Radish piano

Inspiration

Game using Pygame + level a bit higher than our level + can be completed in 24h + radish + pixel aesthetic

What it does

It loads a game that is similar to piano tiles. To play the game, you need to press the keys {a, s, d, f}:

a: tile #1 , s: tile #2, d: tile #3, f: tile #4.

If you press on a radish as it falls into the bucket, the radish disappears. Else, you lose the game if you do not press on a radish on time.

How we built it

We built it using Python with the Pygame library. The background and the radishes were drawn using pixel art.

Challenges we ran into

1. not constant appearance of tiles

Old codes example:

while running:
     clock.tick(60)
     screen.fill((0, 0, 0))

     screen.blit(background, (0, 0))

     for event in pygame.event.get():
         if event.type == pygame.QUIT:
             running = False

     if Ya1 == 0:
         Ya2 = -128
         X = random.randint(0,3)
         Xa2 = lst_Xa[X]
     if Ya2 == 0:
         Ya3 = -128
         X = random.randint(0,3)
         Xa3 = lst_Xa[X]
     if Ya3 == 0:
         Ya4 = -128
         X = random.randint(0,3)
         Xa4 = lst_Xa[X]
     if Ya4 == 0:
         Ya1 = -128
         X = random.randint(0,3)
         Xa1 = lst_Xa[X]


     Ya1 = Ya1 + tileY_change
     Ya2 = Ya2 + tileY_change
     Ya3 = Ya3 + tileY_change
     Ya4 = Ya4 + tileY_change


     tiles(Xa1, Ya1)
     tiles(Xa2, Ya2)
     tiles(Xa3, Ya3)
     tiles(Xa4, Ya4)

_ Instead of initializing the four tiles, we made a loop using five minimum tiles needed for the y axes _

2. adding a score and making the tiles disappear after a key stroke

3. trying not to make the tiles disappear after KEYUP event _ we deleted KEYUP events and only kept KEYDOWN events. KEYDOWN was then put inside the for loop of get event _

4. keystroke registration difficulties

5. the game allows you to miss a few radishes before ending. Moreover, if you miss one radish, it lets you play a little bit before Game Over.

6. if the computer lags when opening the game, it will give you Game Over

Accomplishments that we're proud of

• Making the game over feature for different kind of losing events in the game.

What we learned

Many basic functions from Pygame such as making an icon, adding music, moving an image, drawing an image to make another image disappear, adding a score etc.

What's next for Radish piano

1 vs 1 Radish piano for two players + tiles that are not randomized, ie a melody plays as you press the tiles + long press for longer tiles. And have a better knowledge in the sprite function of Pygame and use it. Make the radish tiles play an actual song instead of randomly generating notes. Write the game in a compiled language to make the game over feature faster.

Built With

• python