Uploaded April 2019 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago
A video in a series, finishing with my next game, Krazy Karts!
This short video shows the addition of a number of new content updates:
- A new map, dubbed "Marshland" due to the large amount of grass and water mixed in to the track
- Tire tracks are etched into the ground surface when braking over road surface or yellow pavement areas - I got this idea from comments made from others right back when I first started this project, quite a fun little addition! These tire marks are also featured on the minimap, which I thought was pretty cool.
- A new Invincible powerup that enables you to drive through obstacles
- I've also finally completed the Kart sprites from the front directions, best seen when the win screen is displayed at the end of the race (~2m 20s in)
- The Kart's also have a driving animation, where they produce "smoke" while driving. It's a bit of a silly content addition, but adds a nice little visual cue to when you are accelerating.
This has been a big ol' update and I think I'll likely be finishing the game after adding in the 4 remaining maps. I was considering adding in a Championship mode but I think I want to start working on a new project now. I've learned a ton on this project so it'd be good to use that new knowledge on my next game while learning other things - and my work-in-progress FPS engine is waiting to be used!
Credits:
This game uses a simple 2D game engine with pseudo-3d techniques: decidedly retro. I'm using a tweaked version of the one presented by javidx9; watch his brilliant tutorial here: youtu.be/ybLZyY655iY
This game uses the Chili Framework - which allows for pushing pixels to the screen and input / sound: http://wiki.planetchili.net/index.php... - thanks Chili!
Thanks to Eric Skiff (ericskiff.com/music) for his amazing music! This game uses a multitude of tracks from that site!
I've used the following sounds under the Attribution 3.0 license (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/)
Lawn Mower Cutoff Sound: Lawn Mower Cutoff Sound -SoundBible.com-517647793.wav - Mike Koenig - soundbible.com/3-Lawn-Mower-Cutoff-Sound-.html
Tires Squealing: Tires Squealing-SoundBible.com-1814115127.wav - Mike Koenig - soundbible.com/1178-Tires-Squealing.html
A video in a series, finishing with my next game, Krazy Karts!
This short video shows the addition of a number of new content updates:
- A new map, dubbed "Marshland" due to the large amount of grass and water mixed in to the track
- Tire tracks are etched into the ground surface when braking over road surface or yellow pavement areas - I got this idea from comments made from others right back when I first started this project, quite a fun little addition! These tire marks are also featured on the minimap, which I thought was pretty cool.
- A new Invincible powerup that enables you to drive through obstacles
- I've also finally completed the Kart sprites from the front directions, best seen when the win screen is displayed at the end of the race (~2m 20s in)
- The Kart's also have a driving animation, where they produce "smoke" while driving. It's a bit of a silly content addition, but adds a nice little visual cue to when you are accelerating.
This has been a big ol' update and I think I'll likely be finishing the game after adding in the 4 remaining maps. I was considering adding in a Championship mode but I think I want to start working on a new project now. I've learned a ton on this project so it'd be good to use that new knowledge on my next game while learning other things - and my work-in-progress FPS engine is waiting to be used!
Credits:
This game uses a simple 2D game engine with pseudo-3d techniques: decidedly retro. I'm using a tweaked version of the one presented by javidx9; watch his brilliant tutorial here: youtu.be/ybLZyY655iY
This game uses the Chili Framework - which allows for pushing pixels to the screen and input / sound: http://wiki.planetchili.net/index.php... - thanks Chili!
Thanks to Eric Skiff (ericskiff.com/music) for his amazing music! This game uses a multitude of tracks from that site!
I've used the following sounds under the Attribution 3.0 license (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/)
Lawn Mower Cutoff Sound: Lawn Mower Cutoff Sound -SoundBible.com-517647793.wav - Mike Koenig - soundbible.com/3-Lawn-Mower-Cutoff-Sound-.html
Tires Squealing: Tires Squealing-SoundBible.com-1814115127.wav - Mike Koenig - soundbible.com/1178-Tires-Squealing.html
![2D Game Engine in C++: [9] Bounding Boxes](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/ZSL4Ky4xVYo/mqdefault.jpg "2D Game Engine in C++: [9] Bounding Boxes
This video demonstrates the inclusion of bounding boxes into the game engine. This is the first of a series of controls that will allow for viewing how various items are being represented in the game world.
I anticipate that there will be a number of uses for these controls, most obviously when setting up and testing collision detection. This particular switch allows me to get a sense of whether sprites are moving around the screen exactly as intended.
Its more difficult to see, but there is also a switch used for pinpointing where light sources exist. You may notice small yellow pixels at various points in the video in the middle of the torches, representing light positions. This helped me debug the issue I had in the previous video.
This video also displays a bit of new art. It definitely takes a lot of time to put together any new art assets, as Im no artist!
I will release all code on GitHub once Ive finalised the engine - and have nice looking code to boot!
Using the Chili Framework: http://wiki.planetchili.net/index.php... - thanks Chili!")
