Mini-Project Guide - Side Scroller
Mini-Project Guide - Side Scroller
Overview
In this project, you’ll use what you have learned to make a side scroller, a type of game with backgrounds that move
across the screen from side to side. There’s a sample side scroller in Code Studio.
Sample Game
Play the sample game a few times. You can make your game similar to this one, or change it to fit your preferences.
What parts of programming this game are you not sure how to do yet?
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Sprites
This game has three sprites: the player (frog), the obstacle (mushroom) and the target (fly). Choose what you want to
use for your player, obstacle, and target, and write down where you will find the image.
Player frog Formula car F1 car top view, car overlooking, racing car
png | PNGEgg
Background
What do you want the background to look like? Draw a picture, and describe the shapes you will use to make it.
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_________________I want to make the car go left and right, if it hits the barrier, game over, if it hits a fuel can, the fuel
life goes down, if the car hits tyres, the tyre life is lengthened by
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Reflect
What part of your project are you most proud of? ____________________________________________________
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If you had more time, what improvement would you make to your game?
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