Programming Wireless Devices with the Java™ 2 Platform, Micro Edition, Second Edition

12.7. Sample Code: A Simple Game

This example illustrates how the APIs discussed in this chapter can be used to form a simple game. The user controls a car that is always moving forward at a constant speed and can be turned 90 degrees clockwise or counterclockwise. The object of the game is to drive around the track and collect as many coins as possible without hitting any of the walls. (See Figure 12.16 on the next page.)

Figure 12.16. A screen shot from the simple game

The car is implemented using a Sprite that can be rotated in 90-degree increments using the appropriate transform. Special frame sequences are used to show just the first frame ...