Simplevaders

It is unlikely that this holds interest for anyone but myself, however, it is my first C program on a PC, from around 2008, and it is also my first attempt at a computer-game, so it holds some nostalgic value for me.

Download

Source code: Simplevaders_0.8.1.tar.bz2 389 KiB (SHA256:c08b2c0bd8b60d4f5f3ec6c3a3af734553e17c9e1ad7610c9206774026cf4bf7)

Compiling

Make sure you have g++ and gl/glu/glut/sdl/sdl_mixer and sdl_image development libraries installed. (SDL1, not 2).

If the makefile is not working, try: g++ main.cpp -Wall -lGL -lGLU -lglut -lSDL -lSDL_ttf -lSDL_mixer -lSDL_image -o simplevaders

Instructions

Objective: Shoot enemies, don't get shot.

Controls: up,down,left,right - Move your ship around.
ctrl - fire!
esc - quit

Screenshots

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Video

Gameplay video on youtube.com