Bow-and-Arrow-ASCII-Remake

Bow and arrow is a 1992 arcade genre game released for DOS, where the player controls a bowman and has to shoot multiple moving targets and avoid obstacles with a limited number of arrows.

Original game on youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dcv-XKmUPjo&t

This adaptation was initially developed as my first major C project during my first year of college, when I was introduced to C and algorithms. Needless to say, it isn't the most optimized or efficient code. Furthermore, I have recently made a few modifications in order to allow the game to be compiled for Linux as well and added a few comments to better identify each function.

Compilation 🚀

Linux:

make

Windows:

Using MinGW, execute "windows_build.bat"

How to Play 📝

• Use the arrow keys or w/s to move the archer upwards and downwards;
• Fire the available arrows(displayed in the game above) using space;
• Avoid collisions with monsters and spending all the available arrows, which will end the game;
• Destroy as many balloons and monsters as possible using the fewest arrows to achieve higher scores;
• Only the tip of the arrow is effective on destroying the balloons;
• The selected difficulty level will modify the arrow fire rate speed and the archer, balloons and monsters movement speeds, enabling a more challenging or easier game.

Basic Demo 🎥

demo.mp4