Hints and notes for game programming

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Hints and notes for game programming

• Hints and notes for game programming
  • 5 often overlook genres for your first game
  • JAMS
  • Books
  • Links
  • Game physics
  • Sprites & Pixel Art
  • Other tools
  • iOS
  • Artwork, fonts, music
    • Tip
  • Python
    • Pygame
    • Pygame Zero
    • The Python Arcade Library
  • Lua
  • BASIC / SmallBasic
  • Godot
    • Games and examples
  • Javascript
    • Phaser
    • Game Development - 2D Game Engines for the Web
  • Julia
  • Go
  • C/C++ game framework
    • raylib
      • Build raylib using CMake
  • Java / Kotlin
  • C Sharp
  • Ruby
  • WASM3
  • misc
  • C64 links
  • Games of my youth
  • Porting games ideas
  • Prince of Persia

5 often overlook genres for your first game

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4TxIS3Zi_RQ

1. One button game
   • flappy bird, Dinosaur game, http://www.canabalt.com/ , Doodle Jump (Android)
2. Shoot 'em ups (2D)
   • Space Invaders Arcade 1978, Galaga Arcade 1981, 1942 Arcace 1984 Gradius Arcade 1985, R-Type Arcade 1985, DoDonpachi Arcade 1997
3. Falling Block puzzels
   • Tetris Game Boy 1980, Bejewled PC 2001, Dr Mario NES, 1990, Puyo Puyo Mega Drive 1992
4. Labyrinth Puzzles
   • Sokoban NEC PC 8801 1982, Booxle Game Boy 1989, Chip's Challenge Pc 1989, Snoopy's Magic Show Game Boy 1980, Kwirk Game boy 1989
5. Racing Games
   • Micro Machine NES 1991, Super Off Road NES 1989, Super RC Pro AM Game boy 1991, Road Fighter NES 1984, Grand Prix Atria 2600 198

JAMS

• https://itch.io/jams

Books

• https://gamemath.com/
• https://gabrielgambetta.com/computer-graphics-from-scratch/
• http://gameprogrammingpatterns.com/
• https://natureofcode.com/book/
• http://worrydream.com/LearnableProgramming/
• https://therealpenaz91.itch.io/2dgd-f0th (2D Game Development: From Zero To Hero)
• Games, Design and Play: A Detailed Approach to Iterative Game Design, 3. Juni 2016, Colleen Macklin / Sharp
• Anthropy, A: Game Design Vocabulary: Exploring the Foundational Principles Behind Good Game Design (Game Design/Usability), 26. Februar 2014, Anna Anthropy (Autor), Naomi Clark
• Rules of Play: Game Design Fundamentals, 25. September 2003, Katie Salen Tekinbas, Eric Zimmerman
• A Playful Production Process: For Game Designers (and Everyone) Gebundene Ausgabe – 12. Oktober 2021 von Richard Lemarchand (Author), Amy Hennig (Foreword)
  • https://www.playfulproductionprocess.com/

Links

• https://gamefromscratch.com/
• https://www.youtube.com/c/gamefromscratch
• http://worrydream.com/LearnableProgramming/
• http://girlsmakegames.com/ (Overviews, Demos, Tutorials, ...)
• http://www.helloruby.com/de
• https://gamelabgraz.com/courses/
• https://github.com/coding-horror/basic-computer-games

