Some games, I’m thinking tower defense, need to give the player the ability to drag symbols around. But you don’t always want to give the player free reign to drag it anywhere. Maybe you want them to only be able… Read more ›
Some games, I’m thinking tower defense, need to give the player the ability to drag symbols around. But you don’t always want to give the player free reign to drag it anywhere. Maybe you want them to only be able… Read more ›
Take a look at your favorite game. Odds are good that there is a scrolling background of some type. Think Super Mario Brothers. Mario is a bit different than what we’re after though. The background in Mario is a single… Read more ›
It’s a pretty common task to get the distance between 2 points. Maybe you’re wanting to see if two points are close enough to have collided. Maybe you’re making a golf game and the closer the ball is to the… Read more ›
If you’re looking to make a game where a ball bounces off the edge, the math is pretty easy. What are we making? Here’s what we’re after. Just a little ball bouncing around the stage. We’re going very simple, both… Read more ›
Wanted to throw this one out there for anyone not using Flash. Yes, games can be written in just about any language. In addition to ActionScript, I’ve created games in Java and Python. And C# / XNA, C++, or pretty… Read more ›
Getting enemies to move tends to be one of the more difficult things for me to get right. It just doesn’t always seem natural. And I’m not talking about moving with any type of AI. Just moving around the screen… Read more ›