@Soan Declaring I as a variable inside the function makes it a local variable. That way, if you're using I somewhere else in your program, you won't overwrite it when you call this function. @ChangeV I didn't know that, that's awesome!

Here's a quick function to print text as a background layer. BGPRINT Layer, X, Y, "Text" Not all characters are supported, of course.

This is just the bare bones to demonstrate the shooting mechanics. Still on the to-do list: Wind effects Crumbling terrain A proper setup menu CPU Bots More weapons Some spit & polish

Public Key [ND251EDD] Here's a playable WIP for Petit Tanks! Aim and fire and be the last tank standing!

A side scrolling action RPG would be unique.

Sineline's pretty sweet. Reminds me of the Art Style games from a few years back.

@Cameron Smile BASIC is currently on the eShop in North America. The programs you make with Smile BASIC don't show up on your Home screen; you have to launch Smile BASIC to use them.

Here's how to read the touch screen.

Well hey, good luck! I look forward to seeing what you come up with.

Heck yeah I am! Have you much experience making them?

First, use XSCREEN 2 to remove the software keyboard. Then use DISPLAY 1 to specify the touchscreen for printing, graphics, etc. Use DISPLAY 0 when you want to output to the upper screen again.

Strings use the same boolean operations as numbers. So if you wanted to see if A$ is XYZZY: IF A$=="XYZZY" THEN ...

I didn't write a lot of detailed comments back on PTC because of the screen restrictions. A wider screen and word wrap really helps.

Everyone learns somehow. I doubt anyone would explain their process on YouTube if they didn't want to be emulated.

The program doesn't have native support for 3D models. However, a few enterprising souls here on Miiverse are working on raycasting engines for polygon 3D.

I'm actually unfamiliar with programming in wireless. If I had another 3DS with Smile BASIC handy, I could experiment with it a bit, but as it is, we'll just have to settle for this for now. Maybe when the Wii U version comes out, I can do more with games where every player has a controller.

In line 5, we push the array of tiles into the background by setting its Z value to 1024. In line 6, we pull the orange into the foreground by setting its Z value to -256.

This is kind of an extreme example with two levels of background and one sprite.

You'll have to pass the 3DS from one player to the next on their turn, or you can play against CPU bots.