VB.NET Game Programming Tutorial (XNA) - PART 4b: Creating a Title Screen (Visual Basic .NET)

TUTORIAL 4b - In this segment we'll be creating a simple title screen for our game as well as learning a new drawing technique to sharpen the edges of our text and sprites and give our game a more retro feel.

In this intermediate Visual Basic .NET game programming series we'll be exploring many of the exciting game development features that XNA 4.0 provides. We'll jump right into setting up project for a Super Nintendo styled RPG game.

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Tip Jar:

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[lofiviberoom]

I just wanted to say, even up in 2016.. Your tutorial has helped me greatly! You helped kick-start mine and my teams project! Thank you for all the help!

[AardaerimusDAritonyss]

YESSSssss!!! I wish you tremendous success in your endeavors! ;-D

[RSRadiowithWolf]

Nevermind, I just went through the video again and saw you declared AniTime as a double, carry on folks! :) *side steps off stage*

[joshmenzelmenzel]

I love your tutorials! I finally am able(sort of...) to do something in VB.NET! It is soooo easy and simple! Just one question: How do you get the blue/green and red dotted lines to come down from the text?

[AardaerimusDAritonyss]

Ooooo the separators/connectors between the regions?

Like:
Public Sub Name()
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End Sub

I think those may have been added by an extension to visual studio that Kalamus1 shared with me. I'll have to see what it's called. It adds some helpful bonus features to Visual Studio.

[AardaerimusDAritonyss]

lol! Sorry for the slow reply! Sometimes time is the best tech support, though. ;-D

[AardaerimusDAritonyss]

Hello :-) I'm not entirely certain which dotted lines you're referring to. What time frame in the video were you looking at?

[RSRadiowithWolf]

Just wondering about the Animation Time when you created your flashing effect. Is "AniTime" a variable you created?

[joshmenzelmenzel]

In the entire project you have vertical dotted lines coming down from "Public...."

[Speek]

If I make a lot of money with this game I'll buy you a new laptop man!

[mitchfizz]

And they say you can't make games in Visual Basic.
Everyone has to complain just because Microsoft came up with a programming language that i easier and more user friendly.