My first program - Invaders

[191Brian]

Hi

My first effort of a QB64 game after following Terry Ritchie's tutorial though I admit some of it went over my head for now but plan on rereading the later modules.
Attached zip contains the program source & images which should be in the same folder as the exe

invaders.zip

The game isn't finished but is playable, happy to get any constructive feedback.   
Things I am working on adding
1. Powerups for extra lives
2. High scores table
3. Sound
4. End game level with mothership spewing aliens

Brian ...

[bplus]

I see we play a little Lunar Lander first, I do not like ADW but WTH my arrow keys aren't much better but at least for right handed people.

Very impressive for first program, does not look like newbie wrote it!

Did you make the Alien and other images yourself?

[191Brian]

Thanks bplus for the feedback, I will look at adding user defined keys.

I have done programming in the past but I am new to QB64 and new to programming games.

Yes I created the graphics in MS Paint.

Brian ...

[johnno56]

I agree. Good first game. I particularly liked the explosion and smoke effects.... Mind you, I saw more smoke effects... lol

Some people, not mentioning any names, can be a little particular when it comes to game control... lol  Perhaps a small menu to define keys?

Anyway. Good first attempt. Looking forward to your next project.

J

ps: Nice job with MSPaint...

[40wattstudio]

I wasn't expecting it to have two parts to it -- nice bonus! Good smoke effects, too.

Like you, I usually use MS Paint if I need something simple, but for more complex pixel art you might want to check out Aseprite.

Thanks for including the .exe, makes it much easier to get to the good stuff!