How to Make a Side Scrolling Game

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The is whatwe are goingto make

1. First, make the background.

Go to the NewSprite and click the

paint brush. Then make two halves of

the screen light blue and green.

2. Next, make a Variable and call it

ScrollX

Follow the boxes below

Blocks, The coloured LEGOtype pieces you are joiningtogether.Scratch, The application youare using.Programming, The action youare doing. YOU ARE NOW APROGRAMMER :)Program, an action of addingthe blocks to make the gamework.Sprite, The characters on thethe screen.Control, To control the spritesby pressing the keys.

Sound, You will add music toyour game.Upload, To send to the web.Share, To send to the web forothers to play.Scroll, The action of pagemovement.Variable, A changing amount.Import, Bring other files to yourgame.Costume, The clothes of yourSprite.duplicate, To copy.Script, Your program is read inEnglish as a whole Script

Language you are using:

3. NAME THEVARIABLE IN THIS

BOX.

YOU HAVE NOW MADE A VARIABLE REMOVE THE TICK FROM THIS BOX

MAKING A SIDE SCROLLING

COMPUTER GAME


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Take your time...

3. Make this block for your sprite.

Make sure that the first one called

0 so that we know what is what.

4. Once you have made this set of

blocks you need to duplicate thesprite so you have 2 of the same.

Re-name this sprite 1 like this:

Now we have the same sprites you

need to change a few things.

A: Grab your sprite and move it so

that the two green parts match.

B: And now below....

IMPORTANT SCRIPTS!

Like this one here...

Drag and drop the same

shaped blocks into the

holes.

IF YOU ARE STUCK SEE THEVIDEO FOR THIS

Use the grow sprite tool and the

shrink sprite tool to make the greenparts match up.

COMING NEXT....

When you paint your backdrop you

must make it the smallest you can

too.


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Now we can addsome rocks and atree

Dont spend ages editing a tree and

few rocks!

Look how simple this is.

5. Go to Costumes and edit.

Use the line tool and make a trunk.

Use the brush tool to make a tree top

and a few rocks.

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Once you are done, click OK.

You are now ready to make a

walking sprite for your game.

Follow the steps below...

YOUR NEW BACKGROUND

SET X TO SCROLLX + 1 * 480

This is called one

Your new script is now changed to

one LOOK...

DOUBLE CHECK: SPRITE ZERO AND SPRITE ONE

Does your Sprite 0 have:

SET X to SCROLLX + 0 * 480

Does your Sprite 1 have:

SET X to SCROLLX + 1 * 480


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Making a Moving Character6. HOW TO

MAKE

BOD

Click:

Paint 3 coloured blocks.

Make a face, arms and legs

with 4 lines and a circle.

Copythe costume and

reverse

Write the script in

several pieces.

ADDINGBLOCKS

7. BEGIN WITH THIS SCRIPT

You need a when Green Flag

Clicked block. This starts the

game.

And you need a Set SCROLLX

to 0 Block fromVariables too.

Next, you need a forever loop

block from Control

Inside this you are going to put

your Control and the things

that make Bod move.


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Follow the blocks carefully

You need a friend to read the blocks

and double check for you.

8. ADD THE FOREVER LOOP LIKE

ABOVE. MAKE SURE ITS THERE.

You need an if loop inside it. Drag it

in.

Next, Right Click next to the word

if and chose Duplicate

Next, drag the copied blocks

underneath the if block.

Drop it where you see the white line.

It will look like this:

Then change the up arrow words to

down arrow . This is for your

keyboard.

The numbers must be opposite too.

So. -3 becomes 3.

9. THATS LEFT AND RIGHT DONE

NOW LETS CONTROL UP AND

DOWN

Duplicate again like this:

You should end up with your control

area looking like this:

Change the Blue boxes so they say

LEFT, RIGHT, UP AND DOWN,

Like this:

Change the Blue boxes so they say

LEFT, RIGHT, UP AND DOWN,

The last phase - duplicating blocks


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10. REMOVE THE SCROLLX

BLOCKS FROM THE NEW

SECTIONS LIKE THIS:

And add change y by in their

place.

Change the -10 and 10 for -1 and 1.

If you want them to move faster

change to -3 and 3.

Thats it.

You now have a side- scrolling game

ready for building on.

Make sure you have saved your

game in your own folder called Side

Scrolling Game and call the game

side Scrolling by .. and Put your

first name only.

This is your checklist.

This is your extension.

This is what were going to add next.

Changing Left and Right or X and Y

1. You have 2 backdrops2. A sprite called Bod3. A backdrop called 04. A backdrop called 15. Some rocks and a tree6. Control scripts7. up, down, left and right8. Change costume9. Music10. Extension: sensing

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