After a bit of procrastination, I finally finished my first complete Arduboy game. It’s pretty simplistic, but it really took me through the ropes of programming on an embedded system lol.
Concept:
The game is called Catmines, and as you could probably tell, it’s a Minesweeper clone. The objective is to successfully mark all the mines (or cats) on the grid in the shortest amount of time possible. If you accidentally reveal a mine, the game ends. The game has three different difficulty levels, each with a different number of mines on the grid. Once you have won or lost, your time will be shown.
Controls:
Control the cursor using the arrow keys, A reveals a cell on the grid, while B marks one.
If you incorrectly marked a cell, you can unmark it by pressing B again.
Once the game has ended, press A to return to the title screen.
Update: I’ve uploaded the game to Itch.io if anyone is interested
I like it, and think it’s a nice implementation. From some testing, it looks like you don’t suffer from instant death on first click like some versions. Here’s my feedback:
The cat theme only plays a part if you lose. It might be fun to see a cat face in the win dialog so you still get some feline goodness.
I’d like a shortcut, like holding the A button while over a number, to mark/clear all the mines if everything can be determined. This is similar to the way Windows Minesweeper would handle the middle click. For example if you’re on a “1” and there’s one “X” marked, this would act like a click on each square around the cursor.
I have made my own minesweeper on another platform so I am comfortable with the concepts. I think though that these sorts of games can teach other people new concepts - such as queues and stacks.
Yay- thanks! Would you consider adding to an online repository like GitHub? It’s a great way to let others interact with your code. It’s also a convenient way to add a License, etc.
