In my experience, the hardest part about creating a video game is finalizing it. If you don't have a clear vision of the final product, then your project is doomed to stay unfinished. This is why I've chosen a pre-existing game to copy, Super Mario Bros for the NES. My goal here is not to make money nor distribute my code so I don't have to worry about copyright infringement. I chose Mario as a base because the rules of the game are already well defined; I know exactly how the game should look and feel once I'm finished. As an added bonus, I don't have to worry about creating art assets which will free up my time for more coding goodness.
My goals by the end of this project are to:
- Create a level editing tool which will allow me to easily create levels.
- Use the tool to recreate the first level of Super Mario Bros.
- Build a library of functions for use in future games.
Having a set list of goals is also a good way to keep motivated.
Today I installed Visual C# 2010 Express along with the XNA 4.0 framework on my PC. I grabbed a sprite-sheet from Google and cut out a Mario sprite. I created a Mario class, added keyboard controls, added in a coefficient for velocity and friction, and finally flipped the sprite to look the proper direction when moving. So far so good!
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| Oh look he's moving! |
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