Re: [pygame] pygame for basic nintendo NES games

[Haroon Khalid <haroon@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

awesome reply, thanks! The only thing I am little ticked about is that, I feel I will have to
learn the whole python language before diving in game development. Where on PHP I just dived in,
as it was a language made for the web, where python was made to cover all areas :/

--- Toni Alatalo <antont@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Haroon Khalid wrote:
> 
> >Here is the whole story. I wanted to start developing small, basic, 2D nintendo NES style
> games,
> >  
> >
> sounds like fun :)
> 
> >Python and Pygame be my best choice?
> >
> i can tell they are for me and many others. i think you should 
> definitely give them a shot!
> 
> > My goal is to be able to make a game on FreeBSD and be able to easily have it run on other OS'
> such as linux distros and Windows and other BSDs. I am guessing since python is interpreted, and
> pygame is available on many other OS', I shouldnt have to change the code.
> >  
> >
> true.
> 
> >1. If pygame/python is my best choice, should I pick up a python book, read it all, and then
> start looking at pygame?
> >
> books are great, and doing tutorials is priceless.
> 
> > I ask this because of my php knowledge on how I easily it was to dive in, and
> >how php is mainly for the web and not other areas. Where other languages, they cover all areas
> and its not that easy to dive in from my understanding.
> >  
> >
> i dont see why Python would be any more difficult than PHP, but am quite 
> biased 'cause have never had to use php really (only little bugfixes), 
> 'cause very much prefer to do web stuff in Python too.
> 
> i think the first steps in Python are as easy as programming can be 
> today. you will encounter some gotchas later on, but usually they only 
> teach you something useful :)
> 
> >2. If I make the game for freebsd, and I want to release it for other OS' will I have to change
> the code?
> >  
> >
> no.
> 
> >pygame would not die
> >out so easily, if I was go with it.
> >  
> >
> i dont see it dying. it has existed for long, is very stable, but still 
> also developing (slowly .. summer of code may change now though)
> 
> it is quite small and does what it needs to, which is great.
> 
> also our company for example uses it in commercial applications (not 
> games but things that need to draw graphics to a display anyway, and 
> react interactively ;)
> 
> one thing is that OpenGL is very useful in certain cases, like when you 
> need to scroll the whole screen or obviously when you need 3d graphics. 
> the nice thing is that pygame works nicely with opengl too, there are 
> many nice solutions ppl on this list have made.
> 
> but i dont recommend you starting from there - plain pygame is nice for 
> learning!
> 
> >4. Any tips/advice?
> >  
> >
> don't be put off by the need to intendate / about the fact that 
> intendation is syntax in python. i find it a nice help for the 
> programmer, and have heard that many people who disliked the idea, have 
> later when they actually have done something in python, noticed that it 
> was not a problem.
> 
> >Thanks, and please keep in mind I am new to programming. Thanks!
> >  
> >
> no prob,
> ~Toni
> 



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