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Nicholas Ashcroft
Nicholas Ashcroft

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My Journey Into Game Development – Building My First Game on CodePen!

"Hi Dev.to community!

I’m Nicholas, an aspiring game developer who's diving into the world of coding and game creation. I’ve recently started building games on CodePen, and I’m excited to share my first project with you all: BLOWAM, a simple rocket shooter game!

About BLOWAM:
In BLOWAM, you control a player and shoot rockets at buildings, trees, houses, and cars in an attempt to destroy everything in sight. It’s still in its early stages, but I’m having a blast (pun intended) creating it!

How I Built It:
Tools Used: I’m using HTML, JavaScript, and CodePen to create the game.
Key Features:
Rocket shooting mechanics
Simple object destruction (trees, buildings, etc.)
Explosions and animations for effects
Why I Started This Project:
I’ve always been fascinated by game development but never really dove deep into it. I wanted to start small and build something fun to help me learn and improve my coding skills.

What’s Next?
I’m planning to continue improving BLOWAM, with future updates including:

Score system
Falling debris and destruction effects
More interactive features
I’d love to hear your feedback on the game! Feel free to play it on https://codepen.io/Nicholas-Ashcroft/full/ByaKoqR , and let me know what you think or if you have any suggestions.

I’m excited to connect with others in the game development community and learn from everyone here. Thanks for reading, and I look forward to hearing your thoughts!"

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