This book tells the stories of some of the seminal video games of the 1970s and 1980s, and shows how to create your own games inspired by them, following examples programmed by Raspberry Pi founder, Eben Upton. David Crookes et al show how to run and edit the games in this book by installing Python, Pygame Zero, and an IDE. They also provide game design tips and tricks, and explain how to code your own games with Pygame Zero.

Author: David Crookes et al
Publisher: Raspberry Pi Press
Date: August 2024
Pages: 240
ISBN: 978-1916868199
Print: 1916868193
Kindle: B0CZS7SSL5
Audience: General
Level: Introductory
Category: Graphics & Games

Games covered include:

• Boing!: all it took was a couple of lines and a dot, and gamers would be queuing up to play.
• Cavern: Enduringly popular, the platform game genre is still packed with creative possibilities.
• Infinite Bunner: Play around with the benefits that a top-down perspective can lend to the classic platform genre.
• Myriapod: Some shooters confine the gameplay to a single screen while limiting the player's movement. Restrictions can build challenge and difficulty, making for truly addictive gaming.
• Substitute Soccer: Top-down games of pinball-style soccer built a huge cult following and kicked off a sports genre that's still going strong.

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