The Invaders and Asteroid Wars Updated

Posted by J Tatham

I have just released The Invaders v1.1 and Asteroid Wars v1.1.

The Invaders

Changes:

  • Added the mothership that was initially missing from the first release of the game.
  • Added mothership scoring between 50 – 300 depending on when the mothership gets destroyed.
  • Added mothership engine sound.
  • Minor tweaks to gameplay balancing.
  • Changed scoring model.

Asteroid Wars

Changes:

  • Added particle effect explosions. Grayscale for asteroids and colour for ships.
  • Added Level-Up Sound Effect.
  • Fixed disabling of ship controls when game has paused.
  • Fixed ship thrust issues when game has ended.
  • Minor Gameplay UI tweaks.

Asteroid Wars Released

Posted by J Tatham

I have just released a new open source game called Asteroid Wars.  It is a remake of the classic space shooter Asteroids.

Description
The aim of Asteroid Wars is to destroy asteroids and saucers. The player controls a triangular ship that can rotate left and right, fire shots straight forward, and thrust forward. Once the ship begins moving in a direction, it will continue in that direction without player intervention unless the player applies thrust in a different direction.

Each level starts with a few large asteroids drifting in various directions on the screen. As the player shoots asteroids, they break into smaller asteroids that move faster and are more difficult to hit. Smaller asteroids are also worth more points. As well as asteroids, every so often a flying saucer will appear firing randomly into space, hoping one of its shots will hit the player.

As the player progresses through the game, the waves of asteroids and saucers gradually increase in difficulty.

Screenshots

Asteroid Wars - Title Screen Asteroid Wars - Gameplay Asteroid Wars - Game Over Screen

 

 

 

 

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The Invaders Released

Posted by J Tatham

I have just released a new open source game called The Invaders.  It is a Space Invaders remake.

Description
The aim of the game is to destroy the alien assault.  This is done by moving a space ship horizontally at the bottom of the screen, while shooting the aliens that are descending upon you. Once all the aliens are destroyed a new wave of aliens begin their assault. As more aliens are defeated the aliens movement increase in speed, and defeating the aliens brings a more difficult wave to destroy.

The aliens attempt to destroy the space ship by firing at it while they approach the bottom of the screen. If they reach the bottom, the alien invasion is successful and the game ends.

Screenshots

Title Screen Gameplay Game Over Screen

 

 

 

 

 

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Final Hours Released

Posted by J Tatham

I have just released a remake of the classic game Missile Command.

Description
The game is played by moving a crosshair across the sky background using a mouse and pressing the left button to launch a counter-missile from the ground. Counter-missiles explode upon reaching the crosshair, leaving a fireball that persists for several seconds and destroys any enemy missiles that enter it.

Screenshots

Title Screen Gameplay Game Over Screen

 

 

 

 

 

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Breakout Game Released

Posted by J Tatham

I have just released a remake of the classic game Breakout.

Description
The player controls a “paddle” to bounce a ball against bricks a layer of bricks at the top of the screen, and to prevent the ball from touching the bottom of the screen. When a brick is hit, the ball bounces away and the brick is destroyed. When all the bricks are gone, the player goes to the next level, where another pattern of bricks appears.

Screenshots

Title Screen Screenshot 1 Screenshot 3 Screenshot 2

 

 

 

 

Screenshot 4 Screenshot 5 Game Over Screen

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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