He's back. He's angry. This time, you are going to need a bigger hammer.
LibGDX Zombie Bird Tutorial - (Flappy Bird Remake)
Being Updated for libGDX v.1.2.0+
Overview
Welcome to the Zombie Bird tutorial series. This will be our most fun tutorial series yet. In the next few days, we will be teaching you how to make your own Flappy Bird clone, complete with animations, sound effects and endless frustration.
Target Platforms
Your game will run on iOS (iPhone and iPad), HTML (browsers), Android, Windows and Mac. You only have to write your code once in Java, thanks to libGDX.
Sample
See the game in its HTML form at this link.
Technical Stuff
We are going to be using the libGDX framework. A powerful 3D game framework powered by OpenGL. Our game will be in 2D, however, as we will make use of the orthographic camera.
Prerequisites
This tutorial assumes that you have a basic understanding of Java. If you are new to Java, check out Unit 1 of our Game Development Series and join us when you are done.
Disclaimer
We will produce all the source code, sound effects and art assets in-house at Kilobolt, and provide all of these, free of charge, to you. You are free to do with it what you wish.
For those who would like to upload the game on the Play Store/App Store, my one request is that you add something substantially NEW to the game. Make it a better product. We don't need 10,000 identical games on the Play Store with identical graphics and gameplay.
Also, we are not responsible if some person with poor judgment plays your game, fails and decides to take out his anger on the world by creating a super-virus that turns you into a zombie.
For those who would like to upload the game on the Play Store/App Store, my one request is that you add something substantially NEW to the game. Make it a better product. We don't need 10,000 identical games on the Play Store with identical graphics and gameplay.
Also, we are not responsible if some person with poor judgment plays your game, fails and decides to take out his anger on the world by creating a super-virus that turns you into a zombie.
Questions, comments or concerns?
Reach us via Facebook or our Forum.
July 26th, 2014
Please note: Due to some significant changes made to libGDX, we are currently in the process of updating these tutorials. You will find that the provided source code does not match the code developed in the text. We will resolve this as soon as possible.
Please bear with us as we go through this transition. Meanwhile, if needed, you can download the source code here as you go through the lessons: https://github.com/sivvig/ZombieBird/commits/master
July 26th, 2014
Please note: Due to some significant changes made to libGDX, we are currently in the process of updating these tutorials. You will find that the provided source code does not match the code developed in the text. We will resolve this as soon as possible.
Please bear with us as we go through this transition. Meanwhile, if needed, you can download the source code here as you go through the lessons: https://github.com/sivvig/ZombieBird/commits/master