Good example games for a very new game programmer

I would very much like it if some people would post some very very (i mean very) simple games with source code. I just started programming games about two days ago. Any post would be helpful.
Thanks.

Well if you know java as in the syntax and stuff then check out http://www.geocities.com/jvp02/BreakOut.html ( you must type into browser) you need 1.4 to run it, and i'm pretty (yes i am) sure that the source is in the jar at: http://www.geocities.com/jvp02/downloads/breakout.jar
have fun.

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Best workflow for creating games for pc and starling games in AIR

best workflow for creating games for pc and starling games in AIR.
I need to develop for tablets with starling and AIR as well as for pc without starling ie: downloading from a server.
In starling you have to
1. instantiate starling
2. use texture atlases for loading graphic assets - well its the recommended way
3. use juggler
etc...
ie: with all these differences is it best to:
1. create completely different projects
2. just create different classes for the starling specific parts
3. use a conditional compile constant
    eg: CONFIG::STARLING
            "then do this"
or      CONFIG::CPU
          "then do this"
I currently have the latter but it feels a little messy. I would prefer separate classes for each platform where the image loading is concerned.
There must be so many game developers out there but in large gaming companies that know exactly what to do. Perhaps you can point me in the right direction with a book or something.
CHEERS

The other thing is that I can't see the games being very different as you suggest. I have downloaded Lee Brimelows tut on creating a starling game on Lynda.com and the code is great for creating games using states for menu, play, gameover etc... The only difference is that he uses texture atlas and there is a great difference in loading them etc... so technically you would only need to handle them in a different class as collision and the rest of game play should be the same in both. I think!!!
Well, actually not exactly but near enough - maybe it might be easier to create separate projects and just cut and paste the new code introduced.

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The system runs smoothly. And the temperature of the CPU is between 31 - 39 celcisus. When I enter a game and just standing still nothing happens, but as soon I move my screen turns black and the system restarts. There is no bluescreen, and its not overheating.
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White screen of death from game. And a new game not working at all

My iPod touch 4th gen has been getting the white screen of death when I try to play plants vs zombies why does this keep happening and is there a way to stop it from happening again?
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Reset iOS device: Hold down the On/Off button and the Home button at the same time for at
least ten seconds, until the Apple logo appears.
- Reset all settings
Go to Settings > General > Reset and tap Reset All Settings.
All your preferences and settings are reset. Information (such as contacts and calendars) and media (such as songs and videos) aren’t affected.
- Restore from backup. See:
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Apple Retail Store - Genius Bar

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--Sistem.out.println(":( wrong)
HELP ME PLEASEEEEE!!!!

Forte, where can I download it from?Link to Forte (now called Sun One Studio 4):
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http://www.jcreator.com/
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New ALchemy settings for some major games for Win7 (64-bit)...

