Space Invaders (my way)

A cute reimagining of the classic Space Invaders arcade game, built from scratch in C++ as a learning project focused on core game development concepts.

This repository contains a compact SFML prototype with the core gameplay: player movement, alien waves, shooting, collision detection, score, and game states.

Getting started

Prerequisites:

• C++17 compatible compiler
• CMake >= 3.10
• SFML 2.5 (graphics, window, system)

Build and run (example):

git clone https://github.com/AOngomefen/Space_Invaders.git
cd Space_Invaders
mkdir build && cd build
cmake ..
cmake --build . --config Release
# run the produced executable

Notes:

• The prototype uses assets/Roboto-Regular.ttf if present. Add a TTF to assets/ or remove the font load in src/main.cpp.

Acknowledgments

• Original Space Invaders by Tomohiro Nishikado (1978)
• Inspired by the "Build Your Own X" repository
• Raph Koster for game design insights

Learning Resources

• Build Your Own X - Original inspiration
• Game Programming Patterns - Essential design patterns for game dev
• Lazy Foo's SDL Tutorials - Graphics library tutorials

Contributing

This is a learning project — contributions, issues and PRs are welcome. Suggested next steps include adding art/sound assets, splitting code into modules, and adding unit tests for logic.

License

This project is intended for learning. Consider using an MIT license for contributions.