How to Make a Simple Playdate Game
In this tutorial, I go through step by step how to make a simple space-invaders inspired game for the Playdate SDK using Lua. If you're a beginner, you should be able to follow along, given you've watched some of my other videos. I go over moving the player, shooting projectiles, collisions, spawning enemies on a timer, displaying a score, resetting the game, and adding screen shake.
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https://squidgod.itch.io/lua-for-game...
Source Code: https://github.com/SquidGodDev/Invade...
Playlist to watch beforehand if you're a beginner: • Playdate SDK Development Tutorials!
Timestamps:
0:00 - Intro
0:30 - Setup
1:47 - Creating the Player
5:10 - Creating a Projectile
7:24 - Creating an Enemy
10:38 - Creating an Enemy Spawning System
12:36 - Creating a Score Display
14:13 - Resetting the Game
15:01 - Adding Screen Shake
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