   My 1st Completed Game: Pong-Clone
  Took me 3 days, spanning about 8-9 hours of programming time.See what you think. Setup I know there are a few slight bugs, like the music not turning off when the uses press the turn off button :PAnd the computer player seems a bit frantic at times, but everything else works!   
  Look very much like my firsts pong attempt, but with a better presentation (installer). Great job!   ;  Thanks =)Im already thinking of ideas for my next game.Im thinking a top down shooter!   ;  didn't work for me. keeps saying needs direct x 9.0c (Dec 2005) or later. Maybe it needs the SDK because I just installed the latest run-time from Microsoft after getting the error the first time.   ;  "didn't work for me. keeps saying needs direct x 9.0c (Dec 2005) or later. Maybe it needs the SDK because I just installed the latest run-time from Microsoft after getting the error the first time."Chances are that Fixxer linked using d3dx9d.lib instead of d3dx9.lib.Doing that would make the program dependant on the SDK.  Just change your link settings so that you use d3dx9.lib instead.edit---Just downloaded and played the gameExcellent job!  It seemed a bit fast, if the ball was slowed down just a bit, and the paddle was slowed down just a bit (not too much!), it might be easier to control.  Here are a few other changes I might make.1.  The messagebox at the end was a bit unprofessional.  Try just rendering the text on the screen you had up for the game, or something, for like 2 or 3 seconds.  I didn't like the messagebox.2.  The setup for typing names was a bit clumsy.  I tried clicking the spot to type in my name, etc. before I realized you just had to type it in.  A flashing vertical bar would be perfect, a visual clue to tell me I can begin typing would be nice.Typing "Computer" to play against the computer is a little bit odd.  A button press or checkbox would be nicer.Take my criticism with a grain of salt, though, its just the opinion of a kid in high school :)Good luck with your top-down shooter, should be cool.You seem to be learning quite well though, very cool game.Adam[Edited by - Adams555 on July 11, 2006 2:30:37 PM]