XQuest JS

XQuest JS is a free and open-source HTML5 Space Shooter game.

Play in your browser, learn from the code, and help make it awesome!

How to Play the Game

Visit scottrippey.github.io/xquestjs and play right in your browser.

Features

• Space shooter gameplay with momentum-based movement
• Multiple enemy types and powerups
• Touch, mouse, and keyboard controls
• Bonus levels and achievements
• Open-source and easily hackable!

How to Play

• ↕️ Move your player around the field, but don't touch the walls
• ⛔️ Shoot at enemies, but don't touch them either
• ⭐️ Gather all the stars to open the gate
• 💫 Look for "Power Stars" for special abilities
• 💣 Release a bomb if overwhelmed
• 💻 To get a high score, learn to program and help me develop that feature.

Tips

• The player keeps its momentum, so be careful around walls
• Your player shoots in the direction it's moving
• Power Stars are hard to catch but worth it

Controls

🖱️ Mouse

• Move the mouse to accelerate
• Left-click to shoot
• Right-click to release a bomb
• Leaving the window auto-pauses the game

👆 Touch

• 👍 Drag your 1st finger to accelerate
• 👆 Tap a 2nd finger to shoot
• ✌️ Tap a 2nd and 3rd finger to release a bomb

⌨️ Keyboard

• Arrow keys accelerate
• Space shoots
• Enter releases a bomb

To Do List

To make the game awesome

• Touch input (done)
• HUD: Animated Powerups, Score
• Scoring: Time Bonus, Extra Life, Increase Powerup spawns
• Bullets: Destroyed with enemies (done), Dequeued/timeout (done)
• Land Mines
• Bonus Levels:
  • Shooting Spree: destroy as many enemies as possible
  • Survival: don't die
  • Ambush: kill all enemies
• Enemies: Slug, Locust, Mantis (done); Moth, Spider, Roach, Bee, Wasp, Hornet, Beetle, Stink Beetle, Fire Beetle
• Powerups: Rapid fire, Auto-aim, Invincible, Triple-shot, Bombs (done), and more
• Achievements: "Too much caffeine", "In over my head", "Sharp Shooter", etc.
• Google Analytics

To make the game legendary

• Save States, Rewind Feature
• Arcade mode, puzzle mode
• Bosses
• Scale for performance
• Windows 8/Xbox One App

Development

This project is all native HTML and JavaScript. No build steps are necessary; you can simply open index.html in your browser. However, for a better developer workflow, follow these instructions:

1. Clone the repo
2. Run npm install to install dependencies
3. Run npm run dev to start a live-reloading server and open the page
4. Start hacking!

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For more info, see the GitHub repo.

This game was inspired by the classic game XQuest, written by Mark "Atomjack" Mackey.
Apparently, it was a remake of a game called Crystal Quest for Mac.
Either way, it's an addictive, fun game!