BasicRS
August 1, 2025 ยท View on GitHub
BasicRS is a Rust implementation of both a BASIC interpreter and a BASIC compiler.
BasicRS is part of the TrekBasic family of BASIC programming tools.
| LOGO | Project | Description | Language | Interpreter | Compiler |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | TrekBasic | Basic compiler and interpreter | Python | Yes | Yes |
 | TrekBasicJ | Basic compiler and interpreter | Java | Yes | Yes |
 | BasicRS | Basic compiler and interpreter | Rust | Yes | Yes |
 | BasicTestSuite | A test suite for Basic | BASIC | - | - |
 | TrekBot | A tool to exercise the superstartrek program | Rust | - | - |
All versions, interpreted and compiled, are intended to by byte-by-byte compatible, but are not there yet - but they are close. TrekBot and BasicTestSuite are part of the plan to ensure full compatibility.
My goal was to be able to play the old Star Trek game, which was written in BASIC.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Trek_(1971_video_game).
I have achieved that goal.
To Run
cargo run -- superstartrek.bas
OR
target/debug/basic_rs superstartrek.bas
Shell
If you want to use the shell for BASIC which is the command line "IDE" - sort of.
It provides breakpoints, single stepping, code coverage, and more.
./target/debug/basic_shell superstartrek.bas
or just
./target/debug/basic_shell