Re: A86: Hey there everyone...

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Re: A86: Hey there everyone...


This could be good and bad advice.  When I started asm, I had a good amount
of experience writting games in both C and C++ on the pc.  I started out
writting tic-tac-toe using text and getkey commands.  That taught me the
basics of asm and how to do simple stuff.  Then I wrote a not so great
version of space invaders and learned alot more about asm.  After that, I
needed a project for the summer, so I wrote a side scroller with Matt
Johnson, which taught me more about asm than probably anything else could
have.  We had to figure out how to do a side scroller from scratch, with
only the sqrxz code to get hints from.  Figuring out how to do something is
the best way to learn.

(the code is still sitting on my hard drive waiting for me to get time to
finish the game [Matt quit asm], so don't ask...)

-----Original Message-----
From: UnEven Software <uneven14@hotmail.com>
To: assembly-86@lists.ticalc.org <assembly-86@lists.ticalc.org>
Date: Sunday, October 04, 1998 2:44 PM
Subject: Re: A86: Hey there everyone...


>
>If you're new to asm DON'T try to make a game.  Try simple stuff like
>displaying strings, sprite movement, getting input, and most of the
>other basic general elemnets.  Then try for a simple game.  If that
>works out make something harder and go gradual.  Think of programming as
>lifting weights.  If you're just starting start with a small amount then
>make it heavier.  If a beginner trys to lift 200 pounds he'll probably
>break part of himself that yhe didn't want broken.
>
>Matt
>
>>From: "Derek Cross" <derekcross@hotmail.com>
>>To: assembly-86@lists.ticalc.org
>>Subject: A86: Hey there everyone...
>>Date: Sun, 04 Oct 1998 11:51:58 PDT
>>Reply-To: assembly-86@lists.ticalc.org
>>
>>
>>Hey there everyone. I'm new to the list, but I've been watching the
>>'boards for a few months.  I've been thinking about writing a
>>Gyruss/Tempest type game, but I don't know enough asm (especially the
>>point perspective coding).  If anyone wants to know more, just say so.
>>
>>Derek T. Cross
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>>"That which does not kill us, makes us stranger..." -Trevor Goodchild
>>
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