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AS3 Character Movement: Asteroids Style 360 Degree Movement

Well if we are going to discuss character movement… one of the most important has got to be 360 movement based on rotation. I don’t know if there’s a special name for it, I’ve heard it called everything from 360 degree movement, rotational movement, directional movement, to asteroid style movement. Anyway you want to look at it, it’s a movement style that dates back to arcade games and is definitely a usable option in today’s flash game industry. So how hard is making this angle based movement going to be? Not hard at all.

March 5th, 2009 | Tutorials | 15 Comments »

AS3 Character Movement: Helicopter Games

There are tons of games that involve character movement and controls and because one of the most popular tutorials on AS Gamer at the moment is about movement… I figured it was time to discuss a variety of movement methods. The first one we are going to discuss is Helicopter game movement. Everybody has played those helicopter games where you have to fly the helicopter through a maze without crashing. Well today we’re going to learn how to make that helicopter move the way it does.

February 22nd, 2009 | Spotlight, Tutorials | 11 Comments »