Game physics

• http://www.collisiondetection2d.net/
• https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Games/Techniques/2D_collision_detection
• https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLW3Zl3wyJwWOpdhYedlD-yCB7WQoHf-My (Math for Game Developers) !!!
• http://www.allenchou.net/2019/08/trigonometry-basics-sine-cosine/
• Eberly, David H. (2003). Game Physics. Morgan Kaufmann. ISBN 978-1-55860-740-8.-
• Millington, Ian (2007). Game Physics Engine Development. Morgan Kaufmann. ISBN 978-0-12-369471-3.
• Bourg, David M. (2001). Physics for Game Developers. O'Reilly Media. ISBN 978-0-596-00006-6.
• Szauer, Gabor (2017). Game Physics Cookbook. Packt Publishing. ISBN 978-1787123663.
• Conger, David (2004). Physics Modeling for Game Programmers. Course Technology PTR. ISBN 978-1592000937.
• Physics for Game Programmers, Grant Palmer, Apress, ISBN: 159059472X
• Beginning Math and Physics for Game Programmers, Wendy Stahler, New Riders, ISBN: 0735713901
• Getting Started with OpenGL ES 3+ Programming by Hans de Ruiter
• Essential Mathematics for Games and Interactive Applications by James M. Van Verth and Lars M. Bishop
• 3D Math Primer for Graphics and Game Development by Fletcher Dunn
  • https://gamemath.com/
• https://mathfor3dgameprogramming.com/
• https://cybereality.com/

Sprites & Pixel Art

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aMcJ1Jvtef0 (8 Bit & '8 Bitish' Graphics-Outside the Box)

• http://www.effectgames.com/demos/canvascycle/

• https://lospec.com/palette-list/cc-29

• http://blogoscoped.com/archive/2006-08-08-n51.html

• http://pousse.rapiere.free.fr/tome/

• https://0x72.itch.io/2bitcharactergenerator

• https://beachboogeyman.itch.io/8-bit-alchemist

• https://github.com/KilledByAPixel/ZzSprite

  • https://killedbyapixel.github.io/ZzSprite/

• https://lospec.com/pixel-art-tutorials

• https://pixelgameart.org/web/

• https://www.piskelapp.com/ (Piskel is a free online editor for animated sprites & pixel art)

  • https://github.com/piskelapp/piskel

• https://github.com/maierfelix/poxi ( A flat pixel art editor )

• https://make8bitart.com/

• http://www.spritemate.com/

• https://nurpax.github.io/petmate/ (Petmate - C64 PETSCII editor)

  • https://www.c64-wiki.de/wiki/PETSCII

• https://github.com/automerge/pixelpusher

• http://petscii.krissz.hu/

• http://www.themastersofpixelart.com/pixel-1/

• http://www.themastersofpixelart.com/pixel-2/

• https://www.aseprite.org/

• http://pyxeledit.com/

• http://pulkomandy.tk/projects/GrafX2

• https://kenney.nl/assets?q=2d

• https://kenney.nl/assets/platformer-art-deluxe

• https://kenney.nl/assets/bit-pack

• https://opengameart.org/

• https://s4m-ur4i.itch.io/

• https://www.patreon.com/saint11/posts?tag=tutorial

• https://jackschaedler.github.io/goya/

• https://lospec.com/palette-list

• www.slynyrd.com

• https://developer.amazon.com/de/blogs/appstore/post/a09b823e-52ce-4606-8b2e-12c12f13a555/how-to-create-and-improve-basic-art

• https://twitter.com/mmalex/status/1066646100134776835 (explaining x,y coordinates in Sprites)

• https://www.c64-wiki.de/wiki/Sprite
• http://unusedino.de/ec64/technical/misc/vic656x/colors/

Other tools

• https://ldtk.io/ (World Editor)

• https://encycolorpedia.de

• https://www.mapeditor.org/

• https://kronbits.itch.io/1bit-game-assets/devlog/15184/pixatool-117

• https://segaretro.org/Tile_Layer_Pro

• delux paint amiga

• soundtracker amiga

• https://invisiblespiders.com/spectrumizer.html

• https://www.desmos.com/calculator

iOS

• Pixaki 4 Pro (for iPad, 26 Euro)
• https://workingcopyapp.com/ (git for ios, 20 Euro)

