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Originally posted by Unregistered
Making a tile based game is a little weak in my opinion since it is behind the times. ...
two things,
1) tile games are still some of the best games, even newer games
~ diablo 2
~ starcraft
2) programming in 3d is extremely difficult, and it was already stated that they wanted to make their own unique game not using anyone elses code.
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Originally posted by Uraldor
I think that is what I wanna do for my first real game
Zelda?!?! HAHA.. you really think that all it takes to create something like Zelda is a few chaps from around the net getting together to "cut a bit of code"?? And if this is your first game, then i'm afraid to say that you have got no chance in hell.
It took a group of pros a very long time to come up with something as good as Zelda...
have you done any other games yourself before??
all i can say is good luck! :) And i mean that in the nicest possible way.
U.
Would the GDI functions in Windows be fast enough for a Mario game or even a zelda game cause there really isn't that much going on in these games (well mario anyways). Another question for Zelda could you use like a Quadruply linked list for the Tiles. Have each tile be linked by a pointer the the tile up tile down tile left and tile right? I dunno when I go to bed at night I have things fly through my head haha. Also wouldn't it be cool for Zelda have the whole game be in 2-D and then have the final battle/action sequence "pop-up" into 3-D give the player a little surprise. Well thanks for help.
Ryan
the GDI functions are pretty primitive and are usually only used to display simple shapes like squares, lines...etc... If you want to make a game that will require the making of graphics, you would have to:
1. Create a game engine or take one from somewhere else. Making game engines are a pain in the but. They take AGES! That is your first consideration. DirectX is basicly the best and easiest choice. OpenGL is not as good as DirectX by a long way. It's like WinG (remember that?) - it's gonna be wiped out sooner or later...
2. Construction of the code is not as hard, but it is a long and drawn out process. Many hands make light work. If you are going to make a game, the group choice is great. Each person could write a certain part of the game and another person can put it all together.
As for me joining, I'd love to join the group and I am currently learning DirectX (and doing pretty well too!) so I could probably help a qite a bit in the group if you wanted me to join.
By the way, my email/MSN is: [email protected]
Thanks
-Chris