README.md

• LuaJIT-Platformer
  • Support OS
  • Download
  • Run Tutorials
  • Install and run from sources
  • Reference
  • Tools version
  • SDL Game tutorial platfromer project
  • Other project

LuaJIT-Platformer

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Writing a 2D Platform Game in LuaJIT with SDL2.

This repository has been inherited from nim-platformer project.

• Document
  English: https://hookrace.net/blog/writing-a-2d-platform-game-in-nim-with-sdl2/
  Japanese: https://postd.cc/writing-a-2d-platform-game-in-nim-with-sdl2/

Skin database https://ddnet.org/skins

Support OS

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Windows10 or later

Download

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• Latest for Windows 32bit / 64bit common
  2024/11: luajit-platformer-0.8.5.zip
  • old version
    2024/11: luajit-platformer-0.8.4.zip

- Windows 64bit version in progress
2024/11: luajit-platformer-0.9.0.zip

Run Tutorials

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1. Unzip downloaded file

2. On MS-DOS command line,

   cd luajit-paltformer-0.8.5 
   cd tutorial
   platformer_part5.bat      # For instance execute platformer_part5.lua

• Key operation

  Key	function
  Up,Space, J, K	Jump
  Left, A, H	Left
  Right, D, L	Right
  R	Restart
  Q	Quit

• Tutorial sources
  platformer_part1.lua
  platformer_part2.lua
  platformer_part3.lua
  platformer_part4.lua
  platformer_part5.lua (2023/12) From here it can move the item with key operation.
  platformer_part6.lua
  platformer_part7.lua
  platformer_part8.lua
  platformer_part9.lua - In progress TODO

Install and run from sources

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git clone --recursive https://github.com/dinau/luajit-platformer
cd tutorial
... same above

Reference

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Dll	URL
SDL2.dll	https://github.com/libsdl-org/SDL/releases/tag/release-2.28.5
SDL2_image.dll	https://github.com/libsdl-org/SDL_image/releases/tag/release-2.6.3
SDL2_ttf.dll	https://github.com/libsdl-org/SDL_ttf/releases/tag/release-2.20.2
LuaJIT-SDL2	https://github.com/sonoro1234/LuaJIT-SDL2

Tools version

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• LuaJIT 2.1.1697887905 -- Copyright (C) 2005-2023 Mike Pall.
• SDL2 v2.28.5
• SDL2_image v2.6.3
• SDL2_ttf v2.20.2
• gcc.exe (Rev2, Built by MSYS2 project) 13.2.0

SDL Game tutorial platfromer project

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Language		Project
Nim	Compiler	Nim-Platformer
LuaJIT	Script	LuaJIT-Platformer
Nelua	Compiler	NeLua-Platformer

Other project

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Language		Project
Nim	Compiler	ImGuin, Nimgl_test, Nim_implot
Lua	Script	LuaJITImGui
Zig, C lang.	Compiler	Dear_Bindings_Build
Zig	Compiler	ImGuinZ
NeLua	Compiler	NeLuaImGui
Python	Script	DearPyGui for 32bit WindowsOS Binary