Ok, well I got Visual Basics C++, and I read through an entire little book for it. I then made a plain program, that when it runs a dialoge box comes up. But thats all I got out of the book. Does anyone know where I can learn to make a Tetris like game? I want like a tutorial that walks me through it. Any info would be great. thanks. RAMBOW

there is no Visual Basics C++... VB and C++ are two separate programming languages!
because you made this mistake, i assume you know neither language. THIS IS OK as long as you are willing to learn
you MUST learn the basics of one language or another before you can do something even as simple as tetris; for most hobby game programmers, tetris is the third or so game (first comes "guess the number", then pong)...
get some books or take a class (or read lots and lots of beginners tutorials on the internet)... have patience... you can do it!

If you have VC++ I would recommend getting a decent C and/or C++ tutorial and learn the language by writing console apps and once you have a good command of the language move on to windows. If you have VB, then get a VB tutorial, as VB is easier to learn, after all, it is just visual approach to writing code in BASIC. Whatever floats your boat really, as long as you learn the basics b4 moving on to anything more complicated.

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*** I can Help you !!!!!!!! ***
I''m a very good VB6 programer.
And I know how to do a Tetris Game. Now i''m working on a real time ray tracing shadow casting using Directx7 un VB.
VB now have 94% of the c++ power.
So if you are new to the programing world, good thing to start in VB.
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Or a e-mail message. But real time tutorial using ICQ is better.

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I think the problem here is that we don''t know whether or not he has VB or VC++. I suspect he might have just gotten both ie he got VS.

Books, internet, etc. are good places to start learning. And I''m not talking about tetris. If you have a knack for programming, you might be able to do Tetris in a year. And I''m not exxagerating. I''d personally bet 2 years, but oh well.

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I''m new and I just bought a copy of Visual Turbo Fortran C#+ Cobol Edition. Can anyone recommend a book?

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Original post by Anonymous Poster
I''m new and I just bought a copy of Visual Turbo Fortran C#+ Cobol Edition. Can anyone recommend a book?

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Visual Turbo Fortran C#+ Cobol Edition for Dummies.

lmao

oh and to original poster, ok in my opinion i would have actually tried programming before spending lots of money on a software package and also just cos you bought a program doesn't mean you should instantly be able to make games. Highly advisable to get some books and websites and start small

also, www.cprogramming.com or www.gametutorials.com ,and getting a tutorial step by step isnt a good idea, its what i looked for to start, as i thought this would be easiest, but you dont learn well that way. learn some fundamental c++ (if that is what you plan to use) and try making the game yourself. If you get stuck come here or search, you wont learn if you just use everyone elses ways

[edited by - sanguineraven on March 29, 2002 7:37:57 PM]