GAME+MAKER+VIDEO+TUTORIALS

//__**GAME MAKER VIDEO TUTORIALS**__//  //**Earn your Computer GAMING certificate by completing each tutorial**//   //__**LEVEL 1 certificate:**__// //__**PONG**__//  //__**LEVEL 2 certificate:**__// //__**PONG & BREAKOUT**__//  //__**LEVEL 3 certificate:**__// //__**PONG, BREAKOUT, YOUR OWN GAME**__// = =

= = = __Official Tutorials__ = To learn more about the creation of particular types of games a number of tutorials are available on this page. All tutorials have been rewritten for version 8 of Game Maker. They all contain a text document in pdf format, a number of example games, and often additional sprites and sounds. BEGINNER TUTORIAL media type="youtube" key="UKHrvdJU0Gw" height="315" width="560" align="center"

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 * [[image:http://computersolutions.wikispaces.com/site/embedthumbnail/placeholder?w=NaN&h=NaN caption="Whats A Good Game?"]] || Tutorial: What is a Good Game? (zip file, 190 KB) This tutorial describes some of key ingredients in creating good games. The tutorial is general, that is, not restricted to Game Maker. //Beginner//. ||
 * [[image:http://computersolutions.wikispaces.com/site/embedthumbnail/placeholder?w=NaN&h=NaN caption="Your First Game"]] || Tutorial: Your First Game (zip file, 850 KB) This tutorial is meant for people that have problems getting started with Game Maker. In very precise steps it helps you create your first game. //Beginner//. ||
 * [[image:http://computersolutions.wikispaces.com/site/embedthumbnail/placeholder?w=NaN&h=NaN caption="Creating a Scrolling Shooter"]] || Tutorial: Creating a Scrolling Shooter (zip file, 1.8 MB) This extensive tutorial shows you how to create a scrolling shooter. It also treats a number of aspects of Game Maker like the use of variables, views, and time lines. //Beginner//.

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 * [[image:http://computersolutions.wikispaces.com/site/embedthumbnail/placeholder?w=NaN&h=NaN caption="Maze Games"]] || Tutorial: Maze Games (zip file, 1.4 MB) This tutorial shows you how to create a simple maze game. It treats such aspects as how to make a character move from cell to cell, how to display the score and the lives, how to create monsters, and how to add all sorts of special features like movable blocks. //Beginner//. ||
 * [[image:http://computersolutions.wikispaces.com/site/embedthumbnail/placeholder?w=NaN&h=NaN caption="Platform Games"]] || Tutorial: Platform Games (zip file, 1.6 MB) This tutorial shows you how to create a simple platform game. It treats such aspects as how to make a character jump and land, how to crush monsters when the character jumps on top of them, and how to use tiled backgrounds for creating appealing graphics. //Intermediate//. ||
 * [[image:http://computersolutions.wikispaces.com/site/embedthumbnail/placeholder?w=NaN&h=NaN caption="3 Dimentional Games"]] || Tutorial: 3-Dimensional Games (zip file, 1.1 MB) This tutorial shows you how to create games with a 3-dimensional look. It discusses parallax scrolling, the use of depth and image scaling and how to create isometric games. It shows that Game Maker is more powerful than you might think and is not really limited to 2-dimensional games. //Intermediate//. ||

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