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retro-game

Experiments using libretro.

This is supposed to become a simple arcade style game. It is also supposed to become a tutorial on how to design a simple game using libretro.

##Building the Game The game is being developed using Linux. It may or may not run using Windows.

The game is built using cmake. In the base directory type:

cmake . && make

Now the game should be built.

For windows follow these instructions: Building on Windows

##Running the Game To run the game you need to install Retroarch. On Ubuntu type:

sudo apt-get install retroarch

When retroarch is installed, you can play the game using the commandline

retroarch -L libRetroGame.so

while in the build directory.

##Using Blender to create Pixel Graphics I mainly use Blender to create the assets for the game. Here is a small tutorial on how to use Blender to create pixel graphics.