Game programming on the Amiga

[Karlos]

bloodline wrote:
SDL is vital for any Game development.

I don't like SDL much personally. An alternative would be a good thing...

...;-)

[Karlos]

bloodline wrote:
I've found it invaluble, speeding up the time taken to get ideas from paper to live working err... puppies... :-?

Whatever gets you off the ground. I do like the concept of SDL, just not the overall implementation.

[Karlos]

Glaucus wrote:
By the sounds of it, SDL is not that useful if you're interested in 3D, correct?

I couldnt really say. AFAIK, SDL is usually used in conjunction with OpenGL for 3D.

I just wanted something similar for C++, using OOP paragdims in the design, so I've been working that way instead.

[Karlos]

Crumb wrote:
"You do not have Direct Access to the Video RAM"

I think that for 2D games that's a big limitation. You can double the speed writting directly to the gfx ram...

Very true.