Chapter 9. Creating Conan the Caveman
In the previous chapter, the creation of Alien Attack demonstrated that the framework is now at a point where it can be used to quickly create a 2D side scrolling shooter. Other genres are also simple to make with most of the changes once again being contained within the object classes.
In this chapter, we will cover:
- Adapting the previous code base for a new game
- More precise tile-collision detection
- Handling jumping
- Possible additions to the framework
This chapter will use the framework to create a platform game, Conan the Caveman. Here is a screenshot of the finished game level:

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