This is a viable resource because it gives you 7 ways to improve every game. It is valuable because I wouldn't want to make a blueprint on paper. I always thought it should be digital.
This site gives you, the creator, some ideas of what the player will most likely feel when they are playing your game. It also encourages you to be creative and try to think out of the box. In general, I think that this website is helpful in a lot of ways. Hope you find it useful too!
This website is what I use for ANY sprite from a video game. I've been using it for a number years, it is very user-friendly and easy to use. Click the search bar and type in a video game. Any sprites at all relevant should show up. It is VERY useful for finding what you need. There are over 1000 spirte sheets, which is a LOT of sprites.
There are a lot of awesome sprites to be used here; this site isn't just for Pokemon sprites! There are many sprites that can be applied to a non-Pokemon game as well.
This website is a list of the top 100 games today.This is valuable because it gives you plenty of ideas of that games you can play. You get also get game ideas for games you make.
This sprite resource provides hundreds of sprite sheets that can be used for gamemaker. It has topics relating to games, and has topics in alphabetical order. This website is really useful for gamemaker games as it can be used for the adventure games
This provides sprites and backgrounds. It is a nice website that helps you to use many different kinds of sprites. I hope that nobody has contributed this yet.
This video shows the basic format used in creating an interactive story / text based adventure using the Inform software. The video is great as it definitely provides the viewer with the belief that creating a text based adventure with this tool is definitely viable!
This is a tutorial on Youtube about GameMaker. This resource could definitely help a beginner who is new to GameMaker, and needs to no the basics about programming, rooms, sprites, sounds, etc.
This isn't just any blog, this is a blog made by the man, the myth, the legend, Mr. Isaacs! It's a great resource filled with links to other sites, mostly about game based learning. Towards the bottom of the page you will find the Holy Grail to all Game Maker tutorials. There are literally dozens of tutorials, all created by none other than Sir Isaacs himself.
Multi-format Export When combined with additional export modules, GameMaker: Studio™ can take your game's single codebase and produce ready-to-run executables and store-ready apps for multiple platforms with a single click. it iS A GREAT tool into exploring game maker and has turtrials and alot of cool games to play so if you are struggiling this is for you.
I think this site could be useful for all sorts of reasons. First of all, this particular page offers a way for characters to maybe move their mouth if they are talking, or move their legs while walking.
Whilst surfing the web, I found not another sprite page, but a forum containing MANY sprite page links! Individual sprite pages are useful, but this is a solid block of links leading to different sprite, background, etc pages! The guy who posted this forum is quite helpful to us who are too lazy to look for pages ourselves.
This site is a tremendous resource for learning how to accomplish many tasks in Game Maker. The video tutorials show you step by step how to achieve so much. Tutorials range from beginning through advanced and cover different types of games, skills, etc.
Thanks to Jacob for this one...
Codecademy is the easiest way to learn how to code. It's interactive, fun, and you can do it with your friends. This track teaches JavaScript and leads you to creating games with JavaScript.
Thanks to Jacob for this one...
Part I - Introduction Welcome to the first article of an introductory series on game programming using the Microsoft .NET Framework and managed DirectX 9.0. This series as aimed at beginning programmers who are interested in developing a game for their own use with the .NET Framework and DirectX.
Website dedicated to those interested in learning game design. "This is a site for apprentice game makers and the masters that train them. We're here to connect you to the resources you need to get started - or to take it to the next level!"
This video is the first of a series of videos that tell you how to make an adventure map. This video teaches you how to use spawners when creating an adventure map.