rewrote start state to have a 'play' button

data/assets.xml

@@ -23,6 +23,13 @@
          type="image" />
   <asset name="connieStill_2" file="stills/connie-2.png"
          type="image" />
+
+  <!-- Misc -->
+  <asset name="playButton" file="play-button.png"
+         type="image" />
+  <asset name="playButtonHover" file="play-button-hover.png"
+         type="image" />
+
 
   <!-- ################################################### -->
   <!-- ################## Music ########################### -->

src/california/CutSceneState.as

@@ -64,8 +64,8 @@ package california {
         private var cursor:GameCursor;
 
         public function CutSceneState(sceneName:String, roomName:String):void {
-            FlxG.flash.start(0xff000000, 2.0, function():void {
-                    FlxG.fade.stop();
+            FlxG.flash.start(0xff000000, 3.0, function():void {
+                    FlxG.flash.stop();
                 });
 
             this.roomName = roomName;

src/california/StartState.as

@@ -1,13 +1,60 @@
 package california {
     import org.flixel.*;
-
+    import SWFStats.*;
+
     public class StartState extends FlxState {
-        public function StartState():void {
+        private var roomTitle:FlxText;
+        private var copyrightText:FlxText;        
+
+        private var backgroundImage:FlxSprite;
+
+        private var cursor:GameCursor;
+
+        private var fadeFromColor:uint;
+
+        public function StartState(fadeFromColor:uint=0xff000000):void {
+            this.fadeFromColor = fadeFromColor;
+
             super();
         }
-
+        
         override public function create():void {
-            FlxG.state = new CutSceneState('lois', 'loisHome');
+            //Main.stage.displayState = 'fullScreenInteractive';
+            //FlxG.stage.displayState = 'fullScreen';
+
+            FlxG.flash.start(this.fadeFromColor, 2.0, function():void {
+                    FlxG.flash.stop();
+                });
+
+            backgroundImage = new FlxSprite(0,0,Main.library.getAsset('menuBackground'));
+            add(backgroundImage);
+
+            roomTitle = new FlxText(8, 8, FlxG.width, 'A House in California');
+            roomTitle.setFormat(Main.gameFontFamily, Main.gameFontSize, 0xffffffff);
+            //add(roomTitle);
+
+            //copyrightText = new FlxText(FlxG.width - 156, FlxG.height - 16, FlxG.width, '(c) 2010 Cardboard Computer');
+            copyrightText = new FlxText(FlxG.width - 186, FlxG.height - 16, FlxG.width, 'LearnToPlay build -- Jake Elliott [2010]');
+            copyrightText.setFormat(Main.gameFontFamily, Main.gameFontSize, 0xffffffff);
+            //add(copyrightText);
+
+            var buttonPos:uint = 60;
+
+            var playButton:FlxButton = new FlxButton(232, 25, function():void {
+                    FlxG.fade.start(0xff000000, 2.0, function():void {
+                            FlxG.fade.stop();
+                            FlxG.state = new CutSceneState('lois', 'loisHome');
+                        });
+                });
+            playButton.loadGraphic(
+                new FlxSprite(0,0,Main.library.getAsset('playButton')),
+                new FlxSprite(0,0,Main.library.getAsset('playButtonHover')));
+            add(playButton);
+
+            cursor = new GameCursor();
+            cursor.setText(null);
+            add(cursor);
         }
+
     }
 }