How about.... a 4 Pixel Video Game??

Last updated February 02, 2024

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Here's a project I had fun putting together using my NeoTrinkey toolkit to make a tiny little video game.

I call it "Galaga" - and it uses the ncount.py and morse.py helper modules.

Gameplay:

An enemy moves back and forth at random in the 0 and 3 neopixels.
Touch 1, or 2 to "shoot" the moving enemy (green pixel).
If you are lined up with it, you get a hit. If not it's a miss.
A hit blinks gold for the count of hits. If you miss, you blink the number of misses in pale blue.
A win is 5 hits, and losing is when you have 5 misses or run out of missiles.
Winning is followed by multicolored blinking.
Following loss/win the number of missiles, score and miss count are reset and game restarts.
NOTE: connected to Thonny or Mu, you can see "boom!" and "miss" printed when you hit or miss. Plus notification when you win (or lose).

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