Miquel Camps

Posted on Nov 1, 2020 • Updated on Nov 3, 2020

How I made my Resume, based on Mario Bros game

#resume #cv #javascript #mario

Hi there!

My name is Miquel Camps, I'm a freelance web developer based in Spain, you can find me on twitter and linkedin.

You can visit the Resume website here
https://vivirenremoto.github.io/mariocv/en.html

The the source code is on github
https://github.com/vivirenremoto/mariocv/

Controls

You can move Mario to the left or to the right using keyboard arrows on desktop or the arrows buttons on mobile.

What I used

Graphics
Music and sounds from youtube videos
HTML
CSS
jQuery (to write js code with less pain)
Google fonts

The stages

1- Start with the basics
2- Little details
3- Pixel perfect images
4- Polish the code
5- What have been the most difficult things for me?
6- What other problems I found?

Start with the basics

On the screen there are 5 objects:

Mario
Sky (clouds + mountains)
Floor
Information boxes
Arrow buttons

The steps to make this from zero are:
1- Write the HTML
2- Write the CSS
3- Write the Javascript and cry
4- Test, test, test
5- Polish the code

Little details

Mario object is a simple IMG html tag and the src value is a transparent image, yes as you read, the image is really applied using the CSS attribute background.

To create the Mario moving animation there is a sprite image with 3 frames like this.

To change one frame to another, I'm using the attribute "background-position-x" and javascript:

Frame 1, background-position-x: 0px;
Frame 2, background-position-x: -65px;
Frame 3, background-position-x: -130px;

To change the perspective of moving Mario to left or right, I'm using the same image file, but I'm applying the CSS attribute "-webkit-transform":

Left, -webkit-transform:scaleX(-1);
Right, -webkit-transform:scaleX(1);

Pixel perfect images

For the background image i'm using a little image that looks a little bit blurry on desktop.

Victor @olivicmic suggested me to add the CSS attribute to the background "image-rendering: crisp-edges" to get a crispy pixels. Wow! This little tweak makes the difference.

Thank you Victor!

Polish the code

In the first version there is a lot of duplicate code in the user controls when user press the keys or click the arrow buttons, so I put the code in functions.

What have been the most difficult things for me?

All the javascript interaction, dealing with time intervals, the controls on desktop and mobile.

What other problems I found?

Some browsers like Google Chrome not allow to autoplay music, so I have to play the music when users starts some interaction, for example click the screen, press the keys or click the arrow buttons.

Final message

I hope you like it, get some inspiration and it would be great if you can share it to your family and friends who ever play once Mario Bros to bring back some good memories.

Disclaimer

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Take a look at my other resumes

Top comments (20)

Amruta Ranade • Nov 1 '20

This is so cool! Loved it! Two suggestions:

Correct typo ("Portafolio" > "Portfolio")
You might want to add a Skills section. We are hiring at our company and I'd love to refer you if you'd like but I couldn't figure out your skillset from your resume.

Miquel Camps • Nov 1 '20

Thank you Amruta for your feedback! i made some changes :)

Fernando B 🚀 • Nov 1 '20

Portafolio isn't a typo just Spanish kicking in. 😁

Amruta Ranade • Nov 1 '20

Yep..I thought about it and checked the resume again to see if the rest of the text was in Spanish. But the rest of it was in English, so it seems like a typo in context. Hence the comment :)

Asif Uddin • Nov 2 '20

Awesome
Loved it

Miquel Camps • Nov 2 '20

thank you Asif for your comment :)

Louis • Nov 1 '20

Great work. I have one suggestion that when mario reach the end can it go back to the start point or any end screen for that. It would be great experiment if you enhance that. However still awesome job and your sharing is so amazing

Miquel Camps • Nov 1 '20 • Edited

Thanks Louis, i added your suggestion, can you try again? :) thanks again for your feedback

Chetan • Nov 1 '20

Would be exiting to see a jump there

Miquel Camps • Nov 1 '20

thats a cool idea to consider, thank you!

Victor O • Nov 2 '20

consider adding image-rendering: pixelated; to #scroll for nice crisp pixels

Miquel Camps • Nov 2 '20 • Edited

hello victor, i applied your suggestion and wow! it looks better, thank you!

i tried to put the pixelated value but chrome didnt recognize it, but i tried with crisp-eges and it works.

i wrote a new point in the article "pixel perfect image" giving you the attribution :)

Jérémie Balagna-Ranin • Nov 4 '20

Amazing ! I love the idea :D

Another suggestion for improvement: maybe add a "stationary" frame when Mario doesn't move. It'll look more natural ;)

Otherwise it's already a really beautiful work ;)

Miquel Camps • Nov 5 '20

Hi Jérémie,

it's a nice suggestion and i think that's not hard to do it, it's just a time out interval that changes Mario to the neutral position if you are not pressing any key in 5 seconds for example.

But in this case I prefer to no do it, to keep the code simple as posible.

By the way i appreciate your feedback, take care :)