https://github.com/a740g/spaceshooter2k
Space Shooter 2000 (QB64-PE source port)
https://github.com/a740g/spaceshooter2k
basic basic-programming game game-development qb64 qb64-pe qbasic quickbasic retrogaming source-port
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Space Shooter 2000 (QB64-PE source port)
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/a740g/spaceshooter2k
- Owner: a740g
- License: mit
- Created: 2022-10-06T14:38:11.000Z (over 2 years ago)
- Default Branch: master
- Last Pushed: 2025-01-03T19:16:56.000Z (5 months ago)
- Last Synced: 2025-01-03T20:26:01.401Z (5 months ago)
- Topics: basic, basic-programming, game, game-development, qb64, qb64-pe, qbasic, quickbasic, retrogaming, source-port
- Language: QuickBASIC
- Homepage:
- Size: 15.5 MB
- Stars: 4
- Watchers: 1
- Forks: 2
- Open Issues: 0
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
- License: LICENSE.md
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README
# SPACE SHOOTER 2000
This is a [QB64-PE](https://www.qb64phoenix.com) source port of the [Space Shooter 2000](https://github.com/a740g/SpaceShooter2K) game originally written in [Visual Basic 6](https://winworldpc.com/product/microsoft-visual-bas/60) and distributed with Microsoft's [DirectX 7 SDK](https://github.com/oxiKKK/dx7sdk).
The original [Visual Basic 6](https://winworldpc.com/product/microsoft-visual-bas/60) source code is available [here](https://github.com/oxiKKK/dx7sdk/tree/main/dx7sdk-700.1/samples/multimedia/vbsamples/dxmisc/src/spaceshooter) and [here](https://github.com/orbitersim/orbiter/tree/main/Extern/mssdk_dx7/samples/Multimedia/VBSamples/DXMisc/src/SpaceShooter).
## FEATURES
- Native support for Windows, Linux, and macOS.
- No dependencies on [DirectX](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DirectX).
- Leverages native [QB64-PE](https://www.qb64phoenix.com) graphics and sound functions.
- Runs in 32-bit color (32bpp) mode, unlike the original 8-bit color (8bpp) mode.
- MIDI playback handled using QB64-PE's built-in MIDI support.
- No sound buffer copy limitations, unlike the original version.
- Supports fullscreen toggle with `Alt + Enter`.
## USAGE
1. Clone the repository to your desired directory:
```sh
git clone https://github.com/a740g/SpaceShooter2K.git
```
2. Open a terminal and navigate to the repository directory.
3. Initialize the submodules:
```sh
git submodule update --init --recursive
```
4. Open the `SpaceShooter2k.bas` file in the QB64-PE IDE.
5. Press `F5` to compile and run the game.
## NOTES
- Requires the latest version of [QB64-PE](https://github.com/QB64-Phoenix-Edition/QB64pe/releases)
- Submodules are not automatically cloned by default. The `git submodule update --init --recursive` command is required.
- The source port still contains some bugs and rough edges, which are documented in the [TODO](https://github.com/a740g/SpaceShooter2K/blob/master/SpaceShooter2k.bas#L8) section of the source code.
- Joystick/game controller support is still a work in progress and will be added over time.
## ASSETS
Icon designed by [Everaldo / Yellowicon](https://iconarchive.com/artist/everaldo.html).
## CREDITS
Special thanks to [David Coleman](https://www.youtube.com/user/TheFieryDreamer) for his [YouTube Playthrough](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LnUwmS-mYPA), which greatly assisted in the porting process.
## ORIGINAL CREDITS
Main programming, graphics, and MIDI music are by Adam "Gollum" Lonnberg.
Force Feedback implementation and conversion to DirectX 7 by Dominic "DirectX" Riccetti.
The following graphics are by Robert Barry:
- Enemy1.gif
- Enemy2.gif
- Enemy3.gif
- Enemy4.gif
- Ship.gif
- Blocker.gif
All sound effects created by Gordon Duclos.
Many thanks go out to the both of them.