Super Mario Bros,  Mega Man, Metroid defined the platform genre. Let’s make a basic platformer! I discuss the project more here: https://youtu.be/48CxnSo9qI8

You must use new assets (art, music, sound) for this project!

You can use the font, but other than that, you can not use anything from the course github! (even if you did not use them on previous projects). No ctg.png, george_0.png, tileset.png, and none of the music or sound, etc.

You must find new assets.

 

There are some great sources for free assets:

-     More by the same artist: https://kenney.nl/assets

-     itch.io has tons of awesome free graphics: https://itch.io/game-assets/free

-     Lots of different kinds of free assets: https://opengameart.org/

-     Royalty free music: https://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/music.html

-    Again, make sure something you find is not something in the course github.

What are the requirements for the project?

The following are required to earn points for the project:

 

Menu Screen (10%)

-     Show the Name of your game and Press enter to start.

-    This can be a solid color background with text on it.

-    The keycode for enter is: SDLK_RETURN

-    The menu must be a different “scene”. Do not just show/hide text.

 

3 Levels (40%)

-    Your game needs to have 3 levels. They do not need to be long or complicated.

-    They must scroll! (no single screen games)

 

3 Lives (20%)

-    The player gets 3 lives for the entire game (not per level).

-     If the player runs out of lives, show text, “You Lose”

-     If the player gets to the end of your game, show text, “You Win”

 

AI (20%)

-    At least 1 type of moving AI  (place a couple of these AI in your game)

-     If the player touches the AI, the player dies.

-    You can have the player kill the AI by jumping on them if you want.

-     Each of your levels must have at least 1 AI

 

Audio (10%)

-    You must have at least 1 looping background music.

-    There should be at least 1 sound effect (such as for jumping, when the player or AI dies, etc.)

 

Note on Level Layout

-    This is a Platformer game, it needs to have platforms.

-    Your game must have 3 levels that scroll.

-     If you do not have 3 scrolling levels, your grade for the entire project will be 0.

Any tips on how to get started or approach this project?

You might find it easier to work on the movement first (without any obstacles in the way). Once the movement is working, then add your environment.

If I want to go that extra distance, what are some things I can add?

While not required, here are some ideas for things to add to your game:

-    You can really have fun with this one by drawing your own pixel art or using photoshop to make objects.

-     Have different music for the menu and levels, and sound effects for all of the actions in your game.