Allegro @ Home

To get allegro cooking @ home, first you'll need MS Visual C++ Express 2008

Allegro Installation

-1) Download DX7 Minimal.

0) Copy the files:

• Copy the contents of the include folder to C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 8\VC\include
  
• Copy the contents of the lib folder to to C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 8\VC\lib

1) Download Allegro.

2) Extract all files into c:\

3) Run c:\allegro\build\pre-build-msvc.bat

4) Open c:\allegro\build\msvc8\Allegro.sln. Finish conversion. Click Build / Batch Build. Check all versions. Wait for build to finish.

5) Copy the files:

• Copy the contents of C:\allegro\include to C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 8\VC\include
  
• Copy the .lib files from C:\allegro\lib\msvc to C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 8\VC\lib
  
• Copy the .dll files from C:\allegro\lib\msvc to C:\Windows\System32

6) Start a new *empty* c++ project then add a main source file.

7) Click Project / Properties. Click Configuration Properties / Linker / Input. Add alleg.lib to Additional Dependancies.

8) Now we're ready to program using Allegro.

9) We're going to start with a few tutorials.

10) Finally, we master the universe.

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The Goulish Goldfish

We're going to need this code...

(thanks Micah)

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Pong V2.0

Your Pong game is due at the start of class tomorrow. When you're done, I want your program files uploaded in a compressed (zipped) archive; I ONLY want your .cpp, .bmp, & .wav files. Also, you must make sure that the zipped archive is smaller than 2Mb.

Your Pong code should have the following:

Keep track of the current score.

Keep track of the current number of times the ball has hit the paddle; reset this number when somebody wins.

There should be a sound played when the ball strikes a paddle.

There should be a different sound played when the ball strikes a wall.

There should be a sound played when a player wins.

There should be a background image.

The paddles should be replaced by similarly sized bitmap images.

The ball should be replaced with a similarly sized bitmap image.

The rest time in the main logic loop should get shorter as the number of hits increases.

Add something *else* to make your Pong game unique.

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