Ended up making the space tutorial into a full on game, now with 100% more gameplay, explosions, and shooting. Did not plan to originally expand the game nearly this much, I actually don't have a true goal with this game, just coding on the fly as I get familiar with SmileBASIC's syntax.
Gameplay:
Survive long as you can, using your skill, blind luck,
Contains examples of:
-Arrays
-Sprite collision
-Sprite animation
-Controls
-Sounds effects
-Music
-Management of hundreds of objects while staying at or near 60 FPS
-Rendering both to the top and bottom screens
-Multi-layer backgrounds
Version 4.0:
-Fixed bug where ships might not be removed from the screen if you kill them when you die.
-Stars are no longer sprites
-Stars vary in length based on speed
-Stars vary in color
-Added respawn "reboot" sequence to lower screen
-Added old CRT effect to lower screen
-Added radar grid lines for next version
-Addressed issue with star background flicker should frame rate dip below 60 FPS
-General optimization/tweaks for a better user experience
Version 3:
-Lower screen now displays stats
-Added two weapons cannon, and charged super beam
-Minor graphical tweaks
-Use of backgrounds to render lower screen
-Weapon charge gauge added
-Changed BGM music, changes every 10 levels
Version 2:
-Cleaner coding
-Benchmark mode
-Generated 3-D star background
Version 1:
-100-line self challenge
-Basic collision
-Level progression
Major known issues:
-Radar is not coded yet
-Fuel does not count down
-No help/menus options
-High score does not get saved