[color="#ff0000"]Update 2/0/0 - Added Sid Meier's Civilization V: Ok this game is so hard to find in the registry because it uses a completely radically new type of installer that basically is a hybrid installer based on pulling the steam client game updates for Civ V and the data from the actual Civ V install DVD. The definiti've install location is similar to other steam apps are installed @ location C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\sid meier's civilization v. (The blue part is common for the majority of all steam installed games locations. Finding this for Civ V was not so easy, however.
Here is the actual entry you should add to your ALchemy.ini file and is the ONLY location that points to the aforementioned correct install path in the entire HKLM tree that is valid. This is truly a very very unique and bizarre and radically new way to find and detect correct install path strings without resorting to using the GAMEUX path (which is different on everyones computer). This path is indentical for all Civ V installs and therefore the most valid. The ALchemy team needs to address these new radical ways that game companies are injecting the install string into the registry in the future or ALchemy will start to break big time. Notice its the Uninstall path that actually functions as the only correct static install path for the game. Its a dual use path. Very clever!
[Sid Meier's Civilization V]
RegPath=HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Mi crosoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Steam App 8930\InstallLocation
SubDir=
Duration=5
Preset=
GamePath=
RootDirInstallOption=FALSE
Buffers=4
MaxVoiceCount=28
DisableDirectMusic=FALSE
[color="#ff0000"]Update 2/0/0 - Added Star Wars Galaxies Trading Card Game: A nice game if you have SWG that uses gorgeous sound while playing. Here is the ALchemy.ini addition.
[Star Wars Galaxies Trading Card Game]
RegPath=HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Wind ows\CurrentVersion\App Paths\SWGTCGGame.exe\Path
Preset=
GamePath=
SubDir=
RootDirInstallOption=FALSE
Buffers=4
Duration=25
MaxVoiceCount=28
DisableDirectMusic=FALSE
[color="#ff0000"]Update 2/0/0 - Added Star Trek Online: The only correct and static install path for this wonderful game.
[Star Trek Online]
RegPath=HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Cryptic\Star Trek Online\InstallLocation
Preset=
GamePath=
SubDir=
RootDirInstallOption=FALSE
Buffers=4
Duration=25
MaxVoiceCount=28
DisableDirectMusic=FALSE
[color="#ff0000"]Update 2/0/0 - Added A few oldies but goodies: Some older games I have managed to get to work with ALchemy. The sound in these older games is UNREAL in how good they sound now!
[Fallout Tactics]
RegPath=HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\4 Degrees East\Fallout Tactics\ProgramFolder
Preset=
GamePath=
SubDir=
RootDirInstallOption=FALSE
Buffers=4
Duration=25
MaxVoiceCount=28
DisableDirectMusic=FALSE
[UFO Afterlight]
RegPath=HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\AL TAR\UFO Afterlight\Path
Preset=
GamePath=
SubDir=
RootDirInstallOption=FALSE
Buffers=4
Duration=25
MaxVoiceCount=28
DisableDirectMusic=FALSE
[UFO Extraterrestrials]
RegPath=HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Tr i Synergy\UFO Extraterrestrials\installed to
Preset=
GamePath=
SubDir=
RootDirInstallOption=FALSE
Buffers=4
Duration=25
MaxVoiceCount=28
DisableDirectMusic=FALSE
The original post:
I was playing around with the D:\Program Files (x86)\Creative\ALchemy\ALchemy.ini file to force ALchemy to run with all the games on my computer. After I changed the reg paths in this .ini file all the games I had on my computer started working with ALchemy running in Windows 7 64-bit. Windows 7 registry paths for some major game titles I play are NOT in the standard location that the ALchemy.ini file has them as which is why they never get registered. I run a 64-bit version of Windows 7 so the path is slightly different then the default ones in the .ini file. Here is what I added/changed and all these games now register with ALchemy and work! Game heading bolds are my addition in this post and not how they look like in the .ini file to help see the game titles better.
I tend to shy away from any GAMEUX registry strings (for example: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\GameUX\S--5-2-837354825-494596859-745999896-00\{AFF227C-B0BB-49A5-8DFF-E87FDB864D}\ConfigApplicationPath) as they may be different for one computer to the next as they look identical to a SID string which changes radically as it is created when the game is installed. The strings should be static so they would appear identical on my computer as they would on yours. Having a string in the install path that looks like above just gives me the creeps that it is not valid. Since I only have my computer to compare this against I am not positi've of this. Just to be sure stay away from GameUX strings that are alphanumeric in nature as they can change from computer to computer or reinstall to reinstall making ALchemy fail. More on this at the bottom of this post.
[Cabal]
RegPath=HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Mi crosoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\CABAL Online_is\InstallLocation
Preset=
[Dragon Age Origins]
RegPath=HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Bi oWare\Dragon Age\Path
Preset=
[Dungeons & Dragons Online: Eberron Unlimited]
RegPath=HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Tu rbine\DDO\InstallLocation
Preset=
[Sid Meier's Civilization IV]
RegPath=HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Fi raxis Games\Sid Meier's Civilization 4\INSTALLDIR
Duration=5
Preset=
[Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword]
RegPath=HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Fi raxis Games\Sid Meier's Civilization 4 - Beyond the Sword\INSTALLDIR
Duration=5
Preset=
[Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Warlords]
RegPath=HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Fi raxis Games\Sid Meier's Civilization 4 - Warlords\INSTALLDIR
Duration=5
Preset=
[Sid Meier's Pirates!]
RegPath=HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\At ari\Sid Meier's Pirates!\INSTALL_PATH
Preset=
[Star Wars Galaxies]
RegPath=HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Wind ows\CurrentVersion\App Paths\SwgClient_r.exe\Path
Preset=
[Wizard0]
RegPath=HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Ki ngsIsle Entertainment, Inc.\Wizard0\InstallPath
Preset=
[World of Warcraft]
RegPath=HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Bl izzard Entertainment\World of Warcraft\InstallPath
Duration=0
Preset=
I left the Preset= in all of them to have default settings. You can change or add the additional options to your pleasure but I find the defaults to work just fine. Here are all the settings for the options from the top of the .ini file.
;Creative ALchemy titles
;Format/Options:
;? [TITLE]
;? RegPath <-- registry path containing string to executable or executable's directory (use this when available; alternati've is GamePath)
;? GamePath <-- Directory to look for app (use if RegPath can't be used)
;? Buffers <-- #buffers to use (default is 4)
;? Duration <-- buffer duration (default is 25)
;? DisableDirectMusic <-- disable DirectMusic support (default is False)
;? MaxVoiceCount <-- maximum number of voices to support (default is 28)
;? SubDir <-- subdirectory offset off of path pointed to by RegPath for library support (default is empty string)
;? RootDirInstallOption <-- option to install translator support in both RegPath and SubDir directories (default is False)
Notice if you do a clean reinstall of your games in Windows 7 the game paths are in actuality in the reg path of \Wow6432Node and not just the raw HKLM\Software location due to the way the 64-bit architecture restructures its registry keys to work with 32-bit games (as many of these still are in fact).
The duration and such you can play with but I just left the settings as they were and changed the executable path location that ALchemy needs to find and work with the game is all. If you reinstall Star Wars Galaxies the new Station Launcher will put the game folder under its location and therefore it may be different in your registry. SWG (and Cabal to some extent) is the only game in this list that specifically points to an abnormal location in the registry for the install path due to the way it is launched from a voicechat type of application (The Station Launcher). But at least it works this way, so I don't care too much. I even got my classic game Sid Meier's Pirates! to work with ALchemy, yay! For Cabal I used the uninstall location for the true install path. I assume as long as the path is valid, it will work and it shows up in the ALchemy window, yay!
[color="#ff0000"]Please verify these paths in your registry do in fact have these valid regitry entries using regedit or regedt32 and not just modify the .ini file as I have shown above.
GameUX strings
There is one game I can not find any verifiable path for in the registry and that's Sid Meier's Colonization =(? If anyone has a clue where this path is stored or how to edit the .ini file to reflect the correct location and work with ALchemy please let me know! I have tried this location:
[Sid Meier's Colonization]
RegPath=HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Wind ows\CurrentVersion\GameUX\S--5-2-837354825-494596859-745999896-00\{AFF227C-B0BB-49A5-8DFF-E87FDB864D}\ConfigApplicationPath
Preset=
...but it does not seem to like the GameUX registry path at all and won't detect it. Probably because its a specialized SID (in other words, the SID will be different on my computer then it is on yours) and ALchemy does not know how to transpose SID registry entries for it to work. GameUX is basically the registry location for all your Games as they are stored under the Start > Game location of your desktop. So if anyone can figure out how to include Direct3D games that are older but do not have a valid installation registry entry please let us know! Of course I could just use the full true path in this .ini file but I am not sure how that would look like and I don't want to break ALchemy for the games it does work with. So I stuck with just valid registry entries.
I own an X-Fi XtremeGamer sound card with version .4.02 of ALchemy running on Windows 7 64-bit as of this post.

