DevNote Tutorial: Intro to Flash Game Programming (1/5)

This is a very basic introduction to programming games in Flash CS3 or CS4 using Actionscript 3.0. Though the final product isn't all that impressive, many essential concepts are covered throughout the tutorial.

Category:

Howto & Style

Tags:

• Tutorial
• Game
• Programming
• Flash
• CS3
• CS4
• Actionscript
• 3.0
• Intro
• Basics

[drybonesGCN]

Spoiler Alert: Dont use Adobe Flash. Use something like Flashdevelop with Flex SDK and maybe a library. It doesnt cost any money and it is a lot more professional than Adobe Flash.

[DevNote]

@drybonesGCN thank you for the feedback.  for those reading, i agree that Flashdevelop is definitely worth taking a look into. however, if you're just a beginner, don't let the burden of making this decision hinder you from just diving right into Adobe Flash to learn the basics. you will have plenty of time and ability to learn more and make an informed decision down the road. fear not, the code you've already written will still be usable even if you choose to transition to other flash tools.

[DevNote]

@DevNote also, drybonesGCN's suggestion is an excellent FREE alternative for those who can't afford Adobe Flash, or have used the Adobe Flash Free Trial past the trial duration.

[GamesOfEnepic]

Lol flash sucks!!!!! Why? because it cost money! you can develop in any other language for free!! most of your flash developers are nothing but stupid people who dont understand the concept of programming. Plus why would you start at creating a game when you have no experience in the language. Thats like building a car without the parts!! why even bother???

[DevNote]

@GamesOfEnepic your profile says you're 35.. and you gave a thumbs up to that vid about installing backtrack on a usb, so i'm gonna lean on some demographic generalizations and assume that the weak and disorganized arguments you posted above are just a sequence of brain-farts you had in the midst of a rough day..

[DevNote]

but if what you're really trying to say is that we should try to share your discontent with adobe for their monopolistic greed, that most flash developers don't practice good coding habits, and that game programming is not the ideal place to start for establishing good programming foundations, i agree with you.

[DarkJosh14]

This is a great tutorial!

But if you could explain why you are righting the code as you right it, im sure we could understand it much easier. Dont get me wrong, i am understanding what i'm typing after a while, but at first, i have no idea what im typing in. :P (this was for the external ActionScript)

thanks!

[willjones655]

You are the worst 'tutor' in the world.

[hallster101]

how the fuck is this a turorial? you didn't explain any code, this is just a video of you making a game, its not a fucking turorial you idiot

[izhwand]

PLEASE Set the Code in the discription..

Or upload the code in a Notepad that we can download it.

..

WE CANT FOLLOW YOU !....

[TheParkourKing123]

did everything you did and the swf file was just the drawing...i did it in CS5...does this matter...also where can you actually learn flash game programming like is there a book

[IgnyteX]

keep getting errors with the brackets right at the beginning, any help?syntax Error and all this stuff....i copied the video, and you got no errors, bwt i'm using CS3

[zendaprez]

I wanna make a dating sim

I downloaded the free 30 day trail

If I can finish my sim in that time then what

Can I get another free 30 day trail

I'll look into that

[rahmatsolusi]

well. I like you description. that is basic, I can making flash agm,e....Thank...

[911bobiscool]

i dont get it i played around for a while, then i gave up. Evry time i play it i get an error for public var _bounce:TextField and so on. it happends to all three objects. The error sais confilict with definiton is inturnal... or somthing like that. What do i do? PPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPL­LLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL­LLLLLLLLLLZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ­ZZZZZZZZZZZZ help me!