From: "Gene" <genew AT fast DOT net>
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Subject: Re: Games
Date: Mon, 14 Jun 1999 15:05:15 -0400
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To: djgpp AT delorie DOT com
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Well, I used to program but I took a long break because I get really
frustrated when a computer program that I am writing does not work. I need
to know about websites that have good information about programming under
DJGPP and of course Allegro. The only programming language that I know is
Quickbasic which I had to take to pass a college course several months ago.
I accidentally sent that post about Games before it was finished. I wanted
it to say that " I would like to see old games reprogrammed for new
computers, but I don't know where to start or how to program". I would like
to know if there is a beginning tutorial that teaches programming under
DJGPP and Allegro in a step by step pattern that is easy for beginners to
understand. I wanted to learn programming but I get really frustrated. The
frustration gets so bad that I have deleted DJGPP about 5 times and I had to
reinstall. And by the way, is there a Pascal to C converter/translator, I
don't like link to a Pascal to C program that I saw in the Files Found on
Other Sites on www.delorie.com . I'm more of a game player than a programmer
but I would like to make role playing games in the tradition of Bard's Tale
I,II,III, Wizardry, Wasteland, Ultima, etc. Links to easy to lean tutorials
on programming in DJGPP and Allegro and about programming role playing games
will be 100% appreciated.
Gene (Eugene W. Esterly III)
Johan Venter <jventer AT writeme DOT com> wrote in message
news:9_D83.9365$PN5 DOT 25093 AT newsfeeds DOT bigpond DOT com...
> Eugene Esterly III wrote in message <7jsjr8$g90$1 AT news1 DOT fast DOT net>...
> >I am sending this post to give people idea's about what kind of games I
> >would love to see. I would love to see more of recreation of games from
the
> >seventies and eighties written in DJGPP and Allegro. I mean games which
do
> >not have a lot of clones. Games such as Boulderdash, Asteroids, Galaxian,
> >Galaga, Tetris, Space Invaders, etc are not include in my post because
these
> >games have too many clones. An example whould be adding graphics to text
> >adventure games. Imagine Adventure, Colosial Caves, etc with graphics.
What
> >I would like to see is games from the C-64, Amiga, Old PC, CPC, Spectrum,
> >Ataris, TI99/4A, Trs-80, etc. redisgned using DJGPP and Allegro. Imagine
a
> >16 color game which uses 3 voice sound being redisgned with DJGPP and
> >Allegro and being able to use 256,16-bit of 24-bit color, mod or midi
music,
> >digital
> >sounds, etc.
>
> And this interests us how? Not to be rude, but why don't you write these
things yourself
> and ask for our help rather than telling us what "you would like" to see?
>
> --
> Johan Venter
> ICQ 3643877
> Visit The TPU DJGPP Interest Group:
> http://surf.to/djgppig
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