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<div class="container">
<div id="score"></div>
<canvas id="game" width="375" height="375"></canvas>
<div id="introduction">Hold down the mouse to stretch out a stick</div>
<div id="perfect">DOUBLE SCORE</div>
<button id="restart">RESTART</button>
</div>
<a id="youtube" href="https://youtu.be/eue3UdFvwPo" target="_top">
<span>See how this game was made</span>
</a>
<div id="youtube-card">
How to create a Stick Hero game with JavaScript and HTML Canvas
</div>
html,
body {
height: 100%;
margin: 0;
}
body {
font-family: "Segoe UI", Tahoma, Geneva, Verdana, sans-serif;
cursor: pointer;
}
.container {
display: flex;
justify-content: center;
align-items: center;
height: 100%;
}
#score {
position: absolute;
top: 30px;
right: 30px;
font-size: 2em;
font-weight: 900;
}
#introduction {
width: 200px;
height: 150px;
position: absolute;
font-weight: 600;
font-size: 0.8em;
font-family: "Segoe UI", Tahoma, Geneva, Verdana, sans-serif;
text-align: center;
transition: opacity 2s;
}
#restart {
width: 120px;
height: 120px;
position: absolute;
border-radius: 50%;
color: white;
background-color: red;
border: none;
font-weight: 700;
font-size: 1.2em;
font-family: "Segoe UI", Tahoma, Geneva, Verdana, sans-serif;
display: none;
cursor: pointer;
}
#perfect {
position: absolute;
opacity: 0;
transition: opacity 2s;
}
#youtube,
#youtube-card {
display: none;
}
@media (min-height: 425px) {
/** Youtube logo by https://codepen.io/alvaromontoro */
#youtube {
z-index: 2;
display: block;
width: 100px;
height: 70px;
position: absolute;
bottom: 20px;
left: 20px;
background: red;
border-radius: 50% / 11%;
transform: scale(0.8);
transition: transform 0.5s;
}
#youtube:hover,
#youtube:focus {
transform: scale(0.9);
}
#youtube::before {
content: "";
display: block;
position: absolute;
top: 7.5%;
left: -6%;
width: 112%;
height: 85%;
background: red;
border-radius: 9% / 50%;
}
#youtube::after {
content: "";
display: block;
position: absolute;
top: 20px;
left: 40px;
width: 45px;
height: 30px;
border: 15px solid transparent;
box-sizing: border-box;
border-left: 30px solid white;
}
#youtube span {
font-size: 0;
position: absolute;
width: 0;
height: 0;
overflow: hidden;
}
#youtube:hover + #youtube-card {
display: block;
position: absolute;
bottom: 12px;
left: 10px;
padding: 25px 25px 25px 130px;
width: 300px;
background-color: white;
}
}
/*
If you want to know how this game was made, check out this video, that explains how it's made:
https://youtu.be/eue3UdFvwPo
Follow me on twitter for more: https://twitter.com/HunorBorbely
*/
// Extend the base functionality of JavaScript
Array.prototype.last = function () {
return this[this.length - 1];
};
// A sinus function that acceps degrees instead of radians
Math.sinus = function (degree) {
return Math.sin((degree / 180) * Math.PI);
};
// Game data
let phase = "waiting"; // waiting | stretching | turning | walking | transitioning | falling
let lastTimestamp; // The timestamp of the previous requestAnimationFrame cycle
let heroX; // Changes when moving forward
let heroY; // Only changes when falling
let sceneOffset; // Moves the whole game
let platforms = [];
let sticks = [];
let trees = [];
// Todo: Save high score to localStorage (?)
