Tutorial - How to make Frogs and Flies!
Posted: Mon Mar 31, 2014 2:46 am
Take 2! This is my second attempt at creating a tutorial. This one will stay focused and simple so please help by keeping comments minimal and on topic. Perhaps opening another topic for comments would be a best approach since I can't seem to be able to just lock this one.
I assume many folks would wish to enter the compo but perhaps refrain because they don't know where to start. I thought about giving the example and making one myself and showing all the step along the way. Naturally the game should be simple, no scrolling and without too much bell and whistles. So I have settled for "Frogs and Flies" and Atari 2600 classic recognized for it's deceptively simple yet fun 2 players gameplay. I'll post progress as I go, so stay tuned!
For all Uzebox newbies, first things first: Learn about the basics. The Uzebox community has produced a wealth of documentation, most being in the wiki and a lot being in these forums. Here's my recommended readings:
http://belogic.com/uzebox/howitsmade.htm
Introduction to the project, why it came to be and how it works in general terms.
http://uzebox.org/wiki/
The overall wiki, scout it to give you an impression of what is available. Don't worry, if you find it overwhelming, it is normal at this point! We'll cover most aspects along this tutorial.
http://uzebox.org/wiki/index.php?title= ... s_And_Such
A great new series of tutorials for newbies. A must read.
http://uzebox.org/wiki/index.php?title= ... ep_By_Step
How to make music on the Uzebox, a detailed guide.
After that you may learn from some existing games projects that you like or kinda works like the game you want to make. Head for the wiki game section, which has sources for many games or the Google Code source repositoryfor the demos included with the Uzebox code base.
Happy coding!
Uze
I assume many folks would wish to enter the compo but perhaps refrain because they don't know where to start. I thought about giving the example and making one myself and showing all the step along the way. Naturally the game should be simple, no scrolling and without too much bell and whistles. So I have settled for "Frogs and Flies" and Atari 2600 classic recognized for it's deceptively simple yet fun 2 players gameplay. I'll post progress as I go, so stay tuned!
For all Uzebox newbies, first things first: Learn about the basics. The Uzebox community has produced a wealth of documentation, most being in the wiki and a lot being in these forums. Here's my recommended readings:
http://belogic.com/uzebox/howitsmade.htm
Introduction to the project, why it came to be and how it works in general terms.
http://uzebox.org/wiki/
The overall wiki, scout it to give you an impression of what is available. Don't worry, if you find it overwhelming, it is normal at this point! We'll cover most aspects along this tutorial.
http://uzebox.org/wiki/index.php?title= ... s_And_Such
A great new series of tutorials for newbies. A must read.
http://uzebox.org/wiki/index.php?title= ... ep_By_Step
How to make music on the Uzebox, a detailed guide.
After that you may learn from some existing games projects that you like or kinda works like the game you want to make. Head for the wiki game section, which has sources for many games or the Google Code source repositoryfor the demos included with the Uzebox code base.
Happy coding!
Uze