   Want to make a Java game
  well i've been in college for a couple of years and taken Visual Basic, C, C++, and Assembly.I'd really like to make a Java game. Haven't taken a class but i know there's a couple of books somewhere in the house. I'm only going to have a few weeks off though so i'm going to have to be pretty quick about building it. I was wondering if anyone could point me to some more useful resources?i was thinking a simple side scroller with some zelda-esque parts. Kind of walk into rooms and walk around in 32-bit feel. I'm not trying to make the next wow or anything. i was hoping to embed it into a webpage.Anyway i haven't really started reading but a buddy made a game engine in a java class before and showed me the code.. it looked a little intimidating. So i was hoping someone could point me in the right direction.   
  Java applets are what you're looking for. They're not much different from regular Java apps. Also, you shouldn't be making an engine, but a game. Games are structurally simpler than engines, so that's probably why your friend's code looked intimidating.This tutorials is nice for getting started. Chapter 7 is important, since you're bound to encounter flickering :)Link for the tutorialI made an java applet game recently, you can try out if you'd like. The first levels are a little boring but it gets more challenging.   ;  Some other alternatives for Java game engines that support Applets and applications:jMonkeyEngineSlickBoth of these engines are based on the Lightweight Java Game Library (LWJGL), which is using OpenGL for graphics and OpenAL for sound.I made my first "serious" game SpringWorld Challenge using LWJGL, and I can really recommend that library.   ;  http://fivedots.coe.psu.ac.th/~ad/jg/   