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It was December 2017. Ash came to the ASU Tempe Campus. His task is to find the Memorial Union, which is the “heart” of the campus.
Pokémon: Maroon & Gold (beta) is a simple 2D mini-game for macOS. Using SpriteKit framework, I made this little game as a practice for my Swift programming skills for macOS, video editing, and illustration skills for games.
Swift and SpriteKit
This game is programmed in Swift 4 and compatible with macOS. I used Apple’s SpriteKit, a 2D framework for game development or media art programs.
Starting Screen Animation
I used Final Cut Pro X to make the animation for the starting screen by using the “video animation” feature.
Illustration of Maps
I used an iOS app, Pixure, a drawing app available for iPhone and iPad, to make pixelated ASU maps. Using my iPad Pro and Apple Pencil, I made 5 screens of maps based on the real map of ASU Tempe campus.
Figure 1. My work environment using Pixure.
Figure 2. A map sketch example.
Instruction
Press RIGHT key on the Title screen to start the game.
Tools
- Xcode 9
- Final Cut Pro X
- Pixure for iOS
Compatibility
- Apple macOS
Programming Language
- Swift 4
This was an opened-topic final project for my AME 430 Mac Development for Media Arts class by professor Loren Olson.
(Legal Notice: Pokémon and Pokémon character names are trademarks of Nintendo. The Pokémon: Maroon and Gold Project is not distributed for business purposes.)
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Update Log
Ver 1.0 beta 4 – Updated 12/6/2017
- Bug fixes
Ver 1.0 beta 3 – Updated 12/6/2017
- Back to the title screen when the user found Memorial Union
- (Beta) Added stopwatch function to count the time in seconds when the game started (entered Scene1). (See in code)
Ver 1.0 beta 2 – Updated 12/5/2017
- A well-made welcome animation
- You can travel a lot of areas (including the Herberger area) on Tempe campus
- Improved graphics: better map
Ver 1.0 beta 1 – Updated 11/20/2017
- Initial release
POSTED April 6, 2018
Ted (Junshu) Liu 