[gameprogrammer] Re: can C++ make it alone?

  • From: "Sameer Rafiq" <sameer.rafiq@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: gameprogrammer@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Thu, 6 Sep 2007 11:32:26 +0500

Read the following article. It may help you in finding direction.
http://www.gamesfromwithin.com/articles/0501/000066.html


On 9/5/07, Azeem Zaheer <azeem_841@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>  Thanks for replying guys.
>  But my problem is still not solved.
>  Think of me as someone who loves computer games and wants to make some,
>  for this he has learnt C++ as much as he can.Now, he is stuck.
>  I can make my own classes.I am familiar with all the rules of the
> language.(almost all)
>  i have made many problem-solving applications, but games??
>  I repeat my humble question:
>  How am I going to make a game by myself.2D.
>  It doesn't need to be side-scrolling, it can be a mere still screen where i
> move a character.
>  If possible, send me the source code.
>  try to understand.I am desperate ...and frustrated.
>
>
>
>
>  ________________________________
>  Date: Wed, 5 Sep 2007 10:45:27 -0400
> From: dark.guy.2008@xxxxxxxxx
> To: gameprogrammer@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [gameprogrammer] Re: can C++ make it alone?
>
>
> I once saw a page with a pong made in assembler with text-mode EGA-like
> graphics :P... doubt you'll get anything more than that.
>
> Dunno... SDL is the best option, and the API is easy.
>
>
> On 9/5/07, Casey O'Donnell <caseyodonnell@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On 9/5/07, Azeem Zaheer <azeem_841@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> >  Can I make a simple 2D Side-scrolling game with only C++ and no other
> > graphics or game engine?
> >
>
> At some point you're going to bump into the OS for one reason or
> another. SDL does a nice job of abstracting much of what you're likely
> hoping to avoid. It doesn't hurt to learn the skills necessary for
> creating a window and rendering context too though.
>
> Seems to me that without graphics or an engine your game would be as
> Chris points out, text only. I've not seen a side scroller of that
> sort, though it could be interesting. I think you could use something
> like:
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curses_(programming_library)
>
> And get some interesting results...
>
> Casey
>
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