GUI design

[knightshaft]

Hi,

I have a game that is nearing completion, minus a User Interface. I've bought an 'off the shelf' GUI to get me started (image won't upload) which shows all the levels , which ones are playable and which are locked.

It seems like the number of sprites and the programming for positioning and switching from locked to unlocked for each level is almost as big an undertaking as the game itself, or am I missing something?

 

[knightshaft]

Using the 'Level Select' and 'Settings' from this

 

[Ralucipe]

What exactly is your question?

No, GUIs are not something to blow off. They (usually) shouldn't take as much effort as the game itself, but they are certainly not quick and easy to implement.

 

[knightshaft]

What exactly is your question?

You answered it with this:

They (usually) shouldn't take as much effort as the game itself, but they are certainly not quick and easy to implement.

Which, now I've spent a couple of hours thinking about what I wanted to do, I was coming to that conclusion.