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A simple grid based game where you catch Pikachus while dodging obstacles. Built in C with Allegro 5.

What's this

You move around a grid trying to catch Pikachus. Some are tougher than others. Avoid the bad stuff, grab the bonuses, rack up points. Pretty straightforward.

Features

• Random level generation with catchable/uncatchable obstacles
• Multiple Pikachus per level with varying difficulty
• Bonuses: extra Pokeballs, power ups, freeze time
• Highscore tracking with names and timestamps
• Keyboard controls

Controls

• Arrow keys - Move around
• Space - Catch Pikachu / continue in menus
• ESC - Pause or exit
• Backspace - Delete character when entering name
• Enter - Confirm stuff

Building

You'll need Allegro 5 (core, image, primitives, ttf).

gcc -o catch_them_all main.c game.c gui.c level.c highscores.c util.c \
    -lallegro -lallegro_image -lallegro_primitives -lallegro_ttf -lm

Running

./catch_them_all [level] [seed]

• level - Which level to start at (default: 1)
• seed - RNG seed if you want reproducible levels

Files

• main.c - Game loop, level transitions
• gui.c/h - Allegro rendering and input
• level.c/h - Level generation and entity stuff
• highscores.c/h - Save/load highscores
• util.c/h - Memory helpers and events
• catch_them_all.h - Core structs and definitions

Game Flow

Start Level
    |
    v
Generate Grid
(Pikachus, obstacles, bonuses)
    |
    v
Player Move/Catch
    |
    v
Update & Render
    |
    v
Level Done? --> Next Level
    |
    v
Check Highscore
    |
    v
Game Over

Notes

• Highscores saved in highscores.dat
• Tiles are 64x64 pixels
• Call gui_initialize() before any GUI stuff
• Level layout varies unless you specify a seed