# Gorillas: Tribute — Reimagining the QBasic classic

> Reimagining the QBasic classic (iPhone/iPad app by ZX82 AB.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/gorillas-tribute/id6790811979 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [ZX82 AB](https://appshunter.io/developer/1886447655)
- Category: Games, Action
- Price: Free
- Age rating: 12+
- Requires: iOS 17.0 · 1 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2026-08-22
- Data updated: 2026-10-03
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/gorillas-tribute/id6790811979/reviews.md

## What is Gorillas?

A TRIBUTE TO GORILLA.BAS

In 1990, a little BASIC program shipped with MS-DOS and quietly ate the world's office hours. Two gorillas on rooftops, an exploding banana, angle and velocity — that was all it took. This is a faithful, from-scratch tribute to that classic, rebuilt for iPhone with the same EGA heart.

THROW LIKE IT'S 1990
• The genuine EGA look: 640x350, sixteen colors, the exact palette
• A new random city skyline every round, windows lit and dark
• Wind, gravity and craters — every miss leaves a hole in the city
• The sun still gets shocked when your banana flies through it

THE DETAILS THAT MATTER
• The gorillas are drawn by the original's own line-and-arc routine, not redrawn sprites
• The banana's four rotation frames come straight from the original's data statements
• Every melody is the original's PLAY string, performed by a procedural PC-speaker synth
• Hit yourself and your opponent takes the point — house rules of 1990 apply

PLAY YOUR WAY
• Pass-and-play duels on one device, just like sharing a keyboard
• Or face the CPU: three difficulties, from wobbly Rookie to dead-eye Ace
• Set the gravity: Moon, Mars, Earth or Jupiter

TOUCH-FIRST CONTROLS
Drag anywhere to aim: horizontal for angle, vertical for velocity. Tap Throw. That's it.

No ads. No in-app purchases. No internet required. Just bananas.

This is an unofficial fan tribute to the 1990 DOS QBasic sample game GORILLA.BAS.


## Version history (last 1 release)

### 1.0 — 2026-08-22

No release notes.

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