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The Brainstorming
Create the Required Symbols/Art
Programming the Arrows
Programming the Arrows Part 2
Make a Level
Scoring
Finishing Touches

Programming the Arrows
Well, we finally can program some stuff. In this part, we will create the arrows dynamically and make them move up screen. Let us begin.
We are going to make an array for our levels, just as we did in the [...]

The Brainstorming
Create the Required Symbols/Art
Programming the Arrows
Programming the Arrows Part 2
Make a Level
Scoring
Finishing Touches

Step 2: Create the Require Symbols/Art
Well, we aren’t going into the programming yet until the next step, so you have got to be patient. Anyway, in this step, we’re going to draw the symbols and art that are needed for the game [...]

The Brainstorming
Create the Required Symbols/Art
Programming the Arrows
Programming the Arrows Part 2
Make a Level
Scoring
Finishing Touches

Ok, this may not seem to be the most exciting step, but it is pretty important. Because this game is going to take a while to make, brainstorming is key.
So, we have to figure out what movieclips we are going to have [...]

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Programming the Character
Programming the Character – Part 2
Creating the Enemies
Programming the Enemies
Scoring
Finishing Touches

Step 6: Finishing Touches
As always, the finishing touches of this game won’t be explained too much by me, in hopes that you actually can do some of this stuff by yourself. Of course, there will always be source files at the [...]

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Programming the Character
Programming the Character – Part 2
Creating the Enemies
Programming the Enemies
Scoring
Finishing Touches

Step 5: Scoring
Now that we’ve got the hardest part down, it all gets easier from here. This chapter will be simple, just some code that has scoring. Also, as promised, we’re going to have a function run when the player is [...]

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Programming the Character
Programming the Character – Part 2
Creating the Enemies
Programming the Enemies
Scoring
Finishing Touches

Step 4: Programming the Enemies
Now we have to make it so the enemies can be shot. This probably will be the most complicated of the steps. But, it also is what makes this thing a game. There are two ways that [...]

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Programming the Character
Programming the Character – Part 2
Creating the Enemies
Programming the Enemies
Scoring
Finishing Touches

Step 3: Creating the Enemies
Well, now that we can make our lil’ guy shoot, we have to make something for him to shoot at! I’m going to first start by just drawing a little enemy guy. It won’t be too artistic.

Its [...]

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Programming the Character
Programming the Character – Part 2
Creating the Enemies
Programming the Enemies
Scoring
Finishing Touches

Step 2: Programming the Character Part 2 – Making it Shoot
Well, now that we’ve got the character moving, we have to make him able to shoot. The first step in doing this is to create a MovieClip which will be the [...]

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Programming the Character
Programming the Character – Part 2
Creating the Enemies
Programming the Enemies
Scoring
Finishing Touches

Step 1: Programming the Character
Today, we’re going to make a classic vertical shooter game in ActionScript 2. I hope you learn from it! Let us begin.
The first thing that I’m going to do is make the background of my game black, [...]

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Coding Paddle Movement
Programming the Ball
Setting Up the Bricks on Stage
Hit Testing the Bricks
Creating Levels
Finishing Touches

Step 6: Finishing Touches
Well, we’re almost done with our game, now we just have to add some finishing touches. I won’t make a menu system like you usually should in a game before releasing it. But, this is just [...]