Platform game engine

[DaveG]

OK, you've probably heard this one before, but I want to create a 2D platform game (like Mario, Rayman 1, etc.), with a RPG basis. I've got a good story and design elements (no, really!), but I'm just an amateur VB programmer and cannot program an engine. I haven't found anything on the Internet, so I was hoping someone had the same idea and had the engine I need. Maybe you would want to work on it with me? Anyone?

Thanks in advance!

Dave.

[Zaei]

You are most definately right. Its a very common question, so il cut and paste from another similar post:

Games are most definatly not the place to start programming. I
recommend reading around in the MSDN about things
like the Line Method, especially if you are just starting
out. Even something as seemingly simple as a guy
walking in a field is somewhat complicated, and you will
be easily lost if you try to just dive on in. I dont mean
to discourage you, but you will almost invariably get
discouraged if you dont know what you are doing ( I
sure did =). Hope this helps you out a little bit, and
good luck.

Another point to stress is this... All games are not engines. An engine is a set of components that is tied together in a certain way. Engines are much harder to write then games, as they are designed to be the base that MANY games are based off of. For a beginning project, just start making a game.

Z.

[Zaei]

I started out with a form with 2 textboxes, and a button. You stuck your name in the first box, pressed the button and "You Suck <name>" appeared in the second box. Or a Message box popped up and said "You Suck <name". We all start somewhere =).

Z.

[kedaman]

Games are how i started programming too Game engines aren't that rare, search and you'll find them, btw, i think there's a mario demo at fox page.

[_ELVIS_]

I started with just one command button in the middle of a form with:
print "ELVIS rulz!"


I sold approx 500,000 copies

[plenderj]

If it printed "Elivs Lives" you'd of sold a million