Dark Basic Pro: Basketball Game
Building the Level
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I had a lot of fun designing the level. It was pretty simple. Two colored boxes that have thick walls to work well with the physics. I managed to create a hoop for scoring points.
The hoop was designed originally against the wall. I found it was too easy to make it in the hoop that way. I had to increase the difficulty a bit so I moved it away from the wall.
Designing the Game
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Believe it or not this was not as straight forward as it seemed. The first part was pretty easy as I was using game mechanics I designed from the soccer game.
The actually difficultly was:
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- Getting the ball's weight correct so it falls into the hoop without deflecting a lot.
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- Getting the correct amount of "bounce" for the ball so it stops bouncing off the back board.
- Getting the forces to throw the ball correct. I added a "pass", "long toss", and "high toss" throws for the ball.
I got it fully working for the xbox 360 controller. It works out of the box.
Controls:
B Button >> Grab the ball
A Button >> Pass to another player
X Button >> Throw shot (goes further)
Y Button >> Lob Shot (goes more upwards)
The game is actually very fun! I was playing it for a while with friends.
4-Player Variation
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I managed to get the game to work for 4 players as well.
It is split screen local multiplayer!
This version looks great on a TV!
For those who love to dream and create keep it up. I made this game in 1 day and have been struggling for many many many years to develop a game.
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