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Let's create an MPAGD game - Part 19: The other blocks: DEADLY, CUSTOM and WATER

Bruce

Oct 17, 20217 min read

Let's create an MPAGD game - Part 19: The other blocks: DEADLY, CUSTOM and WATER

Adding DEADLYBLOCKS and creating sliding ice blocks with CUSTOMBLOCKS

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Let's create an MPAGD game - Part 18: DIG these FODDERBLOCKs

Bruce

Oct 17, 20213 min read

Let's create an MPAGD game - Part 18: DIG these FODDERBLOCKs

A look at FODDERBLOCKS and the DIG command

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Let's create an MPAGD game - Part 17: Introducing OBJECTs

Bruce

Oct 17, 20215 min read

Let's create an MPAGD game - Part 17: Introducing OBJECTs

Adding OBJECTs to your game that the player can collect and interact with

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Let's create an MPAGD game - Part 16: SPAWNing a super power for Stinky Dog

Bruce

Oct 13, 202113 min read

Let's create an MPAGD game - Part 16: SPAWNing a super power for Stinky Dog

Covers commands including SPAWN, REPEAT, OTHER, working with COLLISION, DIRECTION as well as using timings...oh and farts, lots of farts.

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Let's create an MPAGD game - Part 15: Game objectives and introducing DATA and READ

Bruce

Oct 13, 20214 min read

Let's create an MPAGD game - Part 15: Game objectives and introducing DATA and READ

In which we will give the game an objective and learn about DATA, READ & REPEAT

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How to add a loading screen to your MPAGD game

Bruce

Oct 12, 20212 min read

How to add a loading screen to your MPAGD game

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

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Let's add a Difficulty Level setting to our game

Bruce

Oct 9, 20214 min read

Let's add a Difficulty Level setting to our game

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...

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Bruce

May 14, 20213 min read

The Super Efficient HUD

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

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Bruce

May 8, 20214 min read

Let's create a Grabber

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

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Let's create an MPAGD game - Part 14: Editing the Player Script

Bruce

Apr 2, 20215 min read

Let's create an MPAGD game - Part 14: Editing the Player Script

Now that we've added a ladder to our game, created a sprite for our character when he goes up and down the ladder, and set the keys for...

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Let's add pushable crates we can jump on to reach higher

Bruce

Feb 19, 20212 min read

Let's add pushable crates we can jump on to reach higher

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

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Let's create an MPAGD game: Part 13; Editing the MAP

Bruce

Nov 24, 20201 min read

Let's create an MPAGD game: Part 13; Editing the MAP

The Map Editor is where we connect our screens together. When you first open it there will be just one screen, Screen 0: This is our...

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Let's create an MPAGD game - Part 12 - Adding Ladders

Bruce

Nov 23, 20202 min read

Let's create an MPAGD game - Part 12 - Adding Ladders

So far, in our game, its pretty much a standard platform affair, with controls for left, right and jump. But what if we wanted to add...

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Let's create an MPAGD game - Part 11 - Collectibles and our first code

Bruce

Nov 22, 20203 min read

Let's create an MPAGD game - Part 11 - Collectibles and our first code

I'm going to create a Bone, and Stinky Dog will try to collect them, each time he does, he'll score some points. To create the bone,...

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Let's create an MPAGD game - Part 10 - A first enemy and animation

Bruce

Nov 22, 20202 min read

Let's create an MPAGD game - Part 10 - A first enemy and animation

We are going to need an enemy sprite...so head back to the sprite editor. Here's Stinky Dogs nemesis....Sideways Clive (no relation to...

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Let's create an MPAGD game - Part 9 - Setting the play window

Bruce

Nov 22, 20202 min read

Let's create an MPAGD game - Part 9 - Setting the play window

We've just seen how MPAGD defaults to a square play area with game scores an other info down the right hand side. But this doesn't suit...

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Let's create an MPAGD game - Part 8 - Our first build and play test.

Bruce

Nov 22, 20201 min read

Let's create an MPAGD game - Part 8 - Our first build and play test.

From the File Menu we selected Build... OK, we're ready to test our progress, if everything's gone OK...this should happen. Note that...

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Let's create an MPAGD game - Part 7 - Generating the Players Script

Bruce

Nov 22, 20202 min read

Let's create an MPAGD game - Part 7 - Generating the Players Script

The Script Generator looks a little daunting at first, but it soon makes sense. Basically, in MPAGD the code behind the Player and your...

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Let's create an MPAGD game - Part 6 - Keyboard Controls

Bruce

Nov 22, 20201 min read

Let's create an MPAGD game - Part 6 - Keyboard Controls

This shouldn't take long... Click the buttons that you want to use in the game and once highlighted, hit the key that you want to use to...

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Let's create an MPAGD game - Part 5 - The Sprite Positions Editor

Bruce

Nov 22, 20201 min read

Let's create an MPAGD game - Part 5 - The Sprite Positions Editor

It's important that for every screen of your game you have a starting position for your player sprite (as well as any enemies or other...

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