I'd suggest making a clone of pong, and asteroids and maybe missile
command. (They will be easier to write than a shooting platformer, and
be more gradual that jumping right into too much at once )
Your main loop looks something like this:
class Game():
"""game logic class"""
def __init__(self, width=1024, height=768):
# ... snipped ....
def loop(self):
"""main game loop"""
self.bDone = false
while not self.bDone:
# handle events, physics/updates, and render
self.handle_events()
self.update()
self.draw()
def handle_events(self):
"""input"""
for event in pygame.event.get():
if event.type == pygame.QUIT: sys.exit()
# event: keydown
elif event.type == KEYDOWN:
# exit on 'escape'
if (event.key == K_ESCAPE): self.bDone = True
def draw(self):
"""render screen"""
# clear screen
self.screen.fill( pygame.color.Color("black") )
# render sprites
# flip
pygame.display.flip()
def update(self):
"""update units, check for collisions(if needed), etc..."""
# ... snipped ...
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Jake
