BBC BASIC has been ported to a "modern computer" (if you'll accept a Windows PC as fitting that description): http://bb4w.com/
If you want to see what you can achieve using BBC BASIC for games programming these days (on a PC) look here: http://www.bb4wgames.com/
"using Visual Basic by default" I don't believe that is the case. I know some schools teach BBC BASIC (for Windows), which of course was specifically designed for the purpose: http://www.bb4w.com/
BBC BASIC has been ported to a "modern computer" (if you'll accept a Windows PC as fitting that description): http://bb4w.com/
If you want to see what you can achieve using BBC BASIC for games programming these days (on a PC) look here: http://www.bb4wgames.com/
"using Visual Basic by default" I don't believe that is the case. I know some schools teach BBC BASIC (for Windows), which of course was specifically designed for the purpose: http://www.bb4w.com/