?pmc64 wrote:
Why are you adding new games to alchemy No new games use eax and surround sound should work properly without it. The alchemy team doesnt need to do anything for the future of the program because it's for legacy games. You really don't? need to add wow6432node because it should read it anyways on 64 bit systems. At least it does with the 6 games i have installed. That steam regpath will work on any steam game. you just need to change the app number. About the only games that I have that need it are the old gold source games and far cry because for some reason the original reg path isnt on there. You really should update your alchemy version to 43.06 because the previous versions have problems with windows 7 and some games wont work right unless you change a .dll file to a older one.
A few things about your post.
) Alchemy does not automatically detect the registry path settings as you have been misled for a lot of games you have to manually tell it where it goes. Hence this post.
2) You are completely missing the point of ALchemy, which is to add the depth of audio in games (yes even new ones) which is lacking without them using just EAX.
3) ALchemy is for new games not just legacy ones. hence why I have added the keys for both.
4) I have had numerous ppl tell thank me for posting this thread and their games now are read by ALchemy. If you choose to not follow this thread its you choice. No worries =)
5) My updater does not show any version besides 4.02 and I dont look for something even newer in some obscure forum post or whatnot. Official beta drivers from Creative tend to be less then stellar in performace (if any indicitation is by how their li've drivers are its even worse in their beta flavors). When I do the auto update it returns:
Status: No updates are necessary for your Creative product.
Your system already has the latest versions installed.

