Ok.
I am in the process of making a java game
for my final year project at university.
I am a bit lost as to where to begin.
I have found tutorials to help me.
I have purchased books also.
I am pretty much a novice when it comes to java.
I took a module on it a year ago that barely scratched the surface.
I conclude that making a game is hard.
I choose to make a simple platform game which is going to end up being
educational.
I have various source code examples from websites.
I have books of other java platform games.
I don't know how to run them as a java application.
I have installed relevant java material on you laptop.
I have been confused by each in its own way.
I exclaim please could someone help me.
I pluralize thanks.

Carefully examine each sentence.
Collect together your assets.
Collect together you liabilities.
Do what you need to reduce your
liabilities and increase your assets
to a point that you can formulate a
plan to achieve your goal.

See http://mindprod.com/jgloss/gettingstarted.html to learn Java.

You might find one of the ideas in my student project list gives you
an idea. I am like Mr. Banks in Mary Poppins and like my activities to
be "fraught with purpose", so you won't find much in the way of games.

http://mindprod.com/project/projects.html
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Roedy Green Canadian Mind Products
The Java Glossary
http://mindprod.com

This is going to be painful.  So it is important that you pick a game
you love, one you don't think is pointless.  You will need all the
motivation you can muster for a big project.