Games Multi Arcade Game (WIP) (BETA LAUNCHED)

melonZgz · Oct 24, 2024

andymc said:
Totally understand. I've been thinking about this myself lately. It's great to have something simple available like libgdx b4a library to use for free. But it's not officially supported and could stop working any moment like you say. I've been tempted to look elsewhere but haven't looked much so am not sure what else I could use that would be as simple.

I have 2 big games in production (this one and the bubble one, and not forgettin the Hill Racing one and it's updates), but after these ones I'll try another engine. I've been searching and I find Godot a very good way of making games.
Back on topic, I've done some progress on a 1D pacman game:

(it's a copy/ inspired on this)

melonZgz · Nov 9, 2024

And here comes the racing game:

The concept is simple, as you progress the velocity increases and also does the traffic.
There will be different stages (not shown in the video) and more animations, particles and stuff like that
Now I'd like to take an approach to the shooter game, I think it will be the most difficult one...

andymc · Nov 11, 2024

I'd love to see a write up on how you handle the code layout for this type of game. Are the game in separate modules, or just different gameloops within one big file? Are you still using box2d for collisions and basic physics?

melonZgz · Nov 13, 2024

andymc said:
I'd love to see a write up on how you handle the code layout for this type of game. Are the game in separate modules, or just different gameloops within one big file? Are you still using box2d for collisions and basic physics?

Usually I use A LOT of classes. ie, for the pinball I have one for the ball, for the flipper, for the bumper, for the sensor...
What I've done here is a main class, and I have in globals:

globals:

Dim lGdx As LibGDX
Dim GL As lgGL   
...   
Dim pinball As cPINBALL
Dim basket As cBASKET
Dim flappy As cFLAPPY
...
Dim IP As lgInputProcessor   
Dim GD As lgGestureDetector

I have a cPINBALL class where I do everything related to the pinball (from input processing to rendering and physics, wich are box2D physics), another for the basket, and another for each game.
For the input processing I have something like this in main:

input in main:

Sub IP_TouchDown(screenX As Int, screenY As Int, Pointer As Int) As Boolean
    controlGUI.IP_TouchDown(screenX, screenY, Pointer)   
    If drawPinball Then
        pinball.IP_TouchDown(screenX, screenY, Pointer)
    Else if drawbasket Then
        basket.IP_TouchDown(screenX, screenY, Pointer)       
    Else if drawFlappy Then
    ...
End Sub

The same for the rest of events. And inside pinball I have this event, wich handles all the logic for the pinball game:

B4X:

Sub IP_TouchDown(screenX As Int, screenY As Int, Pointer As Int) As Boolean      
...
End Sub

For the rendering, almost the same, from main I call

B4X:

Sub LG_Render   
    'Clears the screen
    GL.glClearColor(0.8, 0.8, 0.8, 1)
    GL.glClear(GL.GL10_COLOR_BUFFER_BIT)

    Dim deltatime As Float

    ...
    deltatime = lGdx.Graphics.deltatime   
    If drawPinball Then
        pinball.render(deltatime)   
    ...

And inside the pinball render event I do all the drawings and updates

Almost the same for the physics
Inside my cPINBALL class I have a World object

B4X:

    Dim World As lgBox2DWorld

And inside the initialize event for the cPINBALL class I have

B4X:

    Dim vGravity As lgMathVector2
    World.Initialize(vGravity.set(0, -2), True, "Box2D")

And the events are inside this class

B4X:

Sub Box2D_BeginContact(Contact As lgBox2DContact)

Sub Box2D_PreSolve(Contact As lgBox2DContact, OldManifold As lgBox2DManifold)

Sub Box2D_PostSolve(Contact As lgBox2DContact, Impulse As lgBox2DContactImpulse)

And the events are raised automatically (I mean, I dont have these events in main)

melonZgz · Nov 15, 2024

Well, it's maybe too soon to show this, as this needs still A LOT of work, but I got excited as everything went better than expected and I've been able to make an approach to a shooter game in just 2 days and I feel very proud of it

I still have to add powerups and increasing difficulty, but it's a start and it's allready enjoyable.
From this point on, I guess that the fun part (or at least the creative part) is over. Now it's time to polish everything, adjust the difficulty curve of each game, add music and various effects, find a way to progress in the game to unlock things... so I guess this will be the last progress shown in a long time.

melonZgz · Dec 1, 2024

Yes, I know I said that the shooter game was going to be the last one, but I couldn't resist to make just one more game, some kind of platformer game:
So, say hello to "Jumpy"

Simple concept. just jump over the levels and avoid the obstacles. everytime harder os you progress. I find it fun and addictive...

andymc · Dec 2, 2024

Looking really good! When are you releasing the first version? Will you have a beta release track with new unreleased games in it? What about a premium add on to allow for extra features?

AnandGupta · Dec 2, 2024

Really, you know how to increase++ interest of users.
Now I am dying to play them

melonZgz · Dec 2, 2024

andymc said:
Looking really good! When are you releasing the first version? Will you have a beta release track with new unreleased games in it? What about a premium add on to allow for extra features?

