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So how the heck do I make a Tetris Game?

Sage13 · 2000-11-19T17:00:07

I know your laughing at me but I''m not joking. I''m 18 and I really want to start learing how to make games, but the subject is so vast I''m having trouble finding out exeactly HOW to start. I initially started from the business perspective of the whole thing by preparing a business plan and mapping out a company that could just hire professionals under a well toned system, but I quickly found that I had to educate my self with some of the technical aspects of the industry and probably work under an existing company to make my life dream happen, so that''s what I plan to do, so for the last monthg or so I''ve been floating around pondering different postions to shoot for and I''ve finally decided on Game designer. Then I was again confronted with the fact that I''ll have to learn everything else before I can effectivly do this lol, so I narrowed the task even further down to learing how to program and make a game. My search has lead me to this forum and it''s articles I''ve read over and over and I''m still stuck on where and how to start. The most I''ve done is obtained a copy or 3D studio Max and C++ with no instruciton, tutorial or mentor lol so now my question is simple, Has anyone of you once been in my situation? And if so could you please HELP ME? lol I don''t care how small a thing you could tell me , as long as it''s somthing relevant, or even somthing I might want to consider, it will be one step ahead for me, I don''t ever plan on giving up , I WILL have my own video game company some day so even if the work is daunting I''ll be willing to do it, I just need a little guidance in the right direction. thank you -Sage13

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Started by Sage13 November 14, 2000 03:02 PM

10 comments, last by Sage13 24 years, 1 month ago

dach

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November 18, 2000 05:11 PM

I recommend starting at the beginning, with djgpp and Allegro (both free and easy), a book on C and write yourself a PONG game. After that you will know where to go with a tetris game...

www.delorie.com/djgpp
u can get allegro at this site too.

steps:
a) get a rectangle drawn on the screen
b) draw a second rectangle, make them move
c) add keyboard controls to make them move up and down
d) add a moving circle that bounces off the walls
e) add some simple collision detection, presto, you have your first game......

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pizzaman

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November 19, 2000 05:00 PM

i go to djgpp and none of their links to download work instead i get stupid text. can someone give me a link to a site to download this to learn how to first make games in dos before using windows which i am now. i would like to understand things more by programming in dos first. thanks to anyone that can help me. tutorials using it would be nice to. thanks

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