Overview
- Number of Players
- 1 (Single Player)
- Genre
- Release Date
DSiWare
- 19th Jul 2012, 800 points
- 14th Mar 2012
- 25th Jul 2013, 800 points
- Also Available On
- Series
- Official Site
- petitcomputer.com
Reviews
Review Petit Computer (DSiWare)
Massive potential, minor headache
There are few better places to learn programming than within the BASIC family — heck, it's in the name — which offers general-purpose, relatively simple environments in which to learn the ropes and concepts of coding. Petit Computer is a powerful BASIC coding environment, a type of homebrew application seldom...
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Petit Computer News
News Petit Computer Getting Programmed Out of the 3DS eShop on 31st January
Making way for a new generation of BASIC
Petit Computer is one of the most intriguing apps on the DSi Shop / 3DS eShop, as it allows users to utilise the BASIC code-base to create small games on the DSi hardware or - courtesy of backward compatibility - the 3DS. A 3DS eShop version is on the way, however, which hit Japan - with the name SmileBASIC -...
News Mega Man 2 Fan Remake is Now Available to Play on Petit Computer
242 QR codes to make it happen
Though a 3DS eShop version is on the way, DSiWare app Petit Computer remains as one of the most intriguing downloads available on the last-gen portable. It allows you to create games using BASIC code that are fully playable on the DSi, and they can then be shared through QR codes. It's seen its share of terrific...
News Flappy Bird is Now Playable on the DSi and 3DS With Petit Computer
A fowl state of affairs
Flappy Bird has been everywhere, a bizarrely simplistic, flawed smart device game that went viral; it's unavoidable. Millions of people with phones play it compulsively on their morning commute, media outlets from games press to mainstream newspapers and TV channels have been talking about it, and its success upset its...
News Petit Computer Looks Set for the 3DS
Let's all code a smiley face pixel
While not necessarily a blockbuster hit, DSiWare title Petit Computer has earned a loyal, dedicated group of programmers around the world. Using BASIC code, it provides a surprisingly robust, powerful tool to create small games and share them online, even if it wasn't quite perfect in its execution. Of course,...
Nintendo Download 25th July (Europe)
Pikmin 3 at last, lots of retro, BASIC programming and more
It's another Monday morning, but it's also another Nintendo Download update for Europe. The star of this week's show is undoubtedly an eagerly anticipated Wii U retail release, but we also have a variety of titles — old and new — covering every Nintendo platform. Without further ado,...
Interview Smileboom - Petit Computer
Doing a lot with BASIC
Petit Computer arrived on North American DSiWare in mid-July, and since that time a number of enthusiastic programmers have no doubt been getting accustomed to the BASIC coding language. The app has already had a positive impact in Japan, with an enthusiastic community that has been producing and sharing innovative games on...
Nintendo Download 19th July 2012 (North America)
Kid Icarus, thievery and puzzles
Update details were slower than normal today, but we do now have a mixture of 3DS VC games, a couple of mystery eShop titles and some good-old DSiWare to look at this week. Let's get right into it. 3DS Virtual Console: Kid Icarus: Of Myths and Monsters (Game Boy, Nintendo, $3.99) — Before his high profile 3DS...
News Petit Computer Lets You Make Games on Your DSi and 3DS
Coming soon
Gamebridge has announced it's bringing DSiWare game creation software Petit Computer to North America this summer. The package serves as an introduction to the BASIC programming language that's powered games for decades. If you're not artistically inclined you can use the 512 pre-packed sprites and 256 backgrounds, or using the DSi's...
About The Game
A fun and easy-to-use tool for creating your own BASIC programs.
Petit Computer is an easy-to-use programming tool that lets you create everything from music, to images, to your very own original games using an adapted version of the classic BASIC programming language. Whether you have experience of BASIC, or are a complete novice, you will find that Petit Computer will give you the skills you need to create your own programs. You can select commands and run programs using the Nintendo DS Touch Screen, and you can even share your creations via Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection, allowing you to collaborate with other users.
You can also create special QR codes containing your programs that other users can scan using their Nintendo DS system camera. Petit Computer is a perfect companion for anyone who has ever wanted to delve deeper into the world of computer programming.
