Flash games and Actionscript 2.0

If ActionScript were to really get a revamp and look more like a real, consistant programming language then I'd definitely get into writing Flash games more seriously. Trying to program a real game with Flash as of currently is a joke, because the code is so tedious to write, structure, and maintain.

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Eventually I'll be aiming to get into C#, and flash (since A.S2.0) seems like a good bridge in that direction. Am I wrong in this assumption?

I haven't looked at the AS20 specification, so I'm not quite sure. C# is quite different from ActionScript, and I think that Java or Python (okay, I just like Python too much :P) would be a cleaner pathway into C#.

Good luck in your (ad)ventures!

Here's a brief example of A.S.2.0: (edit: btw this is just the first thing google gave me)
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class Enemy implements Moving {
var x:Number;
// constructor
function Enemy(px:Number) {
x = px;
}
function moveLeft(lx:Number) {
x -= lx;
trace("moveLeft = " + x);
}
function moveRight(rx:Number) {
x += rx;
trace("moveRight = " + x);
}
function moveUp(uy:Number) {
// leave it empty , dont need it
// but must implement it.
}
function moveDown(dy:Number) {
// empty again
}
}
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This confirms my initial assumptions. Of course it isn't exactly the same as anything else, but it's a hell of a lot closer than it used to be, and it's miles closer than Director lingo (which is still full fledged OOP and very powerful for a scripting language, but nowhere in the same vicinity in terms of syntax or even code layout - it's just totally different).

Before recently, it was just impossible (to my knowledge) to do any OOP at all in Flash. Programming anything serious in Flash was, as you say, a joke, by most accounts I heard. Things are now different as you can see.

As for learning Java, it doesn't appear like it would be any easier for me to pick up than C#, so I'd rather make a straight jump. Sun and MS bickering also tends to turn me away from Java in terms of user accesibility. And Python - I don't really know anything about that language...Would I use it over Director? (I don't know). The idea behind jumping to C# is for speed/performance.

Back to the original question though...any other ideas/comments from anyone regarding Flash's abilities?

I know that Flash users on a site like this would few and far between at best, but you could still throw some food for thought my way even as a neutral observer.

I think it is possible to make good games using flash, here are some links to Flash games and flash game programming sites.

Tile Based Games

Outside of Society

N(A
great game) also some collision and response tutorials!!

Truant Duck with a very nice robotech game!

Man...thanks for pointing out N. That has to be the coolest Flash game I've seen.

The tutorials will also be extremely useful.

Cheers. :)