I've always wanted to make like a small game or something and maybe put it for sale if it was good enough as a small hobbie.

Now I was just wondering what I need to know to make a simple game on like the pc so I can start learning. Also, how hard is it to make a game on the computer, than on the iphone or android?

This post was edited by StanTheMan on Sep 25 2012 09:03pm

difficulty depends on what you wanna do. basic games are simple anywhere. you can make a simple "guess the number" game on the console very easily.

if you want to get into graphics and moving things, then desktop will prolly be easier since they've been around for so long. you can make games via drag-and-drop without any coding, pretty much. RPG Maker, Game Maker, etc.

What about say like a side-scrolling rpg type game? Something like The Binding if Issac if you ever played it before. Looks like I'm gonna make it for the computer. I'm willing to learn the languages or coding required to make the game and the softwares required.

im not big in playing games so ive never heard of it. watch some tutorials

http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=game+maker+side+scroller+tutorial