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I cannot wait for this ! I can remember actually playing with Basic to make games .... this is going to be soooooo much fun to play with again!
This DSiWare title sounds great!
I used BASIC a little on the C=64 in the 80's. I hope the BASIC on Petit Computer would be somewhat similar to that. I still have some old programs written down around here somewhere...
I will buy 4 copies, one for each Nintendo handheld I own so I can always dabble on the go... I am very psyched for this one. I was the only one in my class that passed Basic, everyone else failed it. I had though it would have been the other way around... boy was I surprised.
I'm so getting this
I was looking for some more information, and found out there is a full suite of editors for PC/Mac in case you don't want to do your work on a virtual keyboard all the time. Cool!
Some other links of interest:
Can't imagine this application appealing to a large segment of the DSi/3DS gaming population, especially given the amount of effort required to create anything. But I think it's awesome. Day 1 buy for me.
grabbing 3ds right now to see if i can get it
I dunno if I'll get this, because I have a short attention span and tend to only finish small projects.
OMG, must get this! I've been wanting to learn BASIC, but I haven't had the time or a program that would allow me to work with it. This will give me both!
Yeah, this isn't real basic. At least I don't think. The basic I wrote with as a kid was a little less user friendly. lol
There's more than a version of basic.
Anyways, I'm having a lot of fun with this little app, I'd recommend it to anyone.
ANYONE? Even those with zero programming experience? lol I really want to make sure this won't be a waste of money... it's up there at $8.
Definitely fun to re-learn some of the commands I've forgotten after all these years. I found a couple of my old programs, but the POKE command don't work.
I wrote a dumb little number guessing game and have scanned a few off the Japanese site (some very good examples of what PetitCom can do there).
I used to play around with BASIC as a kid on my Acorn - back when I thought I could actually be a game designer. Love to take it up again....and then maybe one day...who knows?
Why on earth is there not a DECENT TUTORIAL on Smileboom basic in english yet ?????
@Gioku hey, i just read your comment about petite computer. I'm in the same boat as you; i just downloaded petite computer hoping to learn the ropes of basic programming and am finding the included instructions less than helpful do you know of any guides or walkthroughs for the commands that might help a newbie? Thanks
Here's my two cents: go to the Petit Computer website, print off several of the sample programs, and tinker with them. Grab a Basic tutorial like this http://home.cmit.net/rwolbeck/programmingtutorial/ and look for similiarities.
Let me also suggest this: http://justbasic.com/
read 8 chapters of C++ for dummies, have a commodore 64... I've always wanted to program my own RPG and this is as close as I've been. No there isn't a little birdie who walks u though a tutorial but the help guide is just that (helpful). u could do as I did and print all the info u aren't familiar with for quick reference. If u know the book, "Gardens of Imagination"... u should have no prob. with this!!!!
...Still not here? What are they doing?
@Morphtroid and today, you are famous for creating petit farm!
I cannot get this because I'm in the UK... that is just not fair
Programming? I love this app. I'm making a game with over 1000 lines of coding and I'm going to send it to all my friends.
i made like 300 games for it!
It's taken over a year for this to come out in the EU after it came out in NA. Shesh!! I don't even remember which friends of mine were using it, it's been that long since anyone has talked about it.
!!! on the 25th! In 3 days! this is a godsend!
COOLIO!!!
Petit Computer 3DS!?
I got this finally a couple of months ago. I am working on a program right now. but im still in eighth grade and im having to learn BASIC on my own I work on programs every night it is fun
I finished my program yesterday took 96 lines of code and about 5 hours of work ill post the qr code sometime soon
good game. im horrible at basic. im good at others such as JavaScript and C++ but im still learning the language. excited to learn
There needs to be a Petit Computer for Python. I'd buy that in a second.
Meh, I don't have a 3DS, but I still like the current!
@Wilford111 you can download FREE GAMES off the internet using QR codes
@SkywardLink98 me too. i am addicted to python coding.
cant wait for the Australian release.
2015. Satisfaction = none. Come on! A new game for dsi ware came out a month ago. Aaaany way.
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