DOS Games Discussion

smelly joe · Guest

Is there any program that guides you through to make DOS type game.
I want it to look old and i want to create my own characters from scratch. i'm no computer whiz so can anyone help me out!!???

John The Ax · Posted: Sun Mar 30, 2003 9:37 am Post subject:

On gamehippo.com they have the Scrolling Game Development kit.

Trentdaddy · Member Joined: 06 Apr 2003 Posts: 35

Ok, I'm downloading Game Maker right now. I might get the one you mentioned later. I want to make a few side scrolling games and maybe some puzzle games. One of the side scrollers would be a shoot em up similar to Vectorman(sega Genesis) or Contra(various systems) and another one that is a beat 'em up similar to the Streets of Rage series (Sega Genesis, Master System, Game Gear), Power Rangers the Movie(SNES or Sega Gen), and i guess possibly similar to Final Fight(various systems).

The only coding experience I have is SOME MS Visual Basic in my Computer Science class and I'm learning a few more. Sould one or both of these programs help?

EDIT: I forgot that I would like to create some of my own Characters(they are called sprites right?) for some of it. And i mean by create, I mean like from scratch, as in using MS Paint to draw them and save them as whatever picture file is required for them.

John The Ax · Posted: Sun Apr 06, 2003 5:26 pm Post subject:

You can do the pictures yourself. As with programming, since almost no knowledge is needed, they'll only help with theory.

Zerox12 · Posted: Thu May 08, 2003 9:39 pm Post subject:

A little recommendation would be, brush up on your theory. It's surprisingly helpful.

computergeek363 · Guest

Core_12 · Posted: Thu Apr 08, 2004 7:30 am Post subject:

Game Maker rocks. Also remember to visit the Game Maker Community.

barok · Posted: Tue May 25, 2004 11:56 pm Post subject:

qbasic! qbasic!!! check out...

http:\\www.vplanet.cjb.net

check out the platformers there. look at spinball, sonic, raven the yoyo commando, jill the goddess (warning! nudity!) promzone, mister kid, commander keen build 7 (yes, commander keen was remade in qbasic. i dare you, try to find something different from the original!), larry the dinosaur (1 and 2) the list goes on.... plus most have the source code, so you can open them up and start studying! i'd recommend mario up. it'll help you get started.

really though, a platformer wouldn't be that hard. take a pixel scrolling engine, add pixel collision, npc support, object handling, and gravity and you'll have a basic platformer right there.

fantin · Guest

how to create a dos games

fantinka@yahoo.com · Guest

how to create a dos games.
what languages are used

barok_unlogged · Guest

eh.... a dos programming language?

Sorcerdon · Posted: Mon Jan 31, 2005 8:24 am Post subject:

SO booooring.

Ppl should understand Qbasic and Basic or C++ b4 starting making games. I dont like those "auto" game creators. Bored

Dosser · Posted: Mon Jan 31, 2005 6:57 pm Post subject:

I agree: but I suppose people have got to start somewhere.

I'm making a game: and it's taken about a month of semi-solid work (probably averaging about 2 hours a day) to get the basic engine working: I still have to add a whole lot more graphics, enemies, and make the levels (and the level editor, level file format).

What I'm saying is, making a game from scratch takes a lot of effort. Some people don't have the experience or time to program game engines from scratch. Even the major gaming companies, more and more seem to be turning to a third party game engine.

Sorcerdon · Posted: Wed Feb 02, 2005 8:55 am Post subject:

ye, well If u have a good imagination and and a good idea of wat u want. Good luck Shit-Eating Grin

scancode · Guest

go to rapideuphoria.com, there's a great archive of sourcecode for games Happy

i use that!