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An Even Better AS3 OOP Flash Custom Cursor In the last tutorial we created a custom cursor, in this tutorial we'll address some issue...

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Quick Tips: AS3 Hiding/Showing the Mouse

Trying to figure out how to hide and show the mouse in as3? It’s simple here’s the deal.

February 26th, 2009 | Quick Tips | 4 Comments »

Contest - What can you do in 25 lines of ActionScript?

So what if I said, I’m going to have a contest… an ActionScript programming contest. The goal is to make something truly extraordinary, something that makes you get up and a say wow, that’s amazing. But then I throw in a catch… you only get 25 lines of ActionScript to write the whole program. That’s what kp from 25lines.com said and the results, well, they are amazing. Click the links below and check it out. At least two of the entries are games so you definitely want to give them a good look over.

February 25th, 2009 | Inspiration | 2 Comments »

AS3 Character Movement: Helicopter Games

There are tons of games that involve character movement and controls and because one of the most popular tutorials on AS Gamer at the moment is about movement… I figured it was time to discuss a variety of movement methods. The first one we are going to discuss is Helicopter game movement. Everybody has played those helicopter games where you have to fly the helicopter through a maze without crashing. Well today we’re going to learn how to make that helicopter move the way it does.

February 22nd, 2009 | Spotlight, Tutorials | 11 Comments »

AS3 Flash Games for Beginners: Using Frame Labels and Art Tweening

If you like using MovieClips to animate your artwork in flash then this is a great method for doing it. Not only for Flash Games but for any project in which you have an object that needs to undergo different animations based on conditions. However, this will work perfectly for our Flash Game. So this time in the series we are going to make our Stinger Ship EXPLODE when it gets hit by a bullet.

February 18th, 2009 | Tutorials | 18 Comments »