A great collection of tutorials and tips on how to create tile-based games with Macromedia Flash. The articles are well written considering English isn’t the guy’s primary language, and are packed with all kinds of info. The site covers everything from what a tile-based game is, to how to handle path-finding, hit detection, and more. You can even download the .fla files for the examples, so you can see exactly how he did it in Flash. The articles expect you to have a basic understanding of Flash, so it’s not really a newbie tutorial, but if you already have a grasp on Flash, this is a great place to learn more about creating games with it.

Be sure to check out the Links section, which has a ton of links to other good Flash game sites, and game development sites.

While you’re at it, take a look at An Overview of Isometric Game Engine Development and all of the other interesting game development articles at Book of Hook

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