The BASIC programming language and how it ended up on the Sega Saturn | MVG

In 1998, Bits Laboratory released Game BASIC for the Sega Saturn. An easy way for programmers to write games on the Saturn without an expensive development kit. In this episode we take a look at what BASIC is, its importance in game development and theorize why it was made available for the Saturn ► Consider supporting me -   / modernvintagegamer   Credits and Thanks: ► Intro/Outro Music - Everyway by h0ffman -   / hoffman-everyway   Sources: ► https://segaretro.org/Bits_Laboratory ► https://www.satakore.com/sega-saturn-... ► https://web.archive.org/web/200103030... ► http://web.archive.org/web/2005021216... Social Media Links : ► Check me out on Facebook :   / modernvintagegamer   ► BandCamp : https://modernvintagegamer.bandcamp.com/ ► The Real MVP Podcast : https://player.fm/series/the-real-mvp ► Follow me on Twitter :   / modernvintageg   #SegaSaturn #BASIC #Programming