Which language will you prefer?

Hey guys,
My programming skills are limited. I am self thought and my way of doing things may not exactly be textbook.
I am trying to make a baseball game played with dice. I have an old simple version of the game written in Java. There are no graphics and the game is just run on a command prompt. I have another version that is played online but that is written in really sloppy JavaScript.
The eventual goal of course is to get a company to pick up the game. I know the more I do, the easier it is for a company to invest their time and money. Is it worth it for me to create some kind of graphics by learning Action Script? Does it matter if i do it in Java or JS?
I'd like to also suggestions for flash funda or if you think any better one?
Thanks
Paul

jaypaul wrote:
My programming skills are limited.
written in really sloppy JavaScript.
The eventual goal of course is to get a company to pick up the game. dream on.

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