ASCII Invaders

Description

An Ascii graphics version of arcade classic Space Invaders. Implemented in Python3 for Windows using the msvcrt and playsound libraries.

Installation

####Windows:

• Use pip to install playsound and msvcrt.
• Download the project as a zip file, extract, and run AsciiInvaders.py

####Linux:

• Coming soon!

Contents

• AsciiInvaders.py - The main game file
• Entities.py - The Entity classes used by Ascii Invaders
• GameVariables.py - The GameVariables class used by Ascii Invaders
• README.md - The readme for this project
• LICENSE - GPL-3.0 License used for this project
• /sounds - A folder containing the wav files used by this project

Controls

• Left Arrow and Right Arrow keys move your vehicle, the '^' symbol
• Press Space to fire '|' at the enemy vehicles, the 'v' symbols
• Try to avoid the enemy '|' while sending off your own, and don't let any enemies reach your position!
• Three strikes and you're out!

Credits

• Sounds taken from classicgaming.cc which features the sound effects from the classic arcade game Space Invaders released in 1978 by Taito