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Originally when I was testing the collision detection, I had the arrow keys move the sprite 1px at a time so I could see the flags get triggered. Up I think is also still there but the "gravity" logic only lets him pop up a single pixel instead of float away.

I had thought of that about the presents but I would like to add a score system that gets tallied after the level ends. By taking a present away, it hurts your end score. So, you could give away all but one present but your score would be terrible.

That's sort of how I handle that level too! - Erik_, Tue Dec 28 2021 12:39pm
I usually grab a present, then head to the left to the helper elf and have him deliver a present. (This sets off the alarm clock along the way, but that's okay.. snoopers are getting the rest anyway). Then, I give the snooper by the tree my present. I hop down, grab the 1up and then jump in the wate... more

If you press down, Santa goes through the scenery. If it's j - Puckdropper, Tue Dec 28 2021 8:15am
Ust a little bit, Santa can climb back up with Up. More than about a block height, though and he can't move. I saved it once with jump, but if you go down a tiny bit more you can't jump. Give all the presents to Snoopers and Santa's just not very stealthy, eh? Got a game over on that. :). I wond... more
- Ah, yeah that's debug code I forgot to comment out.- Erik_, Tue Dec 28 2021 12:25pm
- - Realistically, though, how important is score? - Puckdropper, Thu Dec 30 2021 9:48am
    Platformers seem to be more about getting through levels rather than achieving the highest score. Does the new demo give you your points when the level ends? It seemed like it just ended the level when you used up the last life.
  - - I sort of like having it just to have. - Erik_, Thu Dec 30 2021 2:30pm
      Even Mario Bros has a score, even if no one ever checks it. Also, is a good way of ranking attempts where you don't finish the game. The end of the level should pop up with a screen breaking down the point bonuses. I'd you get game over, there's no points added so you just get a view of your last... more
    - - That's true... I think I've maxes out the score counter once - Puckdropper, Fri Dec 31 2021 2:16pm
        Twice. Geeky easter egg, maybe if you deliver all presents and don't lose any lives it adjusts your score to say Merry Christmas in l33t or something equally geeky.
      - Score is now declared as LONG so... - Erik_, Sat Jan 01 2022 3:33am
        I don't think that will still be the case. Max score now is 2,147,483,648 :)

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