Artwork, fonts, music

• https://lospec.com/palette-list
• https://thenounproject.com/viral.faisalovers/collection/school/
• https://www.thedoodlelibrary.com/stem
• https://philharmonia.co.uk/resources/sound-samples/
• https://www.storyblocks.com/
• http://pixel-fonts.com/
• http://www.dsg4.com/04/extra/bitmap/index.html
• https://lospec.com/palette-list/eroge-copper
• https://fontstruct.com
• https://opengameart.org/
• https://opengameart.org/content/free-game-asset-grumpy-flappy-bird-sprite-sheets
• http://freemusicarchive.org/
• https://kenney.nl/ (sprites, images, audio and 3D files)
• http://www.stef.be/bassoontracker/
• https://github.com/sparklinlabs/superpowers-asset-packs
• https://musiclab.chromeexperiments.com/Song-Maker/
• https://freesound.org/
• https://www.beepbox.co
• https://jummbus.bitbucket.io/
• https://raymond-schlitter.squarespace.com/blog/2018/1/10/pixelblog-1-color-palettes
• https://sfbgames.itch.io/chiptone
• https://github.com/ianhan/BitmapFonts

Tip

• https://manual.audacityteam.org/man/tutorial_recording_computer_playback_on_linux.html

Python

• https://codewith.mu/en/
• https://github.com/30-seconds/30-seconds-of-python
• https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlrxD0HtieHhS8VzuMCfQD4uJ9yne1mE6 (Python for Beginners)
• https://channel9.msdn.com/Series/Intro-to-Python-Development?WT.mc_id=python-c9-niner
• https://github.com/microsoft/c9-python-getting-started
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/learn/modules/intro-to-python/
• https://new.pythonforengineers.com/blog/gaming-in-python-pygame-vs-arcade-vs-pygame-zero/

Pygame

• https://www.pygame.org
• https://inventwithpython.com/invent4thed/
• https://www.youtube.com/c/DaFluffyPotato/videos
• https://dafluffypotato.itch.io/
• https://www.heise.de/ct/ausgabe/2018-14-Spiele-programmieren-mit-Python-und-Pygame-4079441.html (German Tutorial Part 1)
• https://www.heise.de/ct/ausgabe/2018-17-Spiele-programmieren-mit-Python-und-Pygame-Teil-2-4123221.html (German Tutorial Part 2)
• http://programarcadegames.com/
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nGufy7weyGY&list=PLsk-HSGFjnaH5yghzu7PcOzm9NhsW0Urw (Game Development with Pygame / KidsCanCode)
• https://github.com/techwithtim/Side-Scroller-Game
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PjgLeP0G5Yw (Pygame Side-Scroller Tutorial #1 - Scrolling Background/Character Movement )
• http://kidscancode.org/lessons/
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=4&v=duc3jYgAaR0 (Introduction to Game Development / pygame)
• https://github.com/Wireframe-Magazine/Code-the-Classics
• https://wireframe.raspberrypi.org/books/code-the-classics1

Pygame Zero

• https://pygame-zero.readthedocs.io/en/stable/index.html

• https://github.com/lordmauve/pgzero

• https://github.com/ntoll/paperchase

• https://www.raspberrypi.org/magpi/pygame-zero-invaders/

• https://github.com/TechnoVisual/Pygame-Zero

• https://github.com/bennuttall/pgz-campug

• http://madewith.mu/mu/games/2018/10/01/pyweek26.html

• https://codewith.mu/en/tutorials/1.0/pgzero

• https://www.dk.com/uk/book/9780241317792-computer-coding-python-games-for-kids/

  • https://www.dk.com/uk/information/computer-coding/
  • https://www.dk.com/uk/information/the-python-games-resource-pack/
  • German: Spiele mit Python® supereasy programmieren

• http://blog.schockwellenreiter.de/2019/03/2019032502.html

• http://blog.schockwellenreiter.de/2019/06/2019062701.html

• http://blog.schockwellenreiter.de/2019/07/2019070701.html

• https://gitlab.com/kantel/algorithmen-fuer-spieleprogrammierer/tree/master

• Mission Python: Code a Space Adventure Game!

