MPAGD Advanced Tutorials

Creating a deadly acid drop that grows on the ceiling then falls to the ground

Let's add a loading screen to a game you've exported as a TAP file in MPAGD

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...

In which we use MPAGDs DATA, READ, COLOUR and CHR commands to make a great looking HUD for our games...super memory efficiently!

In which we write a seaside arcade grabbing machine mechanic... you know....for kids

Here's a building block mechanic you can use to add pushable crates your player can push and jump onto

We'll jazz up the stock 'HORIZONTAL PATROL' script and make it possible to stun the enemy if we jump on its head

Let's add a cannon that fires bouncy cannonballs...because we can.

Lets give the player a bonus item for defeating an enemy and flash a banner on screen when the bonus is collected

Adding switches into your games opens up a bunch of new possibilities, maybe they open doors, activate a device. or spawn a nasty.

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...

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...

...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...

How to add smooth, horizontal moving platforms to your MPAGD games.

I've been busy :)

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