Jumping-Jack-Flash

A simple platform game in Python using Pygame. Necassary packages:

• Pygame

Aim of the game

Goal is to get as high as possible where points are awarded when platforms despawn at the bottom of the screen.

Game Mechanics

Movement

Move left and right using the ARROW keys. Left and Right Screen-wrap is implemented. Jump using SPACE or UP key. Double jump is possible and holding jump key will cause jump to be higher.

Death

Death occurs if character falls down below bottom of the screen or if collide with enemy

Score

Platforms and enemies spawn at random heights. The higher up you go the more enemies are spawned.

Collisions

Game character will collide with platforms (not going through).

Highscore

A Highscore will be saved and displayed at Game Over and Start Screen. Hihscore can be reset by deleting contents of 'highscore.txt' file.

How to start the game

Download a copy of the repository into a folder. Navigate and enter folder. In Command Prompt type:

• python -m Jumping_Jack_Flash

This will start the game and game will launch in Fullscreen mode and 'ESC' can be used to exit.

Art

Art has been taken from OpenGameArt.org and contributions are mentioned in the 'main.py' file.