A chapter of featherless' digital creative history.
I've always loved video games, especially as a conduit for learning how to program computers.
In the summer between grade 9 and grade 10 I taught myself how to program in C++ by making a series of simple DOS-based games.
When: June 14-15, 2002.
Language features I was still learning how to use:
- Else statements
- Arrays
The source code has great gems of documentation.
Release Dates-
v0.1(June 14, 2002):
Includes the first level, ability to move up, down, left
and right.
Will add for v0.2:
lives | instructions | more sound effects | more levels
v0.11(June 15, 2002)
I finally figured out how to get the asteroids to work with
an array
v0.12(June 15, 2002)
I have added the pause feature, I'll make it as a function
probably later on.
v0.2(June 15, 2002)
Finished level two, including a smart AI that shoots at you,*
A little more color,cheat codes, hehe*, a new menu,
your scores get saved in the program, but only temporary.
Will add for v0.3:
storyline! | more details | even more levels | save scores
v0.21(June 15, 2002)
I found a bug where, if you die on level two by hitting an
asteroid, but the aliens had already shot, the shot would
mysteriously keep going when you restarted.
Originally posted on TheJeffFiles.com:
Creators: Jeff Verkoeyen (Programmer)
Production Time: Mid June, 2002
Genre: DOS game
Gameplay: Arrow keys move the ship. Avoid the asteroids to reach level 2. Once you get to level 2 you can press space to shoot lasers and shoot at the ships flying at the top of the screen. There is also a cheat code to select levels by pressing F2 and then the number of the level to jump to (either 1 or 2).
Notes: This was the very first game I ever created on the computer, and only the second full program that wasn't just a text-input guess the number game.
When: June 18-19, 2002 and November 15, 2002.
Release Dates-
v0.1(June 18, 2002)
Includes two levels in Arcade mode, along with a level
editor. Use arrow keys to move and jump, etc.
Will add for v0.2:
save feature with levels | more levels
v0.11(June 18, 2002)
Created another level for Arcade mode.
v0.12(June 19, 2002)
Added a demo level with the level creator, added another
obstacle, The Block!, you can push that around, and it
falls! Also made the program slightly smaller and fixed a
glitch with the level editor.
v0.20(November 15, 2002)
I have now added the ability to save and load your levels
in the format *.rdl. This is a great advance in the game,
that's why it is now v0.20. If you would like to add
levels to the arcade mode, send your rdl files to me, and
I will add them to the arcade mode.
When: July 2-15, 2002.
Featured a single game: Hover Pong.
Release Dates-
v0.10(July 2, 2002)
There is only one game so far, Hover Pong, but I am basing
the entire game on my calculator version of my Arcade that
I made about 3 or 4 months ago, it will be very fun once
finished.
Will add for v0.20
a LOT more games | Instructions | A better load menu
an overall scorekeeper, with high scores
v0.11(July 13, 2002)
Made the entire program a little more functional, added
the instructions and the better load menu. Also, the
overall scorekeeper is finished, however, I might have to
slightly fix it...
v0.12(July 15, 2002)
Added a WHOLE lot more functionality, high scores menu,
and it works too! Also the ability to change the speed in
Hover Pong. Oh, and I promise I'll add more games soon!!
All source code is licensed Apache 2.0.
A chapter of featherless' digital creative history.