At the moment what I want to do is first stop adding more games
Seriously now, the first thing is, at least for the arcade side, polish all the games. Check all the bugs and get everything ready. Add sounds and music, extra effects (shadows, particles, extra effects, etc). Adjust for all kind of screens (right now it doesn't look good on tablets, everything is out of adjustment).
BTW Now I'm getting the first big doubt, is if I should separate it into several applications or keep it all together (pinball by itself could be a standalone game, for example).
Anyway, when I get everything working well I would like to release a test version (beta, alpha or whatever). Then, when everything works well I will have to look at how to make it so that at the beginning almost everything is locked and you have to unlock things (so we get incentives for the player to keep playing).

melonZgz · Dec 28, 2024

Although I consider the arcade part finished (at least for the moment), there was one more game missing, the Air Hockey game!
So these last days I have been working on it:

The red one is me playing and the blue one is automatic (I wouldn't even dare to call it AI, it's an extremely simple algorithm...).
I still need to adjust the difficulty and add small details, but for the moment it's totally playable.

Sandman · Dec 28, 2024

For some time, I have been digging deep in my mind to find the names of two games from yesteryear, and today I finally managed to remember them. Posting here, if you're looking for more inspiration. Both games are downloadable, if you want to try them out in a mac emulator.

NS-Shaft

NS-Shaft - Macintosh Repository

NS-Shaft is a fast paced vertical platformer game and is the opposite of NS-Tower, another vertical platformer arcade game of the same genre, except...

www.macintoshrepository.org

NS-Tower

NS-Tower - Macintosh Repository

NS-Tower is an addictive vertical platform arcade game in which your character continuously walks forward until he hits a wall and then walks in the...

www.macintoshrepository.org

melonZgz · Dec 28, 2024

I like the concept! I think it should be easy to port, as I have a "base engine" for all the arcade mini games allready made. No doubt I'll do it.
The TO-DO list for this project is still very big, but I've allready put music and sounds for all the arcade games, also particles, effects and that stuff. So I consider them as done.
I still have to find a way to unlock games. maybe collecting coins, or gems, or points... Before that point, when all the games are ready I'd like to launch an early alpha version, with all the games available, so you can test them all. After that I'd work on a scoring system, and maybe online scoreboards, achievment system...

melonZgz · Mar 22, 2025

Hi guys
I've really had a bad last few weeks, too much work, too much stress, the bubble launch (too many little details), other game updates.... I needed a little rest, I needed something creative, so I've set out to make another minigame last few days! This one was easy, I really recycle a lot of code at this time of development, I present you my version of PANG, in its panic mode, adapted to 2 buttons:

melonZgz · Apr 6, 2025

Hello again!
I couldn't resist to add another new minigame to the project
So, the first sports game arrives

This one is simple. Just hit the button in the exact moment. The picher will throw the ball at a random speed and at a random intervall. It's harder as you progress, like all the other games

melonZgz · Apr 13, 2025

And another one. I couldn't resist to add another one

The inspiration in Streets of Rage here is obvious, at least in graphics and music . The concept is so different simple here: just kick the barrels coming

Sandman · Apr 14, 2025

You must have created a nice framework, considering how simple it is for you to add new games.

melonZgz · Oct 5, 2025

It's been a long time...
I've been doing some important updates to this project. I've redone the concept. There is no "main menu" now, it has evolved into some kind of "hub", you control the main character, wich is boy in an arcade room. You can talk to NPCs, play whatever you want... and I'm still implementig a system to unlock things. At first almost everything will be locked, and you'll have to keep playing to unlock games, customize things...

Some technical details: there is variable illumination, the NPC follows you with the eyes, animations here and there... and there is another mini game, called GO SUSHI, where you have to collect the sushi pieces falling, don't let them touch the floor, and avoid the bad ones.
Also changed the arcade game select screen, now it looks more organic, like a zoom made in the arcade room...
I still have to add A LOT of things to release the first alpha, but I'm almost happy with the result So i wanted to show you what I have

melonZgz · Dec 21, 2025

Hello there!
Just wanted to say that the game is almost ready, at least the first beta version.
I made another game, called Froggy (it's a port-adaptation of my Crossy Road game):

I've uploaded the beta to Google Play Store, so as soon as it's aproved ( I hope it to be aproved in my first try...) I'll notice it here, so you all can test all the games included
In the final version I'll make a progression system, you'll have to unlock the games, maybe customization here and there...

LucaMs · Dec 22, 2025

melonZgz said:
I made another game, called Froggy (it's a port-adaptation of my Crossy Road game):

Amazing, you're really talented!

But why doesn't that frog look like... a frog?!

melonZgz · Dec 22, 2025

So here it is, with you... the first playable beta

(Click on the image to download)

It's a beta focused on the gameplay. Everything is open. In the final version I'm locking almost everything, you have to win tickets to unlock games, modes, etc... (still thinking on how to do it)
I've tested it on mobile (aspect ratio 20-21:9) and tablet (16:10). I don't have an old mobile (16:9) to test it, so I really don't know if it will be ok on all devices. It's a headache to have all those different aspect ratio devices...

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