Pixel Patcher

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  The player striking an enemy.

Inspiration

The inspiration for Pixel Patcher came from my frequent frustration with glitches in my own games. I thought about what would happen if I turned those frustrations into a game, and I created the story for Pixel Patcher, where you are a game dev trying to fix your game before launch.

How I built it

I built this game using the pygame-ce framework and the Python programming language. Obviously, Python is not a native frontend language. To get my game to work on web, I used the open-source Pyscript framework in order to compile my game into WebAssembly (WASM). I created the sound effects using Audacity, and I made the tileset, player animations, and enemy animations in MS Paint.

Challenges I ran into

One major challenge I ran into was completing the game in time for submission. I joined the hackathon and started working on the game six days before it was due, and I was rushing to finish it before the deadline.

Accomplishments that I am proud of

I am proud of the fact that I was able to built a solid game in only six days' time. While I was not able to add nearly the amount of features I wanted, I still think I was able to add a decent amount of features and gameplay. I was also proud of the glitch effect I made for some of the tiles, which really improved the visual aesthetic of the game.

What I learned

I learned to look out for and start working on Hackathons well in advance, as six days is not nearly enough time to make a game. I also learned quite a bit about sound design, and this was my first time working with sound effects like this. This was also my first Hackathon, so I learned a lot about how to ship a finished product quickly that matches certain requirements.

What's next for Pixel Patcher

If I return to this project in the future, I would like to add more levels and glitches to explore, as well as improving enemy AI and making combat more fluid and fun.

Play Now!

You can play the game in your browser with no downloads right now by clicking the second link under this text.

Built With

• pygame-ce
• pyscript
• python