I have some limited experience in this so maybe I can assist. you need to pick a platform to program against. Galaxian, Pacman, Williams (joust). something like that.
You can program in C or C++ pretty easily but of course best results are in assembly. All of the goofing around I have done is with C. you have to get your programming environment set up right with the memory map and stuff.
Once you have your setup correct, make some test programs to write exisiting sprite images to a static screen and just get familiar with the sometimes strange drawing pattern. Also remember that not all platforms are able to write to the frame at any time. There are timing requirements that can be a pain to figure out sometimes.
Thanks for the advice Ian. I think I wil try to fiddle with it in C or C++ for a while untill I can learn Assembly. I'm thinking of doing a Twin stick shooter like Robotron or Smash TV. Still trying to think of a theme though
What I don't know how to do is to get it all working in MAME. Since Mame has a set list of what games can be played and what roms the .zip files should have in them, I'm not sure how to do that without modding Mame.
Cannibal Garbage Men vs. Rat Zombies From Outer Space!
I'm telling you, THAT would make a cool game!!
Yea, That would make a cool game! XD
That would be a good game to! Maybe I can Modify DK Jr to make it like a board expansion like Punch Out to Super Punch out, featuring new levels and new elements of gameplay! Thanks for the suggestion!
You should do a Breaking Bad parody
Idk About that XD
Thanks for all the Suggestions! I's still open to any more that you guys might have.
