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So you want to make your first flash game! Lets get started.

Pre-Makeing:

First you have to do these steps. AKA how do download flash.

1. Go here and click on the try button.



2. Install Adobe Flash CS4/CS3.

3. Open Adobe Flash.

Making the Game:

1. Create a circle.

1. Click on the rectangle located on the bar on the right.




2. Click on it again (Double Click) and select Oval tool.


3. On the white rectangle box in the middle of the program, click and drag the mouse while holding down SHIFT.


You have created a circle. DONE!

2. Turn it into a symbol.

1. Click on the circle.

2. Click on Window > Convert to Symbol.


3. Name your symbol Button.


DONE! Now your circle is a "symbol" that is called Button!

3. Give it a insurance name of "button".

1. Click on the "Properties" tab located on the top-right.

2. Click on the Button (The Circle).

3. On the space that says, "Insurance name", put "Button".


DONE!

4. Give it actionscript.

1. On the "Layer" on the bottom of the screen, right-click and click on "Insert New Layer".



2. Click on the small WHITE box. (Not Gray.)



2. Click on the box above the "Layers" that says Actions - Frame. (If you don't see it, make sure Window > Actions is checked.)



3. On the box given, put this in:

Button.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_DOWN, mouseDownHandler);
function mouseDownHandler(event:MouseEvent):void {
navigateToURL(new URLRequest("http://www.Armorgames.com/&quot);
}




You just made your first flash game. Congrats. Click on Control > Test Movie to play your game. If everything went right, when you click on Button, it will open ArmorGames.com.

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