After about 16 hours of work it’s time my brain feels like being wrapped in three layers of cotton wool. This usually is a sign that I should stop whatever it is I am doing and go to sleep. Before doing that, let me just shortly recap what has been done:

This time I decided to take a different route start with peripheral work – an intro, a menu and the credits – because in the last games these were slapped on last minute and didn’t feel very good. Not this time though.

I went on to program the first mini game, Pac Man. Everything works so far, but making the ghosts and Pac Man find their way through the labyrinth is not as easy as expected: Pac Man doesn’t move. Yet.

Here are some screenshots showing the progress so far:

What’s on the menu tomorrow:

1. Finish that damn Pac Man minigame.
2. Implement Space Invaders.
3. Implement at least one other game – preferably one without the need for a good AI.
4. Add sounds and music. Add polish.

Sounds doable.