Code the Classics Volume II

Take inspiration from some of the greatest video games of the 1980s and learn how to write your own modern classics

Code the Classics Volume II not only tells the stories of some of the seminal video games of the 1980s, but shows you how to create your own games inspired by them, following examples programmed by Andrew Gillett, ably assisted by Raspberry Pi co-founder and CEO Eben Upton along with Sean M. Tracey. In this book, you'll learn how to run and edit the games in this book by installing Python, Pygame Zero, and an IDE. You'll also:

• Get game design tips and tricks from the masters.
• Understand the fundamental tasks needed for every game: display images, play sound effects and receive inputs from the keyboard or a game controller.
• Learn how to code your own games with Pygame Zero, a library that helps automate those tasks.
• Explore the code listings and find out how they work.

You'll meet these vintage-inspired games, and learn from their code in between rounds of play:

• Avenger: fly across a scrolling landscape while you save humans from malevolent aliens.
• Beat Streets: fight your way through a level, and defeat a notorious crime boss.
• Eggzy: collect gems and survive as long as possible before time runs out.
• Leading Edge: Race a car on a pseudo-3d race track.
• Kinetix: Break bricks with your paddle, and use powerups to avoid various menaces.

Author: Simon Brew,Allister Brimble,David Crookes
Publisher: Raspberry Pi Press
Published: 11/12/2024
Pages: 296
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 2.34lbs
Size: 9.30h x 6.90w x 1.00d
ISBN: 9781916868045

About the Author
Brimble, Allister: - Allister Brimble is a music and sound designer and has created the audio for over 400 video games since the early 1990s. During his time in the industry, Allister has worked on almost every format, from the early 8- and 16-bit home computers to hand-held devices and beyond, into today's current consoles, phones, and tablets.Upton, Liz: - Liz Upton was an award-winning journalist before becoming one of the co-founders of Raspberry Pi along with her husband Eben. She now works as Executive Director of Communications at Raspberry Pi. Liz plays the piano, collects and restores old fountain pens, and has an uncanny knack of getting toddlers to consume vegetables.Braben, David: -

Dr. David Braben has been a software engineer for 42 years, beginning when he co-wrote the best-selling computer game Elite while still at Cambridge University in the early 1980s. He founded Frontier Developments plc in January 1994, a 750-person company based on the Science Park in Cambridge, which floated in 2013 (AIM: FDEV), and co-founded the Raspberry Pi Foundation in 2008, a charity that supports education worldwide, and sells small educational computers for as little as $5.

He supports start-ups, particularly in the environmental space through his membership of Cambridge Angels. He was awarded a Fellowship of the Royal Academy of Engineering in 2012, a Fellowship of BAFTA in 2015 (one of only 97 since the first was given to Alfred Hitchcock in 1971), honorary doctorates from Abertay University, the Open University, and York University, and an OBE in 2014.

He loves games, sailing, films, and is a BAFTA film judge.

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