Chapter 1. Journey into the Abyss

"Oh, you want some too?!?"

—Hudson, Aliens

Windows programming has been an ongoing war with a long history. Game programmers have resisted the Windows platform since the beginning of time, but like the Borg say, "Resistance is futile.…" I tend to agree. In this chapter you're going to take a whirlwind tour of Windows:

• History of games

• Types of games

• The elements of game programming

• Using tools

• A sample game: FreakOut