Socrates: An Open-World Philosophical Adventure in Ancient Athens Devlog - itch.iohttps://sparkgapgames.itch.io/socratesAn open-world educational game exploring the life of Socrates for the TI-99/4A Home Computer.https://sparkgapgames.itch.io/socrates/devlog/1480521/ti-994a-socrates-game-development-devlog-11-dialog-engineTI-99/4A: "Socrates" Game Development Devlog #11: Dialog Enginehttps://sparkgapgames.itch.io/socrates/devlog/1480521/ti-994a-socrates-game-development-devlog-11-dialog-engineSun, 05 Apr 2026 06:50:31 GMTdevlogTI-99/4A: "Socrates" Game Development Devlog #11: Dialog Engine Work continues on our open-world Extended BASIC “Socrates” game. On Sunday we created a working dialog engine allowing Socrates to i...

]]>https://sparkgapgames.itch.io/socrates/devlog/1477093/ti-994a-socrates-game-development-devlog-10-populating-the-map-with-npcsTI-99/4A: "Socrates" Game Development Devlog #10: Populating the Map with NPCshttps://sparkgapgames.itch.io/socrates/devlog/1477093/ti-994a-socrates-game-development-devlog-10-populating-the-map-with-npcsWed, 01 Apr 2026 21:50:46 GMTdevlogTI-99/4A: "Socrates" Game Development Devlog #10: Populating the Map with NPCs Still more progress on our Extended BASIC "Socrates" game in TI Extended BASIC: This week we populated the relevant map s...

]]>https://sparkgapgames.itch.io/socrates/devlog/1467472/ti-994a-socrates-game-development-devlog-9-adding-npcs-to-map-screensTI-99/4A: "Socrates" Game Development Devlog #9: Adding NPCs to Map Screenshttps://sparkgapgames.itch.io/socrates/devlog/1467472/ti-994a-socrates-game-development-devlog-9-adding-npcs-to-map-screensMon, 23 Mar 2026 19:53:04 GMTdevlogTI-99/4A: "Socrates" Game Development Devlog #9: Adding NPCs to Map Screens Yesterday we worked on creating an NPC engine in our TI-99/4A “Socrates” game, allowing us to place up to eight NPC char...

]]>https://sparkgapgames.itch.io/socrates/devlog/1464410/ti-994a-socrates-game-development-devlog-8-text-box-map-updates-and-bug-fixesTI-99/4A: "Socrates" Game Development Devlog #8: Text Box, Map Updates, and Bug Fixeshttps://sparkgapgames.itch.io/socrates/devlog/1464410/ti-994a-socrates-game-development-devlog-8-text-box-map-updates-and-bug-fixesFri, 20 Mar 2026 13:25:34 GMTdevlogTI-99/4A: "Socrates" Game Development Devlog #8: Text Box, Map Updates, and Bug Fixes We made more progress on our "Socrates" game yesterday. We changed the size of the play area to accommodate a new...

]]>https://sparkgapgames.itch.io/socrates/devlog/1460466/ti-994a-socrates-game-development-devlog-7-building-our-map-of-ancient-athensTI-99/4A: "Socrates" Game Development Devlog #7: Building Our Map of Ancient Athenshttps://sparkgapgames.itch.io/socrates/devlog/1460466/ti-994a-socrates-game-development-devlog-7-building-our-map-of-ancient-athensMon, 16 Mar 2026 13:13:06 GMTdevlogTI-99/4A: "Socrates" Game Development Devlog #7: Building Our Map of Ancient Athens...

]]>https://sparkgapgames.itch.io/socrates/devlog/1457256/ti-994a-socrates-game-development-devlog-6-improved-player-movement-and-map-buildingTI-99/4A: "Socrates" Game Development Devlog #6: Improved Player Movement and Map Buildinghttps://sparkgapgames.itch.io/socrates/devlog/1457256/ti-994a-socrates-game-development-devlog-6-improved-player-movement-and-map-buildingSat, 14 Mar 2026 03:31:43 GMTdevlogTI-99/4A: "Socrates" Game Development Devlog #6: Improved Player Movement and Map Building...

]]>https://sparkgapgames.itch.io/socrates/devlog/1453178/ti-994a-socrates-game-development-devlog-5-map-engine-with-data-and-read-statementsTI-99/4A: "Socrates" Game Development Devlog #5: Map Engine with DATA and READ Statementshttps://sparkgapgames.itch.io/socrates/devlog/1453178/ti-994a-socrates-game-development-devlog-5-map-engine-with-data-and-read-statementsMon, 09 Mar 2026 12:56:02 GMTdevlogTI-99/4A: "Socrates" Game Development Devlog #5: Map Engine with DATA and READ Statements...

]]>https://sparkgapgames.itch.io/socrates/devlog/1445934/ti-994a-socrates-game-development-devlog-4-greek-wall-tiles-designTI-99/4A: "Socrates" Game Development Devlog #4: Greek Wall Tiles Designhttps://sparkgapgames.itch.io/socrates/devlog/1445934/ti-994a-socrates-game-development-devlog-4-greek-wall-tiles-designTue, 03 Mar 2026 15:29:43 GMTdevlogTI-99/4A: "Socrates" Game Development Devlog #4: Greek Wall Tiles Design...

]]>https://sparkgapgames.itch.io/socrates/devlog/1430817/ti-994a-socrates-game-development-devlog-3-preventing-movement-through-wallsTI-99/4A: "Socrates" Game Development Devlog #3: Preventing Movement Through Wallshttps://sparkgapgames.itch.io/socrates/devlog/1430817/ti-994a-socrates-game-development-devlog-3-preventing-movement-through-wallsSat, 28 Feb 2026 21:02:13 GMTdevlogTI-99/4A: "Socrates" Game Development Devlog #3: Preventing Movement Through Walls...

]]>https://sparkgapgames.itch.io/socrates/devlog/1399486/ti-994a-socrates-game-development-devlog-2-screen-borders-and-color-schemeTI-99/4A: "Socrates" Game Development Devlog #2: Screen Borders and Color Schemehttps://sparkgapgames.itch.io/socrates/devlog/1399486/ti-994a-socrates-game-development-devlog-2-screen-borders-and-color-schemeSat, 21 Feb 2026 01:31:47 GMTdevlogTI-99/4A: "Socrates" Game Development Devlog #2: Screen Borders and Color Scheme...

]]>https://sparkgapgames.itch.io/socrates/devlog/1395995/ti-994a-socrates-game-development-devlog-1-player-movement-and-map-systemTI-99/4A: "Socrates" Game Development Devlog #1: Player Movement and Map Systemhttps://sparkgapgames.itch.io/socrates/devlog/1395995/ti-994a-socrates-game-development-devlog-1-player-movement-and-map-systemFri, 20 Feb 2026 03:18:22 GMTdevlogTI-99/4A: "Socrates" Game Development Devlog #1: Player Movement and Map System...

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