I have completely re-written the tutorial covering creating a 2D sprite and posted it to my site at XNADevelopment.com. I'm much happier with it this time around. This tutorial covers displaying your first sprite on the screen and then positioning the sprite. The tutorial then takes you a step further and helps you get accustomed to object oriented development and walks you through creating a "Sprite" class for creating and drawing your sprites on the screen. Teaching you a fundamental step you will take throughout your game development process.
Go ahead and take a quick walk through on Creating a 2D Sprite.
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