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I know that game playing is fun but how about game making? If you know anything about programming or simple game making programs and have made anything of use please tell me about it on this topic and also tell others who don't know how to do good programming/game making.



So in that case who knows anything about this????

Well, I like making games. Don't know **** about programming, though. I used RPGMaker 2000 for a while, and it was sweet, so I switched to 2003 when it came out, but I'm not happy with it.

There's also something out there called Games Factory, or something, and you can make a Megaman-style game. Think you have to buy it, though.

Try downloads.com and search for game making programs, or try madmonkey.net (Not sure about the last one, though; my computer started acting screwey last time I visited it)

m-s-s-c-b-t-w-s (my stupid school computer blocks that website!!!!)

Me and my friend Brain used to make games together, but that's on hold right now. We've worked on about 10 projects together, and completed 3 games I think. We even started porting one of our games to GBA.

Fact of the matter is, there's no "easy" way to make games. Brain just happened to be a programming genius, and could pick up languages in a matter of a couple days. I did graphics.

My adVice, if you're serious about making games, is sitting down with a Basic or C++ book, and just start reading (best to start out with something simple like Basic). Keep in mind that programming is MATH. If you're not any good at math, learning to program is going to be a bumpy road, which is why I did graphics. Haha

There is a limitless supply of information available with just a little Googling, and there are countless forums/communities to help beginning coders. Start looking around and reading everything you can. Try and find simple homebrew games and checking their source code to see what makes them work. Start writing your own code, reading more, looking at other peoples' code, writing more of your own code, etc etc. Stick to it, and you'll have some stuff running before you know it.

Me too lazy.

But he's right. Even RPGMaker has a steep learning curve, though it doesn't require programming.

i wish i new how to program ive put down for a programing course in september but im starting a project on what hopes to b an online role playing adventure game bit like runescape and Star Wars galaxies in one but more modern like everyday life it seems a good plan need to write it out tho

Runescape! Gaaaack! (has aneurism)

If you want an awesome game-making program, go to

It has a program that lets you make your own Zelda game.

EDIT: What the?! The link stopped working. Oh, well. I imagine you could look it up.

I'd love to make my own Zelda, but I just don't have enough patience (yet?) to get to that.

Ive always wondered if making games was fun as well, but from what i hear its alot of hard work and you have to know programming and such, wich i havent the patience for yet.

recently, I've stumbled on a game making program that seems to be very user-friendly. It lets you make your own point-and-click adventure games (aka King's Quest).

Hope enjoys this, took me long enough to dig up the thread.

Ha! Link?

Yeah, I guess a link might be useful.

Programming games is about less than half as exciting and fun as programming applications. I never play the games I make after I finish them, granted, they're not good games, or very fun after debugging them yourself.

But a useful application, simple or complex, is a very satisfying endeavor, especially if the program you write does something in a minute that you would have to spend hours doing.

OpenGL is the graphics tool i was brought up using. There are plenty of tutorials for it and it's fairly easy to pick up and go, as long as you know coding basics. I've never used a cookie cuter game maker before, so I can't speak on that topic.

I believe MS offers a free 'express' version of visual studio, although, I don't know if it has the opengl libraries built in or if you have to install them.

If you have a graphing calculator, use that to get started if courses aren't available to you yet. I made my first games in that about 8 years ago and still have them on my calculator today.

Runescape! Gaaaack! (has aneurism)

Hey man, Runesape pwns all. I've been playing that game for 3 years. But it was alot better in RS1 when there were only about 5 worlds, and no more than 300 people in each world.. way too many n00bs now, I can't play anymore. Was nice when I was a member, though.