattern… Game loop is a "While" statement that… Okay. I think I get what you're saying. Uh, what's Celeste?

Whoa, so many responses! Thanks, guys! Now here comes the hard part… @MathPRG: …Hmm, interesting. …Thanks, but that sounds like a whole lot of work… I don't think I have time to do all that. @Autz: …Yeah? …I've looked at it before, but there's just so many possible commands and functions listed in it that I don't know which ones to choose from. Learning via the Help button would take too long…