What program can I use to program a side-scroller with only minimal experience programming?
January 24th, 2010 | 
Author: Any game programming engines available? They don’t have to be free, but of course free is nice haha
Posted in Q&A | 
Tags: experience programming, game engines, game programming, minimal experience, side scroller
Game Maker seems like a pretty good choice. I haven’t actually used it, but some of my friends use it a lot. The basic version is free, or you can buy the "Pro" version.
http://www.yoyogames.com/gamemaker/