If you're just doing it for fun, check out Construct2. It's a pretty cool HTML5 game engine with a lot of built in features you would normally have to code into a game yourself. Check it out and see if it's for you.

Thanks for recommending us Roy!

If anyone is interested in seeing some games that have been made in Construct 2, these are worth a look at on our arcade:

http://www.scirra.co.../super-ubi-land
http://www.scirra.co...es/848/airscape
http://www.scirra.co...ear-of-unicorns

I took a look at Unity when I was trying to figure out where to start a couple of months ago. It's a great game engine, but I wouldn't recommend it to a new programmer.

If you're just doing it for fun, check out Construct2. It's a pretty cool HTML5 game engine with a lot of built in features you would normally have to code into a game yourself. Check it out and see if it's for you.

Spriter's Resource will get you started with some game sprites, but you can find more through Google. Just search for "free sprites", "free game sprites", and "free tilesets".

Thanks for recommending us Roy!

If anyone is interested in seeing some games that have been made in Construct 2, these are worth a look at on our arcade:

http://www.scirra.com/arcade/addicting-action-games/1487/super-ubi-land
http://www.scirra.com/arcade/addicting-rotary-games/848/airscape
http://www.scirra.com/arcade/addicting-action-games/1694/my-irrational-fear-of-unicorns