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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
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MPAGD Advanced Tutorials
A collection of fun mechanics, tricks and tips for adding something different to your MPAGD games
Bruce
- 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
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- 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
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- 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...
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- 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!
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- 4 min
Let's create a Grabber
In which we write a seaside arcade grabbing machine mechanic... you know....for kids
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- 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
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- 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
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- 3 min
Create a cannon that fires bouncy cannonballs
Let's add a cannon that fires bouncy cannonballs...because we can.
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- 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
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- 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.
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- 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...
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Bruce
- 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...
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- 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...
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- 2 min
Horizontal moving platforms in MPAGD
How to add smooth, horizontal moving platforms to your MPAGD games.
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Bruce
- 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)
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