crustyBASIC - a BASIC cross-compiler for retro machines

crustyBASIC is a BASIC cross-compiler targetting retro systems, Linux and Windows.

It compiles BASIC source into native machine code. It runs on Windows, MacOS, and Linux.  

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Currently supported target machines are: 

• Apple ][+, //c, IIe
• Atari 400/800/XL/XE, 5200, 2600 VCS, 7800
• Commodore 64, 128, Vic-20, Plus/4
• TRS-80 Color Computer 1/2/3
• Nintendo NES
• Sinclair ZX81, ZX Spectrum
  
• MSDOS 16 bit
• x64 - Windows (including graphics), Linux (text only)

More will be added in the future.  Lots of example code is included to get you started.

• Compiles BASIC to native machine code for speed
• Many options - speed vs size, carts, math libs, memory layouts, etc
• Flexible syntax at compile time with @REWRITE
• Modularity supported by @INCLUDE, pull in files and resources
• Portable APIs (TILE, SPRITE, CHARSET/MAP, FILE, GRAPHICS, CELL, IMAGE, INPUT, SOUND, etc) - write once and run multiple on systems, including your desktop
• Supports compiling old BASIC listings, including tokenized, even running on the listings on different systems!

Quick Start

@OPTION TARGET c64
CLS
POSITION 0, 0
PRINT "HELLO, WORLD!"

Build a runnable .prg in one shot:

crustybasic hello.cbs

Compile to assembly:

crustybasic compile hello.cbs -o hello.s

Full usage guide and language reference included as well as lots of example code.  Bug reports/feature requests can be posted here in the forums or at https://github.com/bsturk/crustybasic