File hacking: fully self contained NextBASIC [spectrum] [blog]

1 · Remy Sharp · May 31, 2021, 8:08 p.m.
With the new Spectrum Next computer there's two main modes of distributing (new) games: the NEX file format, which "is good for a program that takes over the machine", and the BAS file format that "is the native SD-card format for BASIC programs". There are others that are used, for instance, .snx, but I'm mostly seen these two afore mentioned for new projects. What's particularly appealing about the NEX format is everything is self contained. If I want to distribute a game in this format, it's ...