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MPAGD tutorials

Shoot 'em up tutorials

A 12-part series on building a vertical shoot 'em up with MPAGD, inspired by Imagine's Arcadia.

  1. Introduction
  2. Setting up the play area
  3. Setting up the Player Spaceship
  4. The Player Weapon
  5. A framework for enemies
  6. Killing Aliens
  7. A Gameplay Decision
  8. A more flexible approach to Aliens
  9. The Aliens Fight Back!
  10. A spot of housekeeping
  11. Improving the Alien Sprite
  12. Final tidying and improvements

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