Platformer game dev. in corona sdk (HELP ME)

Getting Started Newbie Questions
#1

Hello everyone,I am Abhinav,14 year old game developer.

I have developed 3 games for android but not a platformer one.

Now it is my aim to do that.

Okay there is a guy who has to complete missions like Mario.

Now for that I have gravity and all but I need a free lv. editor…(I am an expert at Photoshop)

PS:I am the doing this project alone and I am willing to put in effort as I do have any other work or project right now.

I am attaching a picture of my player.

And please don’t be sarcastic as I may not be able to understand the sarcasm… :stuck_out_tongue:

I have earned enough money online to buy small softwares too and also provide the tutorials for trasitions from one level to another and other tutiorials needed.

Any small or big help is highly appreciated…
I will follow you guys on Twitter if I am helped enough and subscribe you on YouTube to show my gratitude.(not bribing,just your reward)

I am a newbie   :smiley: :smiley:

Thanking in advance.

Regards,Abhinav

Oh and you can mail me at atg271@gmail.com

AND if I do not reply (hardly gonna happen) then abhinav27@india.com (from where it will take days for me to even see the mail)

#2

Hello Abhinav,

Welcome to Corona! I have listed some templates and samples for platformer games here.

http://www.tandgapps.co.uk/shop/mario-platformer-template/

http://thatssopanda.com/corona-sdk-tutorials/developing-a-game-with-corona-sdk/

And, you may be interested in “GameDevHelper”, which is a visual game editor/designer where you can build and preview your game and its functionality right inside the application:

http://www.gamedevhelper.com

Finally, there is an app which runs directly on the iPad and lets you build games with “simple-statement code” and logic:

http://www.beelieve.com.br/gamecoder/

Hope this helps,

Brent Sorrentino

#3

Thanks very much Brent

I couldn’t thank you enough in words…

I am using the second template which you gave me but I need a moving background.Can you help me?

Thanks.

( to 

Brent Sorrentino    )

#4

Hi @atg271,

There are several methods for doing scrolling backgrounds, but you can start with these links:

  1. a nice, complete video tutorial series on YouTube:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0GtUxdSeWzk

  1. and also these:

http://thatssopanda.com/corona-sdk-tutorials/creating-a-horizontal-scrolling-background-in-corona-sdk/

http://mobile.tutsplus.com/tutorials/corona/creating-a-scrolling-background-with-corona-sdk/

Brent

#5

Thanks Sir,

I still have many doubts so can you please keep in contact with me (atg271@gmail.com)…I am going to try my best.

#6

Hello Abhinav,

Welcome to Corona! I have listed some templates and samples for platformer games here.

http://www.tandgapps.co.uk/shop/mario-platformer-template/

http://thatssopanda.com/corona-sdk-tutorials/developing-a-game-with-corona-sdk/

And, you may be interested in “GameDevHelper”, which is a visual game editor/designer where you can build and preview your game and its functionality right inside the application:

http://www.gamedevhelper.com

Finally, there is an app which runs directly on the iPad and lets you build games with “simple-statement code” and logic:

http://www.beelieve.com.br/gamecoder/

Hope this helps,

Brent Sorrentino

#7

Thanks very much Brent

I couldn’t thank you enough in words…

I am using the second template which you gave me but I need a moving background.Can you help me?

Thanks.

( to 

Brent Sorrentino    )

#8

Hi @atg271,

There are several methods for doing scrolling backgrounds, but you can start with these links:

  1. a nice, complete video tutorial series on YouTube:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0GtUxdSeWzk

  1. and also these:

http://thatssopanda.com/corona-sdk-tutorials/creating-a-horizontal-scrolling-background-in-corona-sdk/

http://mobile.tutsplus.com/tutorials/corona/creating-a-scrolling-background-with-corona-sdk/

Brent

#9

Thanks Sir,

I still have many doubts so can you please keep in contact with me (atg271@gmail.com)…I am going to try my best.