@ TI-DKS: Axe has the same speed as an inefficiently written ASM program. It's not quite as fast as ASM written by an expert coder.

@kanak: I'd highly recommend learning TI-BASIC before embarking on any major projects for switching to a more advanced language such as Axe. Some parts of game design are really difficult to get right unless you know the language (IE battle engines and cheat codes). It probably won't take you very long to get fairly proficient at TI-BASIC, especially if you know where the resources are. One of the best is TI-BASIC Dev. It has listings of all of the commands, as well as useful routines and programming techniques. I still use it occasionally when writing BASIC. Also, don't be afraid to ask for help. There are plenty of excellent BASIC programmers here.

EDIT: Also, one of the major limitations of TI-BASIC is that it's incredibly slow at drawing pictures. You might want to consider holding off from a graphics heavy game until you switch to Axe or ASM.

Also in BASIC data can be very large. Code is a bit smaller, though.

By the way welcome here Kanak. I hope you enjoy your stay on the forums.

that's true Ti-DkS

Thanks DJ

But well, hat's not easy to use english programs, 'cause I'm french, and as I wait for my TI-84 (coming ...) I use a TI-83 which keys are in french ... ;(
Not easy to learn for the moment, but I'll get training with Ti-DkS later

Also, Francais and other language APPS can conflict with Omnicalc, xLIB and Axe, I think. Also, with everything in French it can be harder to get help on coding unless you use SourceCoder to copy your code instead of typing it by hand. Also those apps take 16 KB each X.x

Ok, thanks Ti-DkS and DJ

Also don't forget to backup often. Even in BASIC it's possible to get a RAM clear. With libraries of Axe it's even more frequent, though, when your game has errors.

Then good luck in your learning

Good luck man ! Any problems/questions yet ?