Help with making first game.

[Ranged66]

hello

i would like to start making a game, nothing special, just a simple tower defence.

i am not sure in what language, i think i will go with flash.

i have little to none coding exprience, does some1 have a good free guide for flash?

and i will be doing this mostly alone, in free time. my friend might help me with a little spriting.

[Guest]

There you go, enjoy

[The Spirit]

Personally wouldnt go with flash, the language is pretty much dying.

[Ranged66]

Personally wouldnt go with flash, the language is pretty much dying.

oh, what is good then?

good and simple xD

[The Spirit]

Depends what type of game you want to create.

The usual around here is HTML5, CSS, Javascript, PHP, MySQL

[Guest]

Personally wouldnt go with flash, the language is pretty much dying.

For websites it is dying but for games it is still thriving...

[The Spirit]

No phones, no tablets. I personally think HTML5 Canvas with CSS3 will eventually overtake Flash

The big question is what type of game do you want to create?

Edited November 5, 2012 by The Spirit

[Djkanna]

No phones, no tablets. I personally think HTML5 Canvas with CSS3 will eventually overtake Flash

The big question is what type of game do you want to create?

AFAIK: Older Android phones/tablets have access to flash.

AFAIAA: Adobe are gearing their efforts with flash to more specifically gaming.

As for your thought on HTML5 and CSS3 overtaking flash, sure, just as next-next-gen HTML&CSS will take over, eventually... (it's pretty obvious) :p

Anyhow both options are equally viable, for a tower defense game.

[a_bertrand]

Another option would be Unity 3D, you could it make it as standalone, web or phone game and there is a free version of the tool.

[HauntedDawg]

Actionscript/Flash is still widely used.