C Programming Resource Center: Allegro & C Game Programming

Allegro & C Game Programming

http://theharbourfamily.com/jonathan/forum/index.php?board=6.0

Allegro forum at the homepage of Jonathan Harbour, author of “Game Programming: All in One.” Another good place to ask for help if you are having trouble with your Allegro program.

Blog on Allegro

http://staticmartin.blogspot.com/2006/05/i-love-allegro.html

Blog post that discusses Allegro and its ease of use.

Allegro Downloads and Source Code

http://sourceforge.net/projects/alleg/

Download the files and source code for Allegro here.

Allegro API

http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/alleg/

The Allegro API, in PDF format.

Allegro Manual

http://alleg.sourceforge.net/onlinedocs/

The Allegro manual, in HTML format. This manual contains information on essential functions of the Allegro library without the complexity and wordiness of the API.

Allegro Programming Community

http://www.allegro.cc/

A large community of Allegro programmers. Share your ideas for games here and check out new developments in the Allegro world, including new games and programming competitions.

Allegro Community Free Games

http://www.allegro.cc/depot

This section of the Allegro.cc website contains over 1,000 games created by members with Allegro. Most of the games listed are open source, and all are free to download and play.

Allegro Library

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allegro_library

Wikipedia article for the Allegro library.

Allegro Tutorial for the Allegro Library

http://www.cppgameprogramming.com/cgi/nav.cgi?page=allegbasics

A beginner’s tutorial for the Allegro library.

Allegro Tutorial

http://www.loomsoft.net/resources/alltut/alltut_index.htm

An Allegro “newbie tutorial.” Created for the beginning programmer, contains a basic set of tutorials that cover everything from simply getting Allegro to run on your computer to making your own graphics and datafiles for Allegro to use.

Allegro Tutorial for Novices

http://www.glost.eclipse.co.uk/gfoot/vivace/

Another tutorial intended for Allegro novices.

Allegro Tutorial for Beginners

http://www.gillius.org/allegtut/index.htm

A beginner’s tutorial for getting started with the Allegro library.

Programming Pong in Allegro

http://www.glost.eclipse.co.uk/gfoot/htpg/

A page that contains a downloadable tutorial which explains, step-by-step, how to program the simple game Pong in Allegro.

Allegro Quick Reference

http://oregonstate.edu/~barnesc/quick_reference.html

An Allegro “quick reference.” Check here if you have trouble remembering that one method you need for your game.

Allegro Forum

http://www.allegro.cc/forums/

The forums of Allegro.cc. Here you can communicate with other Allegro developers, get help with problematic programs, and share ideas for games.

Allegro Group

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/allegrogamelibrary/

A Yahoo! group dedicated to creating games with Allegro and archiving Allegro games.

Book: Introductory Game Programming in Allegro

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1592003834/103-9185010-1591016?v=glance&n=283155

“Game Programming: All in One” by Jonathan S. Harbour. Teaches introductory game programming using the Allegro library.

Tutorial on User Input

http://www.gamedev.net/reference/articles/article2130.asp

A tutorial that explains how to make your game allow text input from the user.

Tutorial for Action Game in Allegro

http://www.ping.uio.no/~ovehk/allegro/

This tutorial details making a simple helicopter action game using Allegro.

Creating a Pong game in Allegro

http://alleg.sourceforge.net/docs/how_to_make_a_pong_game.en.html

Another page that details creating a Pong game in Allegro.

Allegro Home Page

http://www.talula.demon.co.uk/allegro/

The Allegro homepage. Here you can download the files necessary to use Allegro in your C code, and you can check out the documentation and other Allegro resources.

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