let score = 0;
// Configuration
const canvasWidth = 375;
const canvasHeight = 375;
const platformHeight = 100;
const heroDistanceFromEdge = 10; // While waiting
const paddingX = 100; // The waiting position of the hero in from the original canvas size
const perfectAreaSize = 10;
// The background moves slower than the hero
const backgroundSpeedMultiplier = 0.2;
const hill1BaseHeight = 100;
const hill1Amplitude = 10;
const hill1Stretch = 1;
const hill2BaseHeight = 70;
const hill2Amplitude = 20;
const hill2Stretch = 0.5;
const stretchingSpeed = 4; // Milliseconds it takes to draw a pixel
const turningSpeed = 4; // Milliseconds it takes to turn a degree
const walkingSpeed = 4;
const transitioningSpeed = 2;
const fallingSpeed = 2;
const heroWidth = 17; // 24
const heroHeight = 30; // 40
const canvas = document.getElementById("game");
canvas.width = window.innerWidth; // Make the Canvas full screen
canvas.height = window.innerHeight;
const ctx = canvas.getContext("2d");
const introductionElement = document.getElementById("introduction");
const perfectElement = document.getElementById("perfect");
const restartButton = document.getElementById("restart");
const scoreElement = document.getElementById("score");
// Initialize layout
resetGame();
// Resets game variables and layouts but does not start the game (game starts on keypress)
function resetGame() {
// Reset game progress
phase = "waiting";
lastTimestamp = undefined;
sceneOffset = 0;
score = 0;
introductionElement.style.opacity = 1;
perfectElement.style.opacity = 0;
restartButton.style.display = "none";
scoreElement.innerText = score;
// The first platform is always the same
// x + w has to match paddingX
platforms = [{ x: 50, w: 50 }];
generatePlatform();
generatePlatform();
generatePlatform();
generatePlatform();
sticks = [{ x: platforms[0].x + platforms[0].w, length: 0, rotation: 0 }];
trees = [];
generateTree();
generateTree();
generateTree();
generateTree();
generateTree();
generateTree();
generateTree();
generateTree();
generateTree();
generateTree();
heroX = platforms[0].x + platforms[0].w - heroDistanceFromEdge;
heroY = 0;
draw();
}
function generateTree() {
const minimumGap = 30;
const maximumGap = 150;
// X coordinate of the right edge of the furthest tree
const lastTree = trees[trees.length - 1];
let furthestX = lastTree ? lastTree.x : 0;
const x =
furthestX +
minimumGap +
Math.floor(Math.random() * (maximumGap - minimumGap));
const treeColors = ["#6D8821", "#8FAC34", "#98B333"];
const color = treeColors[Math.floor(Math.random() * 3)];
trees.push({ x, color });
}
function generatePlatform() {
const minimumGap = 40;
const maximumGap = 200;
const minimumWidth = 20;
const maximumWidth = 100;
// X coordinate of the right edge of the furthest platform
const lastPlatform = platforms[platforms.length - 1];
let furthestX = lastPlatform.x + lastPlatform.w;
const x =
furthestX +
minimumGap +
Math.floor(Math.random() * (maximumGap - minimumGap));
const w =
minimumWidth + Math.floor(Math.random() * (maximumWidth - minimumWidth));
platforms.push({ x, w });
}
resetGame();
// If space was pressed restart the game
window.addEventListener("keydown", function (event) {
if (event.key == " ") {
event.preventDefault();
resetGame();
return;
}
});
window.addEventListener("mousedown", function (event) {
if (phase == "waiting") {
lastTimestamp = undefined;
introductionElement.style.opacity = 0;
phase = "stretching";
window.requestAnimationFrame(animate);
}
});
window.addEventListener("mouseup", function (event) {
if (phase == "stretching") {
phase = "turning";
}
});
window.addEventListener("resize", function (event) {
canvas.width = window.innerWidth;
canvas.height = window.innerHeight;
draw();
});
window.requestAnimationFrame(animate);
// The main game loop
