Latest Blog Posts for Game Development Tutorials

• 26. Pythagoras, Firefighers and Math
  on Jul 1, 2009 in GDI+ images animation graphics C# pythagoras math
  The last and, in my oppinion, the coolest part of this tutorial is making our doggy splash water from his fire-hose. There are a lot of ways to do this… My first idea was to make him splash a stream of water in a horizontal line… But I wasn't sat...
• 25. Bubble bath
  on Jun 9, 2009 in GDI+ icons graphics rectangle Image list grid
  Up to now, we displayed the blocks as squares filled with color. From now on, we'll display little icon images instead. If you remember, we used rectangles to define the size, and the position for each field. And that suits us just fine! So, here's a...
• 24. Preparing the show-off
  on May 22, 2009 in GDI+ images properties picture box form font graphics events button
  Right, before we add all that fancy graphics, we have to prepare our form first. We'll add some additional picture boxes to hold our images. Like the one to hold the firefighter dalmatian doggy, etc… So, add the controls, and modify their propertie...
• 23. Graphics!
  on May 18, 2009 in download graphics design game
  So, we're finally here! You had enough time to design your own graphics. Hehe... I know, I know... Your dog ate the memory stick on wich you saved the files... :P Just kidding! Feel free to download the graphics i used for the game. Here's the link:L...
• 22. Hall of fame
  on May 6, 2009 in top list write read file font source code pad list string i/o sort high score
  There's nothing better than prooving to everybody that you're the best! And you certanly can't do that if your score isn't saved. We are now going to make a high score list. For it to work, we'll need a file, that we'll write the scores into. The sco...
• 22. Time for a coffe break
  on Apr 30, 2009 in gameplay speed level new game source code pause
  Ok, we programmed almost everything that I wanted to see in our gameplay. But this tutorial is far from over. You remember the game screenshot from the first chapter? Our game doesn't look anything like that... In the next few chapters we'll add some...
• 21. Time for a coffe break
  on Apr 30, 2009 in gameplay speed level new game source code pause
  Ok, we programmed almost everything that I wanted to see in our gameplay. But this tutorial is far from over. You remember the game screenshot from the first chapter? Our game doesn't look anything like that... In the next few chapters we'll add some...
• 12. DIY - Race panel
  on Apr 24, 2009 in Dashboard DIY Kill Switch Buttons Switches Start Button Racing Power Tools Panel
  Tuning & car parts stores offer a wide range of similar panels, but I don't like them, because they're too flashy. That's why I decided to build my own. Here's how:What do you need?A piece of plastic or thin sheet metalYour buttons & switches...
• 20. How about a raise?
  on Apr 24, 2009 in points level source code bonus
  To make things a little interesting, we'll give the player bonuses after he completes each level. I've thought of two bonuses: One that is awarded for empty columns, and one that is awarded on top, if there are no blocks left on the game field. To ca...
• 19. How to get a promotion
  on Apr 22, 2009 in gameplay level source code label
  Almost all games have levels. As the player advances, the game becomes more and more difficult. We'll do just that. We'll speed up our gameplay from level to level, and add a new color to the blocks every three or four levels... That should spice thi...

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