Kirby's Friend Finder

Kirby's Friend Finder is the beginning of a 2.5D platformer that will be used in CPE 476. As a very basic implementation, this version of the game allows a user to control Kirby and navigate him through the world as he looks for his friend. Each time he comes in contact with his friend (another Kirby model) the friend is randomly placed elsewhere in the level for Kirby to find.

2. Project Objectives

Create a basic 2D platformer world
Allow for collision detections between platforms and player
Enable camera rotation so that character moves in zy plane instead of xy plane
Enable textures for platforms
Model somewhat realistic physics with jumping and particle accelerations

3. Controls

Arrow keys (left and right) control the side-side position of Kirby
Spacebar - Allows for Kirby to jump. If pressed multiple times in succession, it creates the effect that Kirby is flying
b - Removes the background so that the camera rotation can be seen successfully
r - Rotates the camera 90 degrees so that the plane that characters are moving on switches from xy to yz
q - quit the program

4. Screenshots

The following screen is an example of the world showing both the player and the friendly Kirby that the player is searching for.

Screen 2 is an example of the world after it has been rotated.

Kirby is getting close to coming into contact with his friend.

Kirby dangerously approaches the edge. If you fall of the edge, Kirby regenerates at the beginning of the level.

Kirby is seen in another rotated view about the friend. The Kirby character is also rotated as the camera rotation occurs so that Kirby is always facing the controller.

5. References

6. Future Work

The future work includes the following: