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SFML projects / Tennis Pong!

« on: February 04, 2016, 11:07:56 am »

Hello everyone! I will like to share with you my first game with SFML: Tennis Pong!. My intention is to start creating classic games (15 puzzle, Snake, Arkanoid, Asteroids...) to adquire a good basis on SFML and C++ and later on create my own games.
Because it's just a Pong game I'm posting it here because I don't think it deserves its own thread, but I like to share the result.

Features:

• 1 vs CPU mode.
• 1 vs 1 mode.
• 3 difficulties in both modes: Beginner, Intermediate and Expert. The ball have different speeds and in 1 vs CPU mode the AI racket have different speeds too.
• The entire art of the game is made by me (except for the main background)   . I'm a programmer and I'm learning pixel art as a hobby.
• Effect applied to the ball simulating height (i.e: it's bigger when ritches  the center of the field). Also added a shadow.
• Chiptune music (by Jredd) and sound from Mario Tennis of Wii U.
• Doesn't have Pause button but if the screen loses the focus it plays a sound of pause and the rackets and the ball are not updated. And if you press Escape while playing it quits to main menu.
• I'm not very happy with the UI but it's something I will improve for future projects, although I kinda like the main screen (not the instructions) and the Digital Scoreboard in game 

Controls:

• Menu navigation: Arrows and Enter (it isn't mouse interactive)
• Player 1: W - up / A - down
• Player 2: O - up / L - down
• In Game: if you play Escape will go back directly to Main Menu

Things that suck / Future improvements:

• Collision detection with the rackets, especially with the top/bottom of it.
• UI and Screen Management. It's functional but it's something I would like to improve to be more easy to implement and mantain

And that's all! Here some images and you can download it from here: Download Tennis Pong