Cheese Hunt

Level 1
Tunnels and mouse traps
Different kinds of traps
Final level!

Inspiration

I love playing games, so I wanted to try and make one of my own! One of my favorites is Stardew Valley, which has the same pixel theme and design as my project. I also was inspired by other video game projects I have seen at other hackathons and I like them because they are not what people usually build.

What it does

The user plays as a mouse that they control with WASD keys, and the goal of the game is to find the cheese, which is in one of the boxes. The code adds obstacles such as mouse traps and tunnels that the user has to navigate through 10 levels.

How I built it

I built it through Hack Club's Sprig software, which uses JavaScript. I also used the software to design all the levels and sprites.

Challenges I ran into

This was my first time coding a video game, so I ran into a lot of challenges with learning how to control the different sprites and how to code all the different interactions between the sprites. However, through these challenges, I was able to learn more about JavaScript and video game design.

Accomplishments that I'm proud of

I am proud that I did something differently than the usual hackathon projects I do. I also wanted to know how video games were designed and coded, so I am glad I took the risk to do a different project. I also am proud of the design and how the game is very cute, which adds a nice polish to my project.

What I learned

I learned how you can use JavaScript to control sprites and create different instances and obstacles in a video game. I also learned how to create pixel art and different map-level designs.