[WIP] [Crafty] SpeedLazer

[THAiSi]

Hi All,

 

Half a year ago I started doing game development during my lunch breaks!

It's a side-scrolling shooter using Crafty.js

 

It's still work in progress, and the code (and demo) can be found here: https://github.com/matthijsgroen/game-play

 

I also did a presentation about it at work, which can be found here: 

 

(at the 10 minute mark the demo begins, which shows the development proces in-game!)

 

At the moment I'm still in the process of creating graphics, and deciding which resolution it will become, and pick between Canvas or WebGL.

 

[THAiSi]

Since the presentation there were a lot of updates:

 

• New intro sequence
• WebGL
• New resolution to have a 16:9 aspect ratio
• Autofire
• Local highscores

 

More to come!

 

Play: http://matthijsgroen.github.io/game-play/dist/index.html

[THAiSi]

A lot of changes, to many to list here.

 

The game has gotten a new URL: http://speedlazer.net !

[danyburton]

It's pretty good, although I feel kind of cheated by powerups that only last for a certain amount of time.

[THAiSi]

That's because there are 2 kinds. The green ones give a permanent upgrade, the orange ones give a temporary boost. The boosts active are shown in the UI.

Maybe a better visual distinction can help, (or different audio queue) but I'm not sure yet what would be an improvement