2d Sprite Animations without using XNA or other third-party libraries
I want to create a simple game, similar to what can be created with RPG Maker. What I am primarily looking for at the moment is a tutorial which can guide me on how to accomplish it without using XNA or any other specific library. The ideal would be a step-by-step tutorial or a good, easy-to-understand example. My goal is to do it on my own, and come to an understanding of how the overall process works with regards to animation elements relating to one another. I've already built a simple snake game in the past using a simple tutorial, but there was no movement animation in it and that's the