Prototype Remake of NES' Ninja Gaiden III using HTML5 (Phaser 3 + TypeScript)
This project is for educational and non-commercial purposes only*. It includes assets from the original game developed by TECMO in 1991.
Initially, it does not aim to recreate the entire game, but I intend to complete at least all of Act II, all the way up to the Boss Battle.
This project utilizes Phaser 3 Game Engine, which works as an abstraction layer for graphics, sound and input, and make a game that relies only on HTML5 standard technologies.
* "Educational purposes" meaning: teach myself some TypeScript, and how to write a side-scrolling platformer with local multiplayer.
You can play the live demo hosted at http://arka.digital/Ninja
- Phaser (HTML5 Game Framework): https://github.com/photonstorm/phaser
- Phaser 3 TypeScript Starter: https://github.com/geocine/phaser3-rollup-typescript
- UI and gameplay adapted for Widescreen display.
- Local co-operative multiplayer (up to 4 players).
- Control methods: Keyboard, gamepad and touch screen (virtual pad).
- Level 2-1, without progress to Level 2-2 yet. Not all enemy types, and no power-up abilities.
(All instructions below taken "as is" from the base "Phaser 3 TypeScript Start" project):
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
yarn install |
Install project dependencies |
yarn dev |
Builds project and open web server, watching for changes |
yarn build |
Builds code bundle with production settings |
yarn serve |
Run a web server to serve built code bundle |
After cloning the repo, run yarn install from your project directory. Then, you can start the local development
server by running yarn dev and navigate to http://localhost:3000.
After running yarn build, the files you need for production will be on the dist folder. To test code on your dist folder, run yarn serve and navigate to http://localhost:5000
- Sound effects and music.
- Menus in Title Screen for button remapping and control method selection.
- Implement all enemies required.
- Implement all power-up abilities.
- Improve loading time and JavaScript bundle size; Implement loading screen.
- [Gameplay] Quicksand does no damage to players, and if player sinks all the way, it will fall out of game world's edge.
- [Graphics] When using WebGL renderer, some browsers may present "tile bleeding" (a sort of flickering) in the level's tiles. This is discusssed in https://stackoverflow.com/questions/62936847/how-do-i-stop-my-tiles-from-bleeding-when-using-a-tilemap-in-phaser-3
- [Touchscreen] Improve the on-screen button to go to full screen; it is clumsy and requires too many touches (tested on an Android phone).
- [Gameplay] Ninja will jump and slash repeatedly if you hold down the respective action buttons. Improve to properly detect and handle button presses.
- [Gameplay] Ninja will not be knocked back if colliding with an enemy while on the ground, only in the air.
- [Co-Op] Smoother camera movement when of the players is KO'ed.
- [Code] Improve resource management: Review objects and scenes' lifecycles and profile memory usage.