TS1702 Since I updated to ios6 my City of Warfare game shuts down when I try to go to battle. I removed my original game app and reinstalled a new game, which I had to start from the beginning and it still crashes. I'm sure that others are having similar

Since I installed ios6 my City of Warfare game shuts down when I try to battle. I removed my original game and reinstalled a new game app which started a new game..and it still shuts down, help?

Use the trackpad to scroll, thats what it was designed for. The scroll bars automatically disappear when not being used and will appear if you scroll up or down using the trackpad.
This is a user-to-user forum and most people will post on here if they have problems. You very rarely get people posting to say there update went smooth. The fact is the vast majority of Mountain Lion users will not be experiencing any major problems with the OS, or maybe with apps which are not compatible, but thats hardly Apple's fault if developers don't update their apps.

N900 Games for download ported/non-ported

figured this may be a good idea to keep going with few questions and only posts of the new games that are decent or great ports from other platforms that are available through the repos.
be sure you intsll rootfs to your device so that you can just use the xterminal with the directions below.
below is the repos to be sure that you have them installed:
mo Extras-Testing is:
URL: http://repository.maemo.org/extras-testing/
Distribution: fremantle
Components: free non-free
Maemo Extras-Devel is:
URL: http://repository.maemo.org/extras-devel/
Distribution: fremantle
Components: free non-free
Mozilla repository is:
URL: ftp://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/mobile
Distribution: chinook
Components: release
aMSN repository is:
URL: http://www.amsn-projekt.net/maemo
Distribution: fremantle
Components: amsn tcltk
My-maemo
Name: My-Maemo.com
URL: http://my-maemo.com/repository/
Distribution: fremantle
Components: user
New repo : Ovi repository
Name : Ovi
URL : https://downloads.maemo.nokia.com/fremantle/ovi/
Distribution : ./
Components: Ovi
Catalogue name: Maemo Nintendo Emulators
Web address: http://b-man.xceleo.org/repo/maemo-nintendo-emulators/
Distribution: fremantle
Components: main
Solved!
Go to Solution.

now, for the first few that are good ports: for those posting, lets try to keep this the same all the way down, and keep questions about the games from here. the less posting on this will make it easier for others to browse all the posts. ONLY POST GAMES YOU HAVE INSTALLED AND PLAYED THAT WORK FINE AS NOOBS ARE GOING TO TRY THIS!
Mirror magic:
Arcade style game for Maemo. A game like "Deflektor" (C 64) or "Mindbender" (Amiga).
open xterm
sudo gainroot
apt-get install mirrormagic
Outlaw Solitaire
outlaw Solitaire is a game of poker squares.
open xterm
sudo gainroot
apt-get install outlawsolitaire
Frogatto And Friends
Frogatto is a "platformer" or "jump-and-run" videogame. Like many older arcade/Nintendo/Sega titles, the world is viewed as a cross-section seen from the side, and your character walks and jumps between solid platforms, whilst avoiding being hurt by monsters.
open xterm
sudo gainroot
apt-get install frogatto
Crazy Chickens
Check your reflex with this classic game. Catch all the eggs falling before they hit the ground. Touch a hen to make mickey catch egg produced by that hen.
open xterm
sudo gainroot
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Chess Clock
Chess Clock is game clock software for chess players with N900. Software supports different time controls (time additions, delays, hour glass). Timers are adjustable, different time settings for white and black are available.
open xterm
sudo gainroot
apt-get install chessclock
VCMI Heros 3
A rewrite of the Heroes of Might and Magic 3 engine.
open xterm
sudo gainroot
apt-get install vcmi
Qthello
Reversi/Othello game for Maemo with support for Human vs. Human and Human vs. Computer modes. Written in Qt.
open xterm
sudo gainroot
apt-get install qthello
Rocks n diamonds
Rocks'N'Diamonds is a Maemo port of an arcade style game by ArtSoft Entertainment in the tradition of:
Boulder Dash
Supaplex
Sokoban
open xterm
sudo gainroot
apt-get install rocksndiamonds
15shki
The fifteen puzzle game which uses accelerometer.
open xterm
sudo gainroot
apt-get install 15shki
beat2x
Excellent rhythm game.
Beat2x is a game in the style of Dance Dance Revolution and Stepmania where the player needs to press the buttons in synchronization with the rhythm of the music to score points.
open xterm
sudo gainroot
apt-get install beat2x
Destriod
Destroy as many astroids as you can to get the best highscore. You can stir the space ship and shoot with the accelerometer and an on-screen joystick.
open xterm
sudo gainroot
apt-get install destroid
9x9 sudoku
A Sudoku game playable with fingers.
open xterm
sudo gainroot
apt-get install 9x9-sudoku

