Games & 3DGame prototype

Co-op Platformer Study

A two-player local co-op platformer study inspired by PICO PARK.

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Discipline
Games & 3D
Build
Game prototype
Core stack
C++ / SDL2
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Project notes
The challenge

The problem behind the build

Cooperative puzzles need player collision, shared objectives and a complete level-state loop.

The approach

How the pieces fit together

The C++ implementation separates entities, physics, level management and UI states around a key-and-goal objective.

Capabilities

Inside the implementation

Two-player local controls

Platform, hazard, key and goal entities

Start, level-select and completion states

Technology

The stack behind this project

C++SDL2CMake

Project scope

An educational clone inspired by PICO PARK, built on the PTSD template; not an original PICO PARK product.

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