For the first time ever, the power of the PC and Microsoft's game engine Direct X can now be controlled by everyday PC users. It's no longer the sole domain of the expert 'C' programmer. Anyone with a PC can now make 3D objects move around the screen interacting with other game objects and taking live responses from the game player's inputs.

Automated Double Buffering
Full-Screen Display Modes
AVI Animation Control
MIDI/MP3 Music Control
Over 45 Demo's
Over 25 Tutorials
Over 600 Textures
Over 120 Sound Effects
900 3D Models

10 Image Formats Supported
Super-Fast 2D blitting
Mirror, Stretch, Blur and Fade
Screen-Sized sprites
Transparency
Fast Collision
Animated Sprites
Gamma Control
Scale Sprites
2D Drawing Functions

X and 3DS Files Supported
Landscape Terraforming
Built-in 3D Primitives
Dynamic Model Space
Polygon Collision Detection
Full Model Manipulation
Model Animation
Ambient Lighting
Directional Lighting
Texture Filtering
Alphablending
Fogging

Mouse Control
Keyboard Control
Force-Feedback Control
Gaming Device Control
System Handling
File Handling
User Friendly Editor
Integrated Help System
Extensive Exampes
Command Line Interface
Save As Single Executable

Other people are! So there is no reason why you can't too. If you've got the dedication and skill then you could produce a game worthy of retail with DarkBASIC. A number of DarkBASIC developers release their games into the Shareware market selling via their own web sites. Others have their games sold via independant distributors and publishers. If it's really good you can even find your game appearing on magazine CDs which is what happened to Star Wraith 3, featured in the PC Zone magazine for a number of months running.