function animate(timestamp) {
if (!lastTimestamp) {
lastTimestamp = timestamp;
window.requestAnimationFrame(animate);
return;
}
switch (phase) {
case "waiting":
return; // Stop the loop
case "stretching": {
sticks.last().length += (timestamp - lastTimestamp) / stretchingSpeed;
break;
}
case "turning": {
sticks.last().rotation += (timestamp - lastTimestamp) / turningSpeed;
if (sticks.last().rotation > 90) {
sticks.last().rotation = 90;
const [nextPlatform, perfectHit] = thePlatformTheStickHits();
if (nextPlatform) {
// Increase score
score += perfectHit ? 2 : 1;
scoreElement.innerText = score;
if (perfectHit) {
perfectElement.style.opacity = 1;
setTimeout(() => (perfectElement.style.opacity = 0), 1000);
}
generatePlatform();
generateTree();
generateTree();
}
phase = "walking";
}
break;
}
case "walking": {
heroX += (timestamp - lastTimestamp) / walkingSpeed;
const [nextPlatform] = thePlatformTheStickHits();
if (nextPlatform) {
// If hero will reach another platform then limit it's position at it's edge
const maxHeroX = nextPlatform.x + nextPlatform.w - heroDistanceFromEdge;
if (heroX > maxHeroX) {
heroX = maxHeroX;
phase = "transitioning";
}
} else {
// If hero won't reach another platform then limit it's position at the end of the pole
const maxHeroX = sticks.last().x + sticks.last().length + heroWidth;
if (heroX > maxHeroX) {
heroX = maxHeroX;
phase = "falling";
}
}
break;
}
case "transitioning": {
sceneOffset += (timestamp - lastTimestamp) / transitioningSpeed;
const [nextPlatform] = thePlatformTheStickHits();
if (sceneOffset > nextPlatform.x + nextPlatform.w - paddingX) {
// Add the next step
sticks.push({
x: nextPlatform.x + nextPlatform.w,
length: 0,
rotation: 0
});
phase = "waiting";
}
break;
}
case "falling": {
if (sticks.last().rotation < 180)
sticks.last().rotation += (timestamp - lastTimestamp) / turningSpeed;
heroY += (timestamp - lastTimestamp) / fallingSpeed;
const maxHeroY =
platformHeight + 100 + (window.innerHeight - canvasHeight) / 2;
if (heroY > maxHeroY) {
restartButton.style.display = "block";
return;
}
break;
}
default:
throw Error("Wrong phase");
}
draw();
window.requestAnimationFrame(animate);
lastTimestamp = timestamp;
}
// Returns the platform the stick hit (if it didn't hit any stick then return undefined)
function thePlatformTheStickHits() {
if (sticks.last().rotation != 90)
throw Error(`Stick is ${sticks.last().rotation}°`);
const stickFarX = sticks.last().x + sticks.last().length;
const platformTheStickHits = platforms.find(
(platform) => platform.x < stickFarX && stickFarX < platform.x + platform.w
);
// If the stick hits the perfect area
if (
platformTheStickHits &&
platformTheStickHits.x + platformTheStickHits.w / 2 - perfectAreaSize / 2 <
stickFarX &&
stickFarX <
platformTheStickHits.x + platformTheStickHits.w / 2 + perfectAreaSize / 2
)
return [platformTheStickHits, true];
return [platformTheStickHits, false];
}
function draw() {
ctx.save();
ctx.clearRect(0, 0, window.innerWidth, window.innerHeight);
drawBackground();
// Center main canvas area to the middle of the screen
ctx.translate(
(window.innerWidth - canvasWidth) / 2 - sceneOffset,
(window.innerHeight - canvasHeight) / 2
);
// Draw scene
drawPlatforms();
drawHero();
drawSticks();
// Restore transformation
ctx.restore();
}
restartButton.addEventListener("click", function (event) {
event.preventDefault();
resetGame();
restartButton.style.display = "none";
});
function drawPlatforms() {
platforms.forEach(({ x, w }) => {
// Draw platform
ctx.fillStyle = "black";
ctx.fillRect(
x,
canvasHeight - platformHeight,
w,
platformHeight + (window.innerHeight - canvasHeight) / 2
);
// Draw perfect area only if hero did not yet reach the platform
if (sticks.last().x < x) {
ctx.fillStyle = "red";
ctx.fillRect(
x + w / 2 - perfectAreaSize / 2,
