Interestingly, Tommy Refenes, which was written in C++, posted a write up that went over the process. What struck me is that he built a tool to export sprites f

Interestingly, Tommy Refenes, which was written in C++, posted a write up that went over the process. What struck me is that he built a tool to export sprites from Flash because that's what the artist used. It shows an iterative development model, focusing on gameplay features step by step. The big take away "focus on making the character do something": http://www.gamasutra.com/blogs/TommyRefenes/20130107/184432/How_do_I_get_started_programming_games.php http://www.gamasutra.com/blogs/TommyRefenes/20130107/184432/...