I'm not talking about game programming as in making the next 360 hit, but just simple arcade style games. Nothing too complicated. Just simple.
What language should I start with? I have a little experience in a lot of languages, a little in C++, C#, Python, Lua, GML (Game Maker's language), and a fair bit of VB 08.
Also if anybody could point me to some good tutorials for their suggested language that would be greatly appreciated.
I would suggest XNA. You can get it free from [url]http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyID=80782277-d584-42d2-8024-893fcd9d3e82&displaylang=en[/url] .
Tutorials for it can be found [url]http://www.riemers.net/[/url]
Oh and it's C#.
What's your favorite of these languages?
If you know Lua, I would HIGHLY recommend checking out the [url=http://love2d.org/]Love 2D engine[/url]. It's free, open-source, and amazingly simple. Hell, check it out even if you don't know Lua - you should be able to learn it easily.
For python, you could always try [url=www.pygame.org]PyGame[/url], which is a SDL wrapper for python.
[QUOTE=slashsnemesis;26203931]What language should I start with? I have a little experience in a lot of languages, a little in C++, C#, Python, Lua, GML (Game Maker's language), and a fair bit of VB 08.
Also if anybody could point me to some good tutorials for their suggested language that would be greatly appreciated.[/QUOTE]
It's not about the language, you can make great games in all those programming languages. Go with the one you feel you want to learn the most right now.
As for game-oriented libraries, these are really good for 2D games:
C++ - SFML
C#.NET - XNA, SFML.Net
VB.NET - SFML.Net
Python - PyGame
Lua - LÖVE
Not to say these are your only alternatives, though :)
I'm also interested in game programming. Where can I find some decent tutorials for SFML or SDL via C#? I don't want mess around with XNA just yet, or would it be a good idea to do so?
[QUOTE=Adil;26204132]I would suggest XNA. You can get it free from [url]http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyID=80782277-d584-42d2-8024-893fcd9d3e82&displaylang=en[/url] .
Tutorials for it can be found [url]http://www.riemers.net/[/url]
Oh and it's C#.[/QUOTE]
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Books.
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