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    Double Jump with Key Debouncing
    Bruce
    • May 29
    • 1 min

    Double Jump with Key Debouncing

    Here's a quick way to enable a Double Jump feature in your MPAGD platform games. It also includes a key debounce
    290
    Let's create a deadly MPAGD Acid Drop
    Bruce
    • Dec 3, 2021
    • 2 min

    Let's create a deadly MPAGD Acid Drop

    Creating a deadly acid drop that grows on the ceiling then falls to the ground
    1850
    How to add a loading screen to your MPAGD game
    Bruce
    • Oct 12, 2021
    • 2 min

    How to add a loading screen to your MPAGD game

    Let's add a loading screen to a game you've exported as a TAP file in MPAGD
    3110
    Let's add a Difficulty Level setting to  our game
    Bruce
    • Oct 9, 2021
    • 4 min

    Let's add a Difficulty Level setting to our game

    In which we'll let the player choose how difficult they want the game to be, then use this for altering game speed, mechanics and more...
    770
    The Super Efficient HUD
    Bruce
    • May 14, 2021
    • 3 min

    The Super Efficient HUD

    In which we use MPAGDs DATA, READ, COLOUR and CHR commands to make a great looking HUD for our games...super memory efficiently!
    3272
    Let's create a Grabber
    Bruce
    • May 8, 2021
    • 4 min

    Let's create a Grabber

    In which we write a seaside arcade grabbing machine mechanic... you know....for kids
    1550
    Let's add pushable crates we can jump on to reach higher
    Bruce
    • Feb 19, 2021
    • 2 min

    Let's add pushable crates we can jump on to reach higher

    Here's a building block mechanic you can use to add pushable crates your player can push and jump onto
    3060
    Let's stun an enemy by bouncing on his head...and 3 times for a kill!
    Bruce
    • Nov 19, 2020
    • 3 min

    Let's stun an enemy by bouncing on his head...and 3 times for a kill!

    We'll jazz up the stock 'HORIZONTAL PATROL' script and make it possible to stun the enemy if we jump on its head
    2451
    Create a cannon that fires bouncy cannonballs
    Bruce
    • Nov 18, 2020
    • 3 min

    Create a cannon that fires bouncy cannonballs

    Let's add a cannon that fires bouncy cannonballs...because we can.
    1840
    How to do Bonus item drops and flashy banner messages in MPAGD
    Bruce
    • Nov 17, 2020
    • 3 min

    How to do Bonus item drops and flashy banner messages in MPAGD

    Lets give the player a bonus item for defeating an enemy and flash a banner on screen when the bonus is collected
    2350
    Simple Switches for your MPAGD Games
    Bruce
    • Nov 16, 2020
    • 2 min

    Simple Switches for your MPAGD Games

    Adding switches into your games opens up a bunch of new possibilities, maybe they open doors, activate a device. or spawn a nasty.
    2120
    Creating patterns for static nasties in MPAGD
    Bruce
    • Nov 16, 2020
    • 2 min

    Creating patterns for static nasties in MPAGD

    Here's a really simple way to add a pattern to the appearance/disappearance of a static nasty...without making it random. We'll be using...
    2100
    Creating Crusher/Lifts with MPAGD
    Bruce
    • Nov 15, 2020
    • 3 min

    Creating Crusher/Lifts with MPAGD

    Out of the box, MPAGD includes a script for a vertical moving platform (Lifts/Elevators). It's fairly basic and wasn't what I was...
    1380
    Creating proximity triggered falling nasties in MPAGD
    Bruce
    • Nov 15, 2020
    • 3 min

    Creating proximity triggered falling nasties in MPAGD

    ...well I couldn't think of a better name for them. But these are hazards that fall from the ceiling just as the player is about to walk...
    1671
    Horizontal moving platforms in MPAGD
    Bruce
    • Nov 14, 2020
    • 2 min

    Horizontal moving platforms in MPAGD

    How to add smooth, horizontal moving platforms to your MPAGD games.
    3512
    Launch of 24 Hour Parsley People
    Bruce
    • Nov 14, 2020
    • 1 min

    Launch of 24 Hour Parsley People

    I've been busy :)
    500
    What is MPAGD? Multi-Platform Arcade Games Designer
    Bruce
    • Nov 1, 2020
    • 2 min

    What is MPAGD? Multi-Platform Arcade Games Designer

    a duffer's guide to retro game development, for middle aged muppets, who still love their Speccy* (*other 8bit computers are available)
    1882

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