Hi, going boldy.... The Perl SDL bindings (www.libsdl.org) I've been working on, now have a new example, a sideways shoot'em up arcade game! . (25-30 fps on my 'humble' machine!) Navigate through: http://freshmeat.net/appindex/2000/08/04/965424836.html to the screenshots to have a look at some static pics, and download if you wish. (sorry about the indirect link, but I'm liable to move site soon, and that seemed the best fixed place) All the Best, Wayne Keenan