To Blitz or not to Blitz?

Well after reading the intro chapter for 'Game Programming For Teens' 2nd ED. I've already come to a fork in the road. The author (Maneesh Sethi - shout outs to him by the way, for writing a book at such a young age) uses BlitzPlus to compile his games created in BASIC. Maneesh only adds a demo version of BlitzPlus and you (the reader) are suggested to either purchase the full version or use an older verson BlitzBasic. Now, the question is. Do I run out and buy Blitz?

Oh, for those who aren't aware, demo versions of Blitz are set to run only 30 times before locking up. Yes, Maneesh does state this in the book, but as the reader it would have been great if the full version was packed with the book. In anycase, it looks like if I dont' finish this book before my 30 runs of the Blitz demo, i'm done.

And must ask myself again, to Blitz or not to Blitz?

DAY 1. The Adventure begins!

Hi guys. Well I've finally decided to take a break from playing games to learn how to build them! And what's more fun then to share my travels from the very start with the rest of you?

I've decided to start smart (Well i hope it's the smart thing to do) and start simple. I'm an applications/web developer so programming is nothing new to me, but game programming? That's a whole new world.

Anyhow, after doing some researching I've decided to purchase 'Game Programming For Teens'. It builds games using BASIC, which isnt' exactly what I may be looking for, but from what I've read it gives great intro to many aspects of game developing.

Enough rambling...let the journey begin.