Game Development Walkthroughs – Adventures in code and reverse engineering

2D Platform Games Part 12: A Framework for Interactive Game Objects

January 4, 2014

IMPORTANT! To run the pre-compiled EXEs in this article, you must have Windows 7 Service Pack 1 with Platform Update for Windows 7 installed, or Windows 8. This article builds upon the demo… more ›

Tetris: Adding gamepad support

August 30, 2013

In this article, we will look at how to add gamepad support to a game using our Tetris clone as an example. Simple2D 1.11 includes gamepad support using XInput –… more ›

Tetris: Adding polish with music, sound effects, backgrounds, game options, an intro sequence and other tweaks

March 15, 2013

Our previous version of SimpleTetris is working quite well as a single-player game, but lacks the professional touch. In this article, we’ll look at: how to make pausing and unpausing the… more ›

2D Platform Games Part 11: Collision Detection Edge Cases for The Uninitiated

February 19, 2013

IMPORTANT! To run the pre-compiled EXEs in this article, you must have Windows 7 Service Pack 1 with Platform Update for Windows 7 installed, or Windows 8. This article builds upon the demo… more ›

2D Platform Games Part 10: Improved Level Management and Storage

February 6, 2013

IMPORTANT! To run the pre-compiled EXEs in this article, you must have Windows 7 Service Pack 1 with Platform Update for Windows 7 installed, or Windows 8. This article builds upon the demo… more ›

2D Platform Games Part 9: Storing Levels in Files / Level Editors

January 29, 2013

IMPORTANT! From Part 8 onwards, you no longer require the Visual C++ 2010 Redistributable Package installed in order to be able to try the pre-compiled EXEs provided with the examples. IMPORTANT! From Part 6 onwards, compatibility… more ›

2D Platform Games Part 8: Pass-through Platforms

January 29, 2013

IMPORTANT! From Part 8 onwards, you no longer require the Visual C++ 2010 Redistributable Package installed in order to be able to try the pre-compiled EXEs provided with the examples. Thanks to Dbug… more ›

2D Platform Games Part 7: Player Character Animation

January 28, 2013

IMPORTANT! All of the articles in this series require you to have either Visual Studio 2010 or the Visual C++ 2010 Redistributable Package (4.8MB) installed in order to be able to try the… more ›

2D Platform Games Part 6: Creating Platforms and Geometry the Player can be Inside (Ladders, Ropes and Water)

January 28, 2013

IMPORTANT! All of the articles in this series require you to have either Visual Studio 2010 or the Visual C++ 2010 Redistributable Package (4.8MB) installed in order to be able to try the… more ›

2D Platform Games Part 5: Surface Dynamics (slippery and sticky platforms)

January 21, 2013

IMPORTANT! All of the articles in this series require you to have either Visual Studio 2010 or the Visual C++ 2010 Redistributable Package (4.8MB) installed in order to be able… more ›