canvasHeight - platformHeight,
perfectAreaSize,
perfectAreaSize
);
}
});
}
function drawHero() {
ctx.save();
ctx.fillStyle = "black";
ctx.translate(
heroX - heroWidth / 2,
heroY + canvasHeight - platformHeight - heroHeight / 2
);
// Body
drawRoundedRect(
-heroWidth / 2,
-heroHeight / 2,
heroWidth,
heroHeight - 4,
5
);
// Legs
const legDistance = 5;
ctx.beginPath();
ctx.arc(legDistance, 11.5, 3, 0, Math.PI * 2, false);
ctx.fill();
ctx.beginPath();
ctx.arc(-legDistance, 11.5, 3, 0, Math.PI * 2, false);
ctx.fill();
// Eye
ctx.beginPath();
ctx.fillStyle = "white";
ctx.arc(5, -7, 3, 0, Math.PI * 2, false);
ctx.fill();
// Band
ctx.fillStyle = "red";
ctx.fillRect(-heroWidth / 2 - 1, -12, heroWidth + 2, 4.5);
ctx.beginPath();
ctx.moveTo(-9, -14.5);
ctx.lineTo(-17, -18.5);
ctx.lineTo(-14, -8.5);
ctx.fill();
ctx.beginPath();
ctx.moveTo(-10, -10.5);
ctx.lineTo(-15, -3.5);
ctx.lineTo(-5, -7);
ctx.fill();
ctx.restore();
}
function drawRoundedRect(x, y, width, height, radius) {
ctx.beginPath();
ctx.moveTo(x, y + radius);
ctx.lineTo(x, y + height - radius);
ctx.arcTo(x, y + height, x + radius, y + height, radius);
ctx.lineTo(x + width - radius, y + height);
ctx.arcTo(x + width, y + height, x + width, y + height - radius, radius);
ctx.lineTo(x + width, y + radius);
ctx.arcTo(x + width, y, x + width - radius, y, radius);
ctx.lineTo(x + radius, y);
ctx.arcTo(x, y, x, y + radius, radius);
ctx.fill();
}
function drawSticks() {
sticks.forEach((stick) => {
ctx.save();
// Move the anchor point to the start of the stick and rotate
ctx.translate(stick.x, canvasHeight - platformHeight);
ctx.rotate((Math.PI / 180) * stick.rotation);
// Draw stick
ctx.beginPath();
ctx.lineWidth = 2;
ctx.moveTo(0, 0);
ctx.lineTo(0, -stick.length);
ctx.stroke();
// Restore transformations
ctx.restore();
});
}
function drawBackground() {
// Draw sky
var gradient = ctx.createLinearGradient(0, 0, 0, window.innerHeight);
gradient.addColorStop(0, "#BBD691");
gradient.addColorStop(1, "#FEF1E1");
ctx.fillStyle = gradient;
ctx.fillRect(0, 0, window.innerWidth, window.innerHeight);
// Draw hills
drawHill(hill1BaseHeight, hill1Amplitude, hill1Stretch, "#95C629");
drawHill(hill2BaseHeight, hill2Amplitude, hill2Stretch, "#659F1C");
// Draw trees
trees.forEach((tree) => drawTree(tree.x, tree.color));
}
// A hill is a shape under a stretched out sinus wave
function drawHill(baseHeight, amplitude, stretch, color) {
ctx.beginPath();
ctx.moveTo(0, window.innerHeight);
ctx.lineTo(0, getHillY(0, baseHeight, amplitude, stretch));
for (let i = 0; i < window.innerWidth; i++) {
ctx.lineTo(i, getHillY(i, baseHeight, amplitude, stretch));
}
ctx.lineTo(window.innerWidth, window.innerHeight);
ctx.fillStyle = color;
ctx.fill();
}
function drawTree(x, color) {
ctx.save();
ctx.translate(
(-sceneOffset * backgroundSpeedMultiplier + x) * hill1Stretch,
getTreeY(x, hill1BaseHeight, hill1Amplitude)
);
const treeTrunkHeight = 5;
const treeTrunkWidth = 2;
const treeCrownHeight = 25;
const treeCrownWidth = 10;
// Draw trunk
ctx.fillStyle = "#7D833C";
ctx.fillRect(
-treeTrunkWidth / 2,
-treeTrunkHeight,
treeTrunkWidth,
treeTrunkHeight
);
// Draw crown
ctx.beginPath();
ctx.moveTo(-treeCrownWidth / 2, -treeTrunkHeight);
ctx.lineTo(0, -(treeTrunkHeight + treeCrownHeight));
ctx.lineTo(treeCrownWidth / 2, -treeTrunkHeight);
ctx.fillStyle = color;
ctx.fill();
ctx.restore();
}
function getHillY(windowX, baseHeight, amplitude, stretch) {
const sineBaseY = window.innerHeight - baseHeight;
return (
Math.sinus((sceneOffset * backgroundSpeedMultiplier + windowX) * stretch) *
amplitude +
sineBaseY
);
}
function getTreeY(x, baseHeight, amplitude) {
const sineBaseY = window.innerHeight - baseHeight;
return Math.sinus(x) * amplitude + sineBaseY;
}
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