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hello i wanted to create a tetris game.
i would really appreciate it tho if some one could roughly outline what i have to do. leave the coding for me i will take care of that.
i would really appreciate it tho if some one could roughly outline what i have to do. leave the coding for me i will take care of that.
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Visual C++? C++ For Linux? ... more details please?
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oops i'm sorry. its in vc++. i need it as simple as possible. its pretty much my first attempt at a game on vc++. i only tryed making games on vb6 before.
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Check this out.
http://www.gamedev.net/reference/design/features/makegames/
http://www.gamedev.net/reference/design/features/makegames/
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i did and thats why i'm here i read the site up and down.
and it stated that i should start by something like tetris any way its cool i think i knwo how to get started on it.
thanks anyways
and it stated that i should start by something like tetris any way its cool i think i knwo how to get started on it.
thanks anyways
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Check this out (I did a google search and came across this)
C++ Source Code for Tetris In VC++
http://rain.prohosting.com/kakasoft/cpp.htm
Tetris Game in VB5/VB6
http://www.codeguru.com/vb/articles/2056.shtml
C++ Source Code for Tetris In VC++
http://rain.prohosting.com/kakasoft/cpp.htm
Tetris Game in VB5/VB6
http://www.codeguru.com/vb/articles/2056.shtml
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Sorry about that ... I just realized the C++ link costs a few bucks to download. The Visual Basic one is free however.
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What you should do is go to download.com or somewhere and download open source tetris clones for linux. They're most likely written in C++ and can def give you a head start as to an algorithm, etc. From there it should be easy to port to Visual C++. Good luck! Sorry I can't be more help, I never made a VC++ game before unfortunately
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no thanks you have been of great help. i really never knew there was such a big difference between c++ and vc++.
today i brought my own vc++ compiler to my school because i wanted the teacher to teach me how to create win32 aplications. he looked at in with confusion.
we use turbo c++ there or borland.
either he is really dum or he is really dum.
i got riped off anyways thats not what i signed up for.
turbo c++ is so dull and i cant make any aplication really worth while because everythingi create looks like a dos thing.
anyways thanks again i will go do that.
today i brought my own vc++ compiler to my school because i wanted the teacher to teach me how to create win32 aplications. he looked at in with confusion.
we use turbo c++ there or borland.
either he is really dum or he is really dum.
i got riped off anyways thats not what i signed up for.
turbo c++ is so dull and i cant make any aplication really worth while because everythingi create looks like a dos thing.
anyways thanks again i will go do that.
There's no reason why your teacher, or anyone else who understand C++, should know how to write Windows applications. The two are quite different things. C++ is a language defined by a standard and available on a large number of platforms. Windows just happens to be one of those platforms. Visual C++ just happens to be Microsoft's own implementation of a C++ compiler. It supports standard C++ (to a degree) and, not unreasonably, provides vast support for the Windows API. But the Windows API is a Windows issue, not a C++ issue. So your teacher is not dum (sic) for not understanding how to use Visual C++. In fact, it has it's own IDE environment that takes some time to get used to even for people experienced in using the Windows API with other compilers.
It's quite reasonable for C++ students to be taught how to make 'DOS things'. To start with you should be concentrating on the C++ language and libraries, and only then on a particular API. You have to be able to walk before you can run. People who try to learn C++ by getting stuck straight into the Windows API without having a good understanding of the core language are in for a rough ride.
C++ is a complex language. Win32 is a complex API. The language has to come before the API, but expect both to take some time to master.
It's quite reasonable for C++ students to be taught how to make 'DOS things'. To start with you should be concentrating on the C++ language and libraries, and only then on a particular API. You have to be able to walk before you can run. People who try to learn C++ by getting stuck straight into the Windows API without having a good understanding of the core language are in for a rough ride.
C++ is a complex language. Win32 is a complex API. The language has to come before the API, but expect both to take some time to master.
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