Lab 4: Mario
One of the bestselling video games of all time is 1985’s classic Super Mario Bros., which was released for the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES). Here’s a video of a “speed run” of the original game:
In this lab, you will recreate the first level of Super Mario Bros. (World 1-1), albeit with not all the different gameplay features/mechanics of the actual game. Here’s a video of the endpoint of this lab:
You can also play Lab 4 in your browser!
Table of contents
- Setup
- Level, Player, and Jumping
- Scrolling and Enemies
- Animations, Sounds, and Finishing Touches
- Grading and Taking it Further