SDL Game Development

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:

Here's another screenshot with more ...