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Hi,

This blog was created as a personal journal of my creations. I don't think anyone should ever be reading these, except maybe in the future I may use the site to promote my games. I will be working on my first start to finish game with goals and what not. It will be a Pong game.

My goals for the first game are:

1. To get used to programming again
2. Get used to DirectX
3. Complete a game from start to finish including planning

As of now I think there will be several versions. The first version will be a simple GDI using windows programming. It will be person to person pong. And have an option to increase ball speed in-game.

The next version will use DirectX, and include an intro screen with menu, it will also have sound. Also, it will be playable with a computer opponent. (hopefully with different difficulty settings). That version should also have some sort of backstory.

After that I plan to do a tetris game, and then a breakout game. The tetris game will get me into a little bit more complex gametype with a little more logic involved. I will include music, and a levelling system that increases difficulty as the game progresses. "The Sky is falling" is a working title and will be a chicken little ripoff with crazy voices for sound effects.

The breakout game will allow me to delve into a tile based level system. It will also include powerups, and have an actual storyline.