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Pygame Tutorial - Creating Space Invaders

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Overview

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Learn to create a full space shooter/invader game using Pygame in this comprehensive Python tutorial. Explore the Pygame module and basic game design principles while building a complete game from scratch. Cover essential topics including installing Pygame, setting up the main game loop, handling events, drawing text and graphics, creating player and enemy ships, implementing movement and collision detection, and adding laser weapons. Follow along step-by-step to develop your game development skills and create an exciting space invader-style game using Python and Pygame.

Syllabus

Intro
Installing Pygame
Importing Pygame
Main Loop
Check for Events
Redraw Window
Draw Text
Create Player Ship
Track Keys
Player
Enemy
Define Enemy
Create Super Constructor
Color Map
Mask
Lasers
Enemies
Draw Window
Moving Enemies

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