[OLD] How to Make a Platformer Game, Part 1
156NEW VERSION: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9bSX9Q5aP6E
We completely refilmed this tutorial after MakeCode Arcade was release from beta. Please check out the new version above!
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Learn everything you need to make your own platformer video game with MakeCode Arcade. Follow along at: https://arcade.makecode.com
[UPDATE: In the MakeCode editor, click "Advanced" then "Extensions" and search for "color-coded-tilemap" to get the tile map blocks used in this video]
In part 1, we learn about 2D sprites, controlling movement, tile maps, collision, jump physics, game over, camera following, conditional statements, event-based programming, and more.
Result: https://makecode.com/_df4iaHasjUDi
00:00 - Intro
00:25 - Handheld hardware
00:47 - New project
01:22 - Background color
01:41 - Create the cat
02:25 - Controller movement
02:45 - Tile map / level
03:30 - Custom tile(s)
04:43 - "Wall"/tile collision
05:15 - Add gravity & coordinate explanation
06:40 - Jumping & button events
08:25 - Horizontal-only dpad
09:04 - Level design
09:32 - Camera follow
10:03 - No air jumping & "if" statements
11:23 - Falling off & game over
12:55 - Portal & winning the game
Handheld devices: https://arcade.makecode.com/hardware
If you have any questions, please visit our forum!
https://forum.makecode.com
Thanks for watching!