How to make a Flash Game?

[CANofKAM]

For a while i have been considering at least trying to make a flash game but having absolutely ZERO experience in this, I was wondering if anybody knew where i could at least learn to most basic of basics necessary for created a flash game via video tutorials or such. I am sure I am biting off a lot more then i can chew but I'm ambitious to try. Thanks for the help

 

[L3m0n_L1m3]

Let's see.... Google.... "How to make a flash game".... 55 million results?

http://www.gameinnovator.com/quickflashgame.php

Google is your friend. There are other sites as well.

On a side note, these new ad captchas suck.

 

[Fanta Grape]

Step 1. (If you seriously want to go through with it) buy the program.
Step 2. Fiddle around with it. If you're like me, you learn best by doing. You won't be able to make a game, but basic animation is important.
Step 3. Find out basic codes through the internet and books.
Step 4. Google that shizzle.

 

[DEAD34345]

You're not biting off more than you can chew, Flash games are pretty easy to make, and are a good starting point to learn game-making basics. Going through these: http://www.kongregate.com/games/Kongregate/shootorial-0 will get you started and walk you through making a simple shooting game, and then you can use what you've learnt to make anything you can think of.

 

[EradiusLore]

learn to program, then you can make real games but seriously learn some basic programing because once you have flash is easy as anything to learn

 

[Chameliondude]

Google exists for a reason, but here you go anyway

http://www.dezinerfolio.com/2008/02/06/20-free-tutorials-to-create-your-own-flash-game

 

[CANofKAM]

first off, i know what google is, thank you kindly, but i don't know whats BS and whats not, whats easier and tougher, etc. I would rather just get the information i need from someone who knows what is useful and not.

 

[NirTivAal]

If you want to do it the free way you can use Flex SDK [http://www.flashdevelop.org]. You code in ActionScript 3 and flex compiles a .swf that you can play.

You can use a game engine like Mode [http://flixel.org/] from the Flixel help page. A good place to start might be modifying that game (I learned Flixel doing this, but already knew AS3).

Unfortunately there isn't a substitute for learning ActionScript. There are OK tutorials online but I think finding a decent book is a better option because they are more comprehensive, especially if you don't know any programming languages already. Tutorials like this one [http://winterglass.blogspot.com/2010/04/absolute-ultra-beginners-guide-to.html] will get you going but don't really deal with the language, so you're kind of stuck afterwards.

The best place to start is probably by picking up an ActionScript 3 book (a beginner's book or something similar, not a reference book). Go through that and at the same time use what you're learning to modify an open game like Mode. Make sure the first game you make on your own is very simple, and make sure you actually finish it before moving on.

 

[Smooth Operator]

Something simple to get you started