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Invent Your Own Computer Games with Python , 4th Edition
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Invent Your Own Computer Games with Python , 4th Edition

by Al Sweigart
December 2016
Intermediate to advanced content levelIntermediate to advanced
376 pages
9h 5m
English
No Starch Press
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21A DODGER GAME WITH SOUNDS AND IMAGES

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The previous four chapters went over the pygame module and demonstrated how to use its many features. In this chapter, we’ll use that knowledge to create a graphical game called Dodger.

In the Dodger game, the player controls a sprite (the player’s character) who must dodge a whole bunch of baddies that fall from the top of the screen. The longer the player can keep dodging the baddies, the higher their score will get.

Just for fun, we’ll also add some cheat modes ...

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