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tetris clone in java, How hard would it be?
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31 Oct, 2008 - 02:57 PM
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How hard do you think it would be to make a VERY simple tetris game clone in Java? Where would you start? I'm a new programmer looking for projects to learn and also showcase skills.

If the tetris idea is waaaaaaay past what a new coder should try what would u suggest for a cute/fun/non-lame game attempt?

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1 Nov, 2008 - 09:03 AM
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Well it's tricky for sure. Define new coder? Have you even worked with java? If you haven't then I would avoid working on a game first and get the basics down. If you have.. well that depends on your skills.

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=j...mp;aq=f&oq=

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6 Nov, 2008 - 07:57 AM
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pong is very simple for a first game, all you need is three boxes on screen(left and right paddle plus 1 for the "ball")

just like tetris its realtime but alot easyer to program, Main thing to know is: How yo draw to the screen, and you have access to some sort of Timer/Clock.

But an even easyer game that doesnt require a timer is Tic-Tac-Toe/naughts and crosses.
X | 0 | X
0 | X | 0
X | 0 | X

This can even be made in console, so if you are a beginner and havnt done any GUI programing before I recommend starting there.
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6 Nov, 2008 - 08:59 AM
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when i learned basic, the first program i made was rock, paper, scissors. actually, every new language i learned i made that game first. i also made pong, very simple, and a space shooter. just a simple asteroids game should be simple. once youre comfortable with the collision detecting and visual elements, you could start tetris. i havent tried, but now that you mention it....
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7 Nov, 2008 - 04:55 PM
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Thank you guys! Yeah I haven't done any applications in Java yet so I think tic tac toe is the way to go.

Course I am bombing out of my Java class so I'm just working on C++ right now and we don't have a major project requirement sooo... sad.gif

It's too bad too since it is inherently so much easier to toss up some gui in Java!

Let me know if you try a tetris game NeoTifa, I want to see it!
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