I guess no link for me then?

I'm 18, going on 19 in July. Link to thread? If it will help me with the HUD I'd be glad to look.

Thanks for the quick replies, guys. While none of you answered my questions directly (except Question 2), you've given me a few ideas. Hopefully someone will visit this thread and offer a little more assistance. I may make a W.I.P. thread and update it as I go. However... I dunno if I should do so. ...

Now, before I post, I'd like to point out that I used the search and answered a few of my questions already. Question A I'm making a side-scrolling game, and it plays somewhat similar to old-school MegaMan games. What I want to do, is make it so when a player jumps and touches a wall, if he holds in...