Comments on: Making games: Where do I start? https://gamecodeschool.com/blog/making-games-where-do-i-start/ Game Coding for Beginners Fri, 06 Jun 2025 18:08:06 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.2.38 By: John Horton https://gamecodeschool.com/blog/making-games-where-do-i-start/#comment-4054 Sat, 21 Jan 2017 10:25:25 +0000 http://gamecodeschool.com/?p=11402#comment-4054 Hi Greg,

Thanks for your comment. That sounds like quite a fun thing to do. Keep up the good work.

]]> By: Greg Mayer https://gamecodeschool.com/blog/making-games-where-do-i-start/#comment-4045 Fri, 20 Jan 2017 19:20:56 +0000 http://gamecodeschool.com/?p=11402#comment-4045 Amazing post John, thank you! I give talks to high school kids sometimes about working in the games industry – this link will be invaluable to them.

+1 for Cocos (cocos2d-x specifically). If you are not a beginner, know C++, and want to make a cross-platform game for mobile, give this a try! :)

]]> By: John Horton https://gamecodeschool.com/blog/making-games-where-do-i-start/#comment-3502 Sun, 04 Dec 2016 13:52:43 +0000 http://gamecodeschool.com/?p=11402#comment-3502 Hi there,

Yes, it deserves a place. Just put it on the list. Thanks very much for your comment.

]]> By: J.West https://gamecodeschool.com/blog/making-games-where-do-i-start/#comment-3497 Sat, 03 Dec 2016 22:16:14 +0000 http://gamecodeschool.com/?p=11402#comment-3497 Hello, John, nice site!

Would Clickteam Fusion warrant a spot on your [very useful] table?

]]> By: John Horton https://gamecodeschool.com/blog/making-games-where-do-i-start/#comment-3367 Sun, 27 Nov 2016 10:18:20 +0000 http://gamecodeschool.com/?p=11402#comment-3367 Hi Jimmie.

The short answer is probably. Certainly he should be more than capable of following and succeeding with the book. However, does he already have ideas about how he wants to build games, for which platform (Android, Windows, etc.)?

If he wants to be a programmer in the fastest language used in the best engines then my book is hopefully a great starting point. If he would rather start with something simpler and more visual then there are other ways.

Take a look at this article which discusses how to choose the best place to start.

http://gamecodeschool.com/blog/making-games-where-do-i-start/

Thanks,

John

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