How can I make a GUI for my C# XNA game?

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My game has basic functionality and is playable with a command line, but I would like to put a GUI on top of it.

It is a platformer type game written in C# with the XNA framework.

I have googled and found a few libraries, but they all seem very gum and duct tape. Is there a mature or standard way of making a GUI for my situation?

A command line platformer? I'm really curious :) Is it possible to view it somewhere? — Paolo Tedesco, Apr 12 '11 at 09:23
"Is there a mature or standard way of making a GUI for my situation?" -- Not really, unfortunately. — Andrew Russell, Apr 12 '11 at 12:26
@Paola I mean I can use the CLI just to test different features while I develop it, not for actual game play ;) — samoz, Apr 12 '11 at 17:55

jv42 · Answer 1 · 2012-10-03T09:24:12.433

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The standard answer is: look at the Gamestate management tutorial in Education Catalog.

This doesn't give you very nice widgets, but rather shows a way of managing the game flow and some menus (including pause menu).

edited Oct 03 '12 at 09:24

answered Apr 13 '11 at 08:26

jv42

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This is now a broken link with Microsoft's new phone or xbox page. – Adam K Dean Oct 03 '12 at 08:57
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@AdamKDean Thanks, link fixed (tip: just add 'xbox.' after 'http://' to all old URLs). – jv42 Oct 03 '12 at 09:24
Ah excellent, I didn't know that's how you fixed them. Amazing, thanks. – Adam K Dean Oct 05 '12 at 15:36

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Dec 15 '11 at 20:34

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NEOForce Controls

Full featured, open source GUI library for XNA 4.

answered Dec 15 '11 at 20:34

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How can I make a GUI for my C# XNA game?

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