Path: chuka.playstation.co.uk!news From: "Rikki Prince" Newsgroups: scee.yaroze.freetalk.english Subject: Re: PS2 Linux Date: Mon, 30 Apr 2001 20:41:49 +0100 Organization: PlayStation Net Yaroze (SCEE) Lines: 48 Message-ID: <9ckfd2$iqj5@www.netyaroze-europe.com> References: <3AE82F02.67C8020A@scee.net> <9ccrf9$egq1@www.netyaroze-europe.com> <9ceavh$egq3@www.netyaroze-europe.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: th-gt143-060.pool.dircon.co.uk X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2919.6600 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2919.6600 "Max" wrote in message news:9ceavh$egq3@www.netyaroze-europe.com... > What is this YaBasic language? I havn't heard that much about it, only what > was in edge - it comes with the console (am I right?) and it can be used to > make your own PS2 games (am I right?) How then does one get the media such > as sound fx, artwork and 3D model data onto it? - this maybe the sole reason > for me getting a PS2. Hi Max, TBH, Yabasic isn't that great. You can't do loads, and it's really best for text based, turn based games. There is a bit of graphical capability, but there's not sprite/bitmap blitting functions. There are Gouraud shaded triangles, so some reasonable 3d is possible. However, it's only a BASIC language, being interpreted in real time, and not very well. However, I should be talking it up, as I'm building a site about it! In all honesty, Yabasic is nowhere near as versatile as the Yaroze's ability. It is really aimed at a very low programming knowledge level. Oh, and to answer your questions - Yabasic comes with the PS2 console, on the demo disc, but you have to access it through the demo disc menu, which means skipping past the FMV and stuff - doesn't load straight into Yabasic :(, you can make your own games on the PS2, but not PS2 quality games (unfortunately), and you don't load SFX, artwork or 3d models into Yabasic, you essentially hard code it in (there is a method of storing DATA in a certain part of the code, then you can write code to read it into arrays and stuff - this lets you set out the DATA in a semi-readable form). I wouldn't advise getting a PS2 solely for Yabasic, you will almost certainly be disappointed, though I do reckon it's worth getting one in the next month or so, as the games allegedly being released over summer (surprising time for games) look great - GT3, Red Faction, there seems to be loads (can't remember most of them). And if they release Linux for PS2, definitely get one, as this is almost certainly the nearest to Yaroze 2 we're gonna get - with EE, GS and VU documentation... HTH, Rikki