This repository is a collection of simple arcade games for the Novation Launchpad Mini. The games are written in Python and use novation-launchpad to interface with the Launchpad Mini. It should work with any launchpad with a 8x8 grid of buttons.
| Tetris | Pong | Space Invaders | Flappy Bird |
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All dependencies are listed in requirements.txt. To install them, run pip install -r requirements.txt.
To run a game, run python <game>.py. For example, to run pong, run python pong.py.
Controls are usually the bottom row of buttons (moving left and right), the "H" button (in Tetris - for going down faster) and any other button (shooting, rotating).
I'm not planning on having an active development. It was just a fun little project I did in a few days. You are always welcome to make a pull request with more games or improvements.
The code is not optimised at all. There's many places where it could be improved. As an overview, all games are implemented as a class that inherits from LaunchGame in launchgame.py. The LaunchGame class handles the communication with the Launchpad Mini and the main loop. The function running the game is called run, and each iteration it calls a step function which should be implemented by the game. The game should ideally not touch any graphics or buttons directly, but instead call paint_next which will update the graphics.
The following games have been implemented:
- Pong
- Flappy Bird (no gravity)
- Tetris
- Space Invaders