Re: [pygame] OK, I'm starting this whole thing over again...

[Casey Duncan <casey@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Jun 11, 2007, at 9:08 AM, Jason Massey wrote:

> Instead of a full fledged game, why not crank out some proof of  
> concept mini-games/tests.
>
> Your first one could be dead simple: space invaders without the  
> aliens or the moving player ship.  All you'd have is a ship  
> centered at the bottom of the screen that would fire a bullet  
> whenever you hit the space bar.
>
> That way you can concentrate on the part that's giving you  
> trouble.  Don't worry, at this point, about diry rects, optimizing  
> or anything like that.

Yes, I second that. Absolutely don't optimize anything until you get  
something that works. And do it the simplest way you can think of.  
You'd be surprised how many times that's good enough anyway.

-Casey