I wrote a simple asteroids clone prototype in the PopCap framework, and want to port it to flash. I am not looking for specifics but rather a good primer for writing games in flash. I have searched on google, but the documentation I have found so far has been rather scatter shot. Both in what it covers and who the target audience is. I am looking for a something that assumes you know how to program, but are a complete novice to flash.
Kongregate Labs tutorials "the Shootorials" are based on Actionscript 2. I was disappointed by this.
Ben Throop
2008-11-07 14:26:45
A:
If you want a book then Actionscript 3.0 Game Programming University may meet your needs. It's fairly simply but covers a lot of the basics through about 8 small example games. It assumes you know a little flash but nothing you can't pick up easily, and then focusses on using actionscript to make simple games.
http://www.amazon.com/ActionScript-3-0-Game-Programming-University/dp/0789737027
One of the examples in there is an asteroid game which is why I thought of it.
John Burton
2008-11-06 09:28:52
Can I ask why you think that? It certainly doesn't go into much depth but as someone who has done a lot of development on other platforms and knew the basics of flash it seemed to be quite good at giving a few examples that were useful. Not the best book but not actually bad (in my opinion!)
John Burton
2008-11-06 13:44:25