The Idea

You might be wondering why there is a sequel to a game that you’ve never heard of before. One of the first games I created for the DOS operating system was called Matridia. It was a top-view shooter with a cheesy story, but the real challenge was creating it from scratch. I took from the original idea for this chapter’s project, and it led to the sequel.

Lucky for you, you won’t have to write any video or sound card code because you already have drivers installed for those purposes. Instead, you will be dissecting the Flash version of Matridia, Matridia II; doing so will give you that extra push, allowing you to head off on your own into the world of Flash.