• Math Adventures with Python: An Illustrated Guide to Exploring Math with Code

• https://new.pythonforengineers.com/blog/your-first-game-in-python-in-less-than-30-minutes/

• https://github.com/shantnu/arkanoid-clone

The Python Arcade Library

• http://arcade.academy/
• http://arcade.academy/examples/platform_tutorial/index.html
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Djtm1DzWSvo

Lua

• https://gist.github.com/BjoernSchilberg/2b2ae700c624b82bf686339d17c94dd6
• https://defold.com/
  • https://github.com/defold/sample-pixel-line-platformer

BASIC / SmallBasic

• https://www.atariarchives.org/basicgames/
• https://www.computerscienceforkids.com/SmallBasicComputerGames/
• https://smallbasic-publicwebsite.azurewebsites.net/

Godot

• https://new.pythonforengineers.com/godot-games-programming/

• https://www.gdquest.com/

• https://gdquest.mavenseed.com/courses/ultimate-gdquest-bundle

  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mc13Z2gboEk&feature=youtu.be
  • https://gdquest.mavenseed.com/courses/create-your-first-2d-game-with-godot-extended-edition

• https://www.heartgamedev.com/1-bit-godot-course

• https://godotengine.org/online/godot.tools.html

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uPoLKQG0gmw&list=PLsk-HSGFjnaFutTDzgik2KMRl6W1JxFgD (Learning Godot 3.0: Your First Game Part 1 )

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gHA4M2cqWb0&list=PLsk-HSGFjnaFISfGRTXxp65FXOa9UkYc5

• https://github.com/GDQuest/godot-steering-ai-framework

• http://kidscancode.org/godot_recipes/3d/3d_sphere_car/

  • https://github.com/kidscancode/3d_car_sphere
  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LqLchhxMldM (Godot Recipe: 3D Arcade-style Car (with a sphere)

• Lua in Godot

  • https://gamefromscratch.com/lua-programming-in-the-godot-game-engine/

• Lua modding in Godot

  • https://github.com/Trey2k/lua

Games and examples

• https://kenney.nl/assets/pixel-line-platformer

Javascript

• https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Games
• http://js13kgames.github.io/resources/
• https://github.com/straker/kontra
• https://github.com/BabylonJS/Babylon.js
• https://github.com/aframevr/aframe/
• https://github.com/grumdrig/jsfxr
• https://github.com/mbitsnbites/soundbox
• https://github.com/xem/miniMusic
• https://github.com/kevincennis/TinyMusic
• https://github.com/PaulBGD/PixelFont
• https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdS3ojA8RL8t1r18Gj1cl6w
  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8uIt9a2XBrw
  • How To Make A JavaScript Platformer
    • https://github.com/frankarendpoth/frankarendpoth.github.io/tree/master/content/pop-vlog/javascript/2018/006-rabbit-trap
    • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=opiWzi0KWjs&list=PLcN6MkgfgN4CpMUgWEM5d70ANMWgcmBp8
• https://www.udemy.com/course/code-your-first-game/

Phaser

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=frRWKxB9Hm0&list=PLDyH9Tk5ZdFzEu_izyqgPFtHJJXkc79no&index=1

Game Development - 2D Game Engines for the Web

• https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/magazine/dn973016.aspx
• http://www.pixijs.com/
• http://craftyjs.com/
• http://phaser.io/

Julia

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ijw27lXp_qk (JuliaCon 2020 | No-overhead Game Development in Julia | Ahan Sengupta )
• https://github.com/aviks/GameZero.jl
• https://github.com/SquidSinker/GZExamples

