Re: DirectX and OpenGL for tetris?

["Ben Humphrey" <benjina@mindspring.com>]

If you are a beginner in programming, I don't think Tetris is your best bet.
ALSO, DirectX or any other API might be a bad move too,...
you should really learn the basics.  I know, you have probably heard that a
lot, but there
is reasons for it.  I had been programming for a few years before I tackled
DirectX and it
still was a confusing mess.

Have you tried something simple like hangman? :)
Once again, it all depends on how much a beginner you are.  Have you done
any graphics?

Ben
----- Original Message -----
From: Toby <Wiederbelebung@gmx.de>
To: <gameprogrammer@gameprogrammer.com>
Sent: Tuesday, June 27, 2000 10:55 PM
Subject: DirectX and OpenGL for tetris?


> Hi
>
> I am at the very beginnning of programming. And I read in many turials
> the best thing to start with is to program Tetris. Do I need DirectX or
> anything like that?
> I have Codewarrior as compiler. I now regret buying it, because
> everybody only talks about MS visual c++. Do I really need that?
> Where can I find tutorials on programming Tetris?
>
> By
> Toby
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