https://github.com/mratanusarkar/space-invaders-pygame
A pygame Implementation of popular Classic Atari and NES Arcade games
https://github.com/mratanusarkar/space-invaders-pygame
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A pygame Implementation of popular Classic Atari and NES Arcade games
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/mratanusarkar/space-invaders-pygame
- Owner: mratanusarkar
- Created: 2020-04-05T14:19:14.000Z (almost 6 years ago)
- Default Branch: master
- Last Pushed: 2023-02-27T16:41:11.000Z (about 3 years ago)
- Last Synced: 2025-01-03T17:51:35.752Z (about 1 year ago)
- Topics: arcade-game, atari, classic-game, game, nes, pygame, python, retro, space-invaders, video-arcade-games, video-game
- Language: Python
- Size: 45 MB
- Stars: 9
- Watchers: 4
- Forks: 1
- Open Issues: 0
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
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README
# Space-Invaders-Pygame
[](http://hits.dwyl.com/mratanusarkar/Space-Invaders-Pygame)
A pygame Implementation of the popular Classic Atari and NES Arcade games
This is a part of a series of Classic Arcade Games implemented in Pygames.
list of games in this collection:
1. [Space Invaders](https://github.com/mratanusarkar/Space-Invaders-Pygame/) (my version)
2. more coming soon . . .
# Space Invaders
The classic [Space Invaders](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_Invaders) was the first blockbuster arcade video game, responsible for starting the [golden age of video arcade games](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_age_of_arcade_video_games). It also sets the template for the [shoot 'em up](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shoot_%27em_up) genre, and influences nearly every shooter game released since then.
The classic Space Invaders 1978 was created by [Tomohiro Nishikado](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tomohiro_Nishikado) and was released by [Taito Corporation](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taito) in the year 1978.
## Concept
In **my Implementation** of the game, the concept remains the same, i.e the *player spaceship* shoots the *aliens* or *monsters* and in doing so gain *points* followed by *level ups* and *increase in game speed* and *difficulty*.
What differs from the classic implementation and the features are are listed below:
* In each level, the number of *enemies* equals the *level number*, unlike the classic version in which there are 55 enemies each level.
* After a certain number of *kills*, the *difficulty* goes up, resulting in a *speed increase* of the aliens.
* The *enemy* keeps on respawning and will never die completely.
* The *enemy* may shoot a *laser beam* depending on *random chance* or *probability*.
* The *random chance* or *probability* of the enemy shooting you goes up as level increases.
* The score is incremented on a successful kill and the value is based on the *level number* and *difficulty number*.
## Features
The features of the game is as follows:
* The player can be moved *left* or *right* using the `Left Arrow` and `Right Arrow` keys.
* The game can be **paused** (v1.1.2 onwards) with `Enter key` or `Esc key`.
* The player *levels up* with *increase in number of enemies* and a *level up sound* (v1.1.1 onwards)
* The game has a **background music** (the classic Space Invaders music) which changes and becomes *more intense* with increase in *difficulty*.
* The game pause has the classic sound effect
* Each game object and every Interactions has sound effects.
* The game has **key logging** feature and every input is **logged into the console**
* The game also has **FPS Tracking** and Each **Frame Render time** in miliseconds and displays it in the game.
## Gameplay
Here is a short **gameplay** of the game at `Level 01` `Difficulty 01`:
A demo of in game **pause feature** in action at `Level 05` `Difficulty 03`:
A look at **Game Over** Screen:
**Logging** **KeyStrokes** and **Game states** on the console:
## Installation
### On windows:
Just double-click the `runner.bat` file to launch the game, if you already have **python** and **pip** on your machine.
You can also manually install and run the game by following the manual process below:
1. ensure that you have **python** and **pip** on your machine. If not, install it from [here](https://www.python.org/downloads/).
2. clone the repo to a local directory or download it as zip and un-zip it.
3. open windows command prompt (cmd) and enter the following commands:
4. create a virtual environment `py -m pip install --user virtualenv`
5. `py -m venv env`
6. activate the virtual environment `.\env\Scripts\activate`
7. install the game dependencies from the requirements.txt file using the command `pip install -r requirements.txt`
8. navigate to **main.py** and launch the game using the command `cd Space Invaders && python main.py`
you can skip creating a virtual environment if you wish and **ignore steps 4-6** but it is not recommended.
### On Linux or macOS:
Navigate to `main.py` and run `python main.py`, if you already have **python** and **pip** on your machine.
If not, get python and then run the main to launch the game!
## References and Resources
All the resources used are mentioned below:
#### Images:
* [background.jpg](https://wallpaperscraft.com/download/galaxy_universe_stars_125862/800x600)
* [alien.png](https://www.flaticon.com/free-icon/alien_389125)
* [beam.png](https://www.flaticon.com/free-icon/bolt_414858)
* [bullet.png](https://www.flaticon.com/free-icon/bullet_224681)
* [enemy.png](http://getdrawings.com/space-invaders-icon#space-invaders-icon-70.png)
* [rocket.png](https://www.flaticon.com/free-icon/startup_1067357)
* [spaceship.png](https://www.flaticon.com/free-icon/space-invaders_744737)
#### Music and Sounds:
* [1up.wav](https://www.sounds-resource.com/nes/smb3/sound/768/)
* [annihilation.wav](https://freesound.org/people/Robinhood76/sounds/187646/)
* [enemykill.wav](https://freesound.org/people/SilverIllusionist/sounds/470585/)
* [explosion.wav](https://freesound.org/people/IdkMrGarcia/sounds/446624/)
* [gameover.wav](https://freesound.org/people/MattiaGiovanetti/sounds/483056/)
* [gunshot.wav](https://freesound.org/people/pauliep83/sounds/34251/)
* [laser.wav](https://freesound.org/people/THE_bizniss/sounds/39456/)
* [pause.wav](https://www.sounds-resource.com/nes/smb3/sound/768/)
* [Space_Invaders_Music.ogg](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Space_Invaders_Music.ogg)