Section Four
 
Shoot ‘em up Games
Project 26: Snake Pit—The Arena
 
Snake Pit
Two snakes. One mouse. Venom flying everywhere! Snake Pit is a classic “shoot ‘em up” game in which you must prevent your opponent from capturing prey as you avoid being hit by his/her poisonous venom.
 
Project
Create the snake pit.
 
New building blocks
Component Color, JLabel Font
Component color
When using a Container, you can easily set the color of the background of any component, such as a JFrame, by using the command:
Image
<color> can be any you choose. The option to select a color pops up after you type the period. Figure 26-1 illustrates a new background color. ...

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