Simo said:
Reminds me of the first game I tried to make in GWBasic (TRS-80).
If you want to add pictures, you can either read up on a lot of complex graphics stuff in C++, or go with a more graphical version (Visual C++ -- which is even MORE complex!, C#, or Visual Basic).
I would suggest C++ (get a free compilier if you can). Borland C++ 4.52 is decent, however it is older, and some code for modern systems may or may not work.
I'd also start off text-based.
For a yes/no type game, I'd probably use a structure with these variables (or something similar):
previous
next
currentText
and maybe room for any special options you might want. In this instance, this is a simple, linear yes/no game. If you wanted directions, you could do that too. Each variable would hold the array of the structure you want to look at next.
You could get the data 2 ways:
1 - By hard-coding it.
2 - By creating code to read from a file.
EDIT: Here's a *VERY* simple example:
Code:
#include <iostream.h>
struct DESCRIPT
{
char* desc;
int yes;
int no;
int endpoint;
}desc[3];
void main(void)
{
int selection = 0;
int gameover = 0;
// Initialize Structure
desc[0].desc = "You see a river in front of you.\nWhat do you do? 1 = swim - 2 = build a bridge.";
desc[0].yes = 1;
desc[0].no = 2;
desc[0].endpoint = 0;
desc[1].desc = "You have too much armor on and drown! Game over!";
desc[1].yes = 0;
desc[1].no = 0;
desc[1].endpoint = 1;
desc[2].desc = "You crossed the river and won! Congrats!";
desc[2].yes = 0;
desc[2].no = 0;
desc[2].endpoint = 1;
// Game loop -- VERY simplified. Do not enter a character (a-z, A-Z)
// Or else an infinite loop may occur!
while(!desc[selection].endpoint == 1)
{
cout << desc[selection].desc << endl;
cin >> selection;
}
// It's the end of the game. Display the last message.
cout << desc[selection].desc << endl;
}Note that there's no error checking for non-digit values.
