Appendix A

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Space Bounce

A Breakdown

Throughout the book, I made general references to the practice of game polish. I gave specific advice on many different game styles and genres. We built a small game, called Space Bounce, to demonstrate a number of these points. Let’s now break down the game to describe each element, not all of which will be obvious from a casual play through.

You can play the game at MarquisdeGeek.com/spacebounce.

The source is available at github.com/MarquisdeGeek/SpaceBounce.

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