My parents bought Basic Programming for the 2600 at my request. We didn't yet have a computer, and affording one was a bit dicey at that time. But I had been learning BASIC on a TRS-80 Model I at school for some months, and the hope was that I could replicate some of that experience at home.
Long story short, this is literally the only console cart I've ever returned (on the 2600 or any later system) due to being dissatisfied with its contents. It was an remarkable achievement on the system, but for a kid who just wanted to be able to do some nontrivial BASIC programming, it was nothing but disappointment.
Long story short, this is literally the only console cart I've ever returned (on the 2600 or any later system) due to being dissatisfied with its contents. It was an remarkable achievement on the system, but for a kid who just wanted to be able to do some nontrivial BASIC programming, it was nothing but disappointment.