{"id":4747,"date":"2015-05-01T00:30:37","date_gmt":"2015-05-01T07:30:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tynker.com\/blog\/?p=4747"},"modified":"2023-08-06T12:42:39","modified_gmt":"2023-08-06T19:42:39","slug":"sneak-peek-1-learn-to-build-a-multi-level-platformer-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tynker.com\/blog\/sneak-peek-1-learn-to-build-a-multi-level-platformer-game\/","title":{"rendered":"Build a Multi-Level Platformer Game"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In Tynker\u2019s new Coding Adventures, <strong>available only on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tynker.com\/kickstarter\">Kickstarter<\/a><\/strong>,&nbsp;&nbsp;kids build different types of games as they explore each game world. Here\u2019s our first sneak peek you can share with your kids, so they\u2019ll know what to expect in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tynker.com\/courses\/turings-tower\">Turing\u2019s Tower<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_2 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-transparent ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a092e21c7346\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #206be5;color:#206be5\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #206be5;color:#206be5\" 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class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tynker.com\/blog\/sneak-peek-1-learn-to-build-a-multi-level-platformer-game\/#Built_with_Turings_Tower\" >Built with&nbsp;Turing\u2019s Tower<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tynker.com\/blog\/sneak-peek-1-learn-to-build-a-multi-level-platformer-game\/#Use_the_arrow_keys_to_move_and_the_as_keys_to_attack\" >Use the arrow keys to move, and the a\/s keys to attack.<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-5' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-5'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-5' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tynker.com\/blog\/sneak-peek-1-learn-to-build-a-multi-level-platformer-game\/#works_best_on_a_desktop_computer_where_you_can_use_the_keyboard_to_play\" >(works best on a desktop computer where you can use the keyboard to play)<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tynker.com\/blog\/sneak-peek-1-learn-to-build-a-multi-level-platformer-game\/#Programming_concepts_learned_when_building_this_game\" >Programming concepts learned when building this game<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tynker.com\/blog\/sneak-peek-1-learn-to-build-a-multi-level-platformer-game\/#Buy_on_Kickstarter_today_Special_introductory_pricing_available_only_until_May_31_2015\" >Buy on Kickstarter today. &nbsp;Special introductory pricing available only until May 31, 2015.<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Multi-Level_Platformer_Game\"><\/span>Multi-Level Platformer Game<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Built_with_Turings_Tower\"><\/span><b>Built with&nbsp;<\/b><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tynker.com\/courses\/turings-tower\"><b>Turing\u2019s Tower<\/b><\/a><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n\n<!-- iframe plugin v.6.0 wordpress.org\/plugins\/iframe\/ -->\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"\/ide\/embedded?p=54e3ce8484aafae406000063&#038;controls=yes&#038;autostart=no\" width=\"100%\" height=\"500\" class=\"iframe-class\"><\/iframe>\n\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Use_the_arrow_keys_to_move_and_the_as_keys_to_attack\"><\/span>Use the arrow keys to move, and the a\/s keys to attack.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"works_best_on_a_desktop_computer_where_you_can_use_the_keyboard_to_play\"><\/span>(works best on a desktop computer where you can use the keyboard to play)<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tynker.com\/courses\/turings-tower\">Turing&#8217;s Tower<\/a>, &nbsp;players will traverse a steampunk-styled game world to collect parts to repair a flying castle. 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We\u2019ll share more \u201csneak peek\u201d games in the coming weeks!<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Programming_concepts_learned_when_building_this_game\"><\/span><b>Programming concepts learned when building this game<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Functions<\/li>\n<li>Level Editor<\/li>\n<li>Tynker Workshop<\/li>\n<li>Platformer Library<\/li>\n<li>Conditional Logic<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Buy_on_Kickstarter_today_Special_introductory_pricing_available_only_until_May_31_2015\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tynker.com\/kickstarter\"><b>Buy on Kickstarter today.<\/b><\/a><\/span><b> &nbsp;<em>Special introductory pricing available only until May 31, 2015.<\/em><\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In Tynker\u2019s new Coding Adventures, available only on Kickstarter,&nbsp;&nbsp;kids build different types of games as they explore each game world. 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