Go

• https://gamefromscratch.com/game-development-in-the-go-programming-language/
• https://github.com/hajimehoshi/ebiten/
  • https://medium.com/@chrisandrews_76960/2d-game-development-in-golang-part-1-5e2c11a513ed
  • https://daigostudio.com/bearsrestaurant/en/
  • https://odencat.com/en/game/mousebusters/
  • http://blockbros.net/bluebird/en/
  • https://github.com/golang/go/wiki/Mobile
• https://github.com/faiface/pixel
• https://engoengine.github.io/
• https://medium.com/a-journey-with-go/go-image-rendering-in-2d-video-games-with-ebiten-912cc2360c4f
• https://github.com/dradtke/go-allegro
• https://github.com/gen2brain/raylib-go
• https://github.com/oakmound/oak

C/C++ game framework

• https://github.com/megamarc/Tilengine
• https://learncgames.com/
• https://github.com/baylej/tmx
• https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlrATfBNZ98dudnM48yfGUldqGD0S4FFb (C++ Tutorial)
• https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL43pGnjiVwgQHLPnuH9ch-LhZdwckM8Tq (C++ FOR BEGINNERS (2020) )

raylib

• https://www.raylib.com/
• https://github.com/raysan5/raylib
• https://github.com/raysan5/raylib-games

Build raylib using CMake

git clone https://github.com/raysan5/raylib.git raylib
cd raylib
mkdir build && cd build
cmake -DSHARED=ON -DSTATIC=ON ..
make
make install

git clone https://github.com/raysan5/raylib-games
cd raylib-games/classic
make

export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/lib:/usr/lib:/usr/local/lib

./snake

Java / Kotlin

• https://github.com/minigdx/minigdx
• https://libgdx.com/

C Sharp

• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/csharp/
• https://godotengine.org/
• https://www.monogame.net/
• https://fna-xna.github.io/

Ruby

• https://dragonruby.itch.io/dragonruby-gtk
• http://fiddle.dragonruby.org/

WASM3

• https://twitter.com/vshymanskyy/status/1345048053041029121
• https://github.com/wasm3/wasm3-arduino/tree/master/examples/Wasm_PyBadge_Dino
• https://github.com/binji/raw-wasm/tree/master/dino
• https://binji.github.io/raw-wasm/dino/

misc

• https://godbolt.org/

C64 links

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b7xndvitLa8
• https://www.zeit.de/digital/games/2018-11/videospiele-ddr-stasi-ueberwachung-gamer-szene-computer

Games of my youth

• Pitstop II
• Alley Cat (1984) by Synapse Software
• Tetris (1987) (PC) (Spectrum HoloByte)
• Soko-Ban (1988) by Spectrum HoloByte
• Prince of Persia (1989) by Broderbund
• Chicago 90 (1989) by Microïds
• Ports of Call (1990) by Aegis Interactive Software
• Railroad Tycoon (1990) by by Sid Meier and MICRO PROSE
• SimCity (1989) by Maxis
• SimEarth: The Living Planet (1990) by Maxis
• Lemmings (1991) by Psygnosis
• Sam & Max Hit the Road (1993)
• Discworld (1995) by Psygnosis
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indiana_Jones_and_the_Fate_of_Atlantis
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monkey_Island_(series)
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wing_Commander_(video_game)
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Day_of_the_Tentacle

Porting games ideas

• http://uzebox.org/wiki/Games_and_Demos
  • https://github.com/Uzebox/uzebox/tree/master/demos
• Alex the Allegator 4
• Spout
• Frogs and Flies
• Breakout (video game)
  • https://raw.githubusercontent.com/phacility/arcanist/9e82ef979e8148c43b9b8439025d505b1219e213/scripts/breakout.py
• The Great Giana Sisters
• Space Invaders
  • https://community.arduboy.com/t/picovaders-a-space-invaders-like-shooting-game/2127
  • https://github.com/fdivitto/FabGL/blob/ea6e47d1421e749807cb1998feea9536b9a40a53/examples/SpaceInvaders/SpaceInvaders.ino
  • http://www.fabglib.org/

Prince of Persia

• http://www.jordanmechner.com/downloads/makpopsample.pdf
• https://www.gdcvault.com/play/1014634/Classic-Game-Postmortem-PRINCE-OF