Is there any way to get games for iPod Nano from apple?

I got an iPod Nano fourth generation but I cant find games for it anymore, is there any way I can still get a game for it?

Clickwheel games (which worked on the 4G Nano) were removed from the iTunes Store last October and they will likely not be coming back. Sorry.
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Good game for MacBook?

I know its kind of a vague qustion, but is there any game for the MacBook that runs really well, is fairly new and adicting? I know I'm being too broad here, but if anyone could point me in a good direction, that would help me out a bit. Thanks!

I have been playing "Hot Potato" with mine!
HAHAHAHAHAHA sorry I couldn't resist.
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Good strategy/simulation game for the iPad?

I want a strategy or simulation game for my iPad that I can play either for hours or just for a few minutes. Something similar to Farmville or Tiny Tower, but very entertaining. The graphics and overall design need to be good.

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http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/games/simulationandsports/macpool.html
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Where can I find some good children's games for cheap?

I just got an old second generation iMac G3 for my son (4). It is running OSX 10.1. I would like to put some games on it for my son to play. Previously he had a PC running Windows 98 and a bunch of kids games like Reader Rabbit and other education yet entertaining programs. However, none of them have Mac install versions on the CD's we got. I am wondering if anyone knows a good place that sells some good quality educational games for children in the <$5 each price range.
I know there is new stuff on Apple.com for $20+ each, and I will probably get some of those, but the problem with the new ones is that they are going to require OSX 10.2.8+ and I do not have and extra copy of that.
Any ideas would be appreciated.

I've had good experiences with them.
Another place you might want to try is Purplus Software.

DOWNLOAD NEW GAMES FOR IPOD "TETRIS"

If only there were better games for ipod.
Some sources say that they are looking to make new ones.
Although they will probably not be good and just take up more memory. 30gb yeah right more like 27.5gb.
Tetris would be nice though.
Any other ideas for simple games?
p.s. made you look!

Bill - thanks for your feedback - although I do have a little problem with the logistics on your idea:
Scenario - left hand holding Ipod for music, lap for holding newspaper & right hand holding 'java enabled phone'
Q1 - with what do I press buttons?
Q2 - how do I hold my coffee?
PS - Saying iPod video is just for music + video is like saying TV is only for TV and not for DVD/Video/Photos/Games via consoles etc.
PPS - I am new to Mac and wonder if this widening of iPod horizons to include mini-games is touching on a sensitive area......... anyway my only aim is maybe for Apple to look at the number of responses / views on this particular topic and maybe do somthing about it (we have the technology...)
PPPS - For those who do not want games on iPod - it is not compulsory to buy any when they are (eventually) produced.
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Games for new iPod

I just received my new iPod Classic today, bought some games, then read that the games were for fifth generation iPods. is there a way I could get a refund now then buy the games when they become available for the new iPods or am I just out of luck (which wouldn't make me very happy)?

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kabir17 wrote:
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