crustyBASIC - a BASIC cross-compiler for retro machines

crustyBASIC is a BASIC cross-compiler for 80s computers and consoles. It compiles BASIC source into native machine code. It runs on Windows, MacOS, and Linux.  NOTE: this is a WIP, but is being very actively developed/improved.

Currently supported machines are: Apple ][ series, Atari 8-bit (inc 5200), Commodore 64, TRS-80 Color Computer, and the NES. Some are a little further along than others. More will be added in the future.

• Compiles BASIC to native machine code for speed
• Options for speed vs size, carts, math libs, etc
• Flexible syntax that can be tailored with @REWRITE
• Portable APIs for a single listing that runs on multiple machines
• Dialect support for compiling old BASIC listings, including tokenized

Quick Start

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

Compile to assembly:

crustybasic compile hello.cbs -o hello.s

Build a runnable .prg in one shot:

crustybasic build hello.cbs -o hello.prg

Full usage guide and language reference included.