Path: chuka.playstation.co.uk!news From: "Jon Prestidge" Newsgroups: scee.yaroze.freetalk.english Subject: Re: And now for my first game Date: Mon, 15 Mar 2004 14:11:14 -0000 Organization: PlayStation Net Yaroze (SCEE) Lines: 15 Message-ID: References: NNTP-Posting-Host: host213-122-63-9.in-addr.btopenworld.com X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1106 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106 Yes I think you've got the right approach -- I've come to realise that it's by far the best way of doing a game on your own...i.e. start with a game concept that's easy to get working in a simple form...then if you and others like the game play you can continually improve on it (for example: add new game play elements or, as you say, try doing a 3D version etc). Coloured ball puzzles always seem to have good potential for being popular (as with Emotion, Bust-a-Move, Sticky Balls etc) so it's bound to be a good choice for a first game project. Good luck with it! Jon