At 7/25/08 01:09 PM, UberCream wrote: Well, who says we don't need something like that now?

we do have it...it's called Xbox

it would be a lot easier if you tell me what you would like to end up in
knowing basic programming knowledge is enough to get you in the door to a few places, they usually train you in specifics

smaller companies will probably be looking for experienced people

At 7/25/08 03:01 PM, Nav wrote: Um, actually... Its not straight-up chiptune. Generally, keygen songs DO feature the characteristic uber-fast arp, but they also generally have sampled percussion, either acoustic or electronic. NOT usually 'bleepy' as in chiptunes.

chiptune doesn't mean bleeps n bloops, it's just the name it's come to be known by...if you're going to look for that type of music it's what you would search for

what you are forgetting here is that what made the SEGA consoles was their 2nd & 3d party developers...not their own actual dev house, aside from milking sonic to death the only other notable games SEGA itself made were Burning Rangers & Nights

SEGA was cool cause it was the place where all the games Nintendo wouldn't dare to put out or give a chance ended up...but that was way back in the day

fighting: Killer Instinct
car: Rock-N-Roll Racing
platform: Super Mario World
rpg: Final Fantasy VI
shootemup: Contra
beatemup: Double Dragon II

i feel old

i got mine when MG came out...after that i went ahead & got Uncharted & Dark Sector
not bad games, PS-3 is really suffering, & with them losing much of their exclusive titles to xbox it ain't looking to get any prettier

& i thought the damn names pretty much explained themselves *shakes head*

just think about it this way...you're going to be half deaf & half blind by the time you hit 50 anyway, might as well get an early start ;)

what they make is called chiptune or chip music
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chiptune

it has a particular sound, but nothing you couldn't emulate with modern programs

start a new project & try the code again...if not, you will likely have to re-install the program

cyberfret.com
where i mostly learned how to play
most of it just comes down to repetition & dedication

it's saying something about a tutorial file though, besides the code something else could be wrong

drawing can't be taught...i'm pretty sure there was a way to normalize the lines, just check around the options & make sure the line will be the same size always

yeah i don't think you'll find a lot here, i've only known cheshyre to do hardstyle consistently
he did music for Madness (case you didn't know)

yeah, i wouldn't say Visual Studio is a great place to start with learning C++
i'm pretty comfortable with intermediate C++ stuff & i still find VS a mind-fuck

i've never tried Python, don't think i wanna either...invested too much time in C++ already, but whatever works for you bro. there's a language out there for everybody

At 7/17/08 10:54 PM, X-TERRORIST-X wrote: What are the benefits for the time you spend learning?

depends how much use you give it
you obviously love all these nifty little things programming has given you, like leaving messages on this here forum, or looking at all the little movies in the flash portal, or playing all the little games...now imagine if you could do all that for yourself & not have to wait for someone to do it for you, maybe you want your PC to operate in a specific way & no one has made such a program, well if you knew how to program you could just do it yourself

At 7/18/08 01:21 AM, KristaX wrote: What one do you guys think would be best?

AS for you...c++ is time consuming so unless you already know how to program it will take you about a year or two before you get anything remotely resembling a videogame going, cause you have to learn all the GFX shit separately while AS integrates with flash

AS first & if you're still interested in making games further down the line, then learn c++

At 7/13/08 08:24 AM, Nosferatu-of-Worms wrote: there is no best guitar

well considering he asked for a specific brand, then yes there actually is...the best guitars jackson make are the soloist & custom shop, better care is put into making them & better materials used. it's the cream of the crop

At 7/12/08 08:49 PM, Fatchaos wrote: Should kids play with guns...?

he's not playing with guns, it's paper

soloist no doubt
unless you ask for a custom handmade one

just wonderin if there are any other artists similar to cheshyre or songs in that vein round NG

it's a sea turtle!! =P

At 6/28/08 06:32 PM, Anim8or666 wrote: Do I draw often? The question should be when don't I draw? I spend most of my money on art supplies and drawing equipment, and almost every piece of paper in my house is covered in a sketch or drawing of some form...

reminds me of myself...i used to want to be a cartoonist ever since i was 6
not many people can say stuff like that, i know many people who at my age still don't know what they want to do in life
too bad my parents crushed my dream...i'm currently re-learning to draw since i had stopped for many years

look for books on physics for gaming...physics in gaming is a little weird, you usually have to adjust real world physics, or completely change them

tafeSA is one of those community college deals, with short 1-2 year courses
i wouldn't waste my time...go to a real specialty college where they teach game development & have professors who work or have worked in the field

pick up a fashion magazine (your mom should have some laying around) and draw all the models or hung/laying clothing you see

shading isn't easy, you have to think about your characters form...look into tutorials about shading cubes,spheres & cylinders

those are the basics you will need. after that if you are really interested you can look into shading complex shapes

that is just all wrong, looks like a striped popsicle
first you have to take into account light source & then the form of your figure...just go look at some photos of people & notice where the lighter n darker sections of skin are

the flinstones song has gay in it
"we'll have a gay ol time"

gay didn't become synonymous with homo till the 1920's or something, but back then gay was used for lots of other things

At 6/21/08 10:59 PM, reality-monkey wrote: how far out does the eye come from the face for the skin to overlap?

that's a matter of personal genetics, some people have eyes sunken in, others have them very protruding...take asians for example, generally they have the eyes more into the sockets of the skull thus a heavy crease doesn't form. you have to take into account the shape of the eyeball itself also, it's not a perfect sphere, the cornea forms a hump of sorts...this kind of information would involve studying races & their facial features

a very good book on drawing faces in general is Burne Hogarth's "drawing the human head"
you can usually find the book for free on e-libraries since it's been out of publication for some time