I am making everything in C++ and SDL2 multimedia library. Saying more, I continue more to develop program part. So, it is about menu and settings. It looks, like I need to rewrite lots of code. Big changes in code. This came to hard. And I don’t expect this. It is about that some ideas leads to rewrite whole blocks and modules. At first, I don’t expect to make it so hard. So, just simply, I try to add some little things, and try to make engine. And that’s all. And to start as fast as I can to start a game itself.

And now it is looks like I am into program part. And I even don’t start to develop game itself. I am in settings and menus elements. So, in result, in terms of motivation, I decide to name base part of code as word engine. So in this so called engine it will contain menu elements and settings. Today it looks like good for game arcade type or game with simple control. Idea to call it as engine – self motivation. So looks like I get lost in program part.

So I don’t try to tell that everything in it is great. In result, many engines for games are not universal, and they are made for certain game or certain type of games only. Example – engine for game Doom, or Quake. So, I think, I can call it as engine. But, of course, what I am doing is not Doom or Quake. And something simple and arcade. Retro direction.

So, meet – Dima Links Engine – with name – Iteration. Iteration – is a step in algorithm. In program code. So by steps game is developing. So good name. So, looks like, for game like 8 bit, nes, 8 bit computers style. MS DOS style. But for Windows 10 modern.

And game itself Gala Christmas – it is continue of Gala. Some spinoff. About new year. I have planned this game for a long time. And from some time I was doing something for this purpose. I think, I draw everything I need, almost. And that’s all. And only now I started the code. But I get lost in logic tasks. And start to go into engine terms.

Looks like sprites are all done. And now some code process is started. Game itself as idea started several years ago. And also some special base code like menu and settings – that I call engine.

Gala – is arcade shooter like Galaga, Galaxian, Space Invaders. Like 8 bit computers, consoles or something like shooters like MS DOS. Move Left and right and shoot.