Game Programming

Hey /prog/ I've been offered a job to teach game programming. What games should I have my students make? I was thinking start off with a text-based RPG, then Tetris, Space Invaders, Pacman, Super Mario. Anything I should add or replace on the list? It's a 12 month course so, I don't want to overload them.

"Haxus" by Amateur Grider

Prague is a region. St Sussman Cathedral is a room in Prague. "This cathedral is a temple to the almighty Sussman, whose teachings bestow [italic type]satori[roman type] on unworthy programmers such as your humble self."

The IO monad is a transparent container in St Sussman Cathedral. The monad is closed, locked, and not portable. The description is "A referentially transparent data structure made of pure Haskellonium. You'll need some kind of rigorous mathematical proof to be able to open it."

A pristine copy of SICP is in the monad. The description is "[if open]You gleefully flip from page to page of the holiest book in the universe![otherwise]The immaculate sacred tome of Sussmanism glints at you sparklingly.[end if]". SICP is a portable container. Satori is in SICP. SICP is closed and opaque. SICP can be read or unread. SICP is unread.

Fibonacci Butt Street is a room in Prague. It is south of St Sussman Cathedral. "The buildings on this street are laid out according to the arcane [italic type]feng shui[roman type] variant known as the Fibonacci Butt Sort."