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In his fight back against the ruthless Wade-Ellen Asset Protection Corporation, pilot Chris Bainfield finds himself teaming up with the most unlikely of allies - a sentient starfighter known as Athena.

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Welcome!

Welcome to Parallel Realities. Here you'll find a number of games that we've worked on over the years, as well as code snippets and other bits and pieces. There are also some post mortems of projects in the form of Making Of ... which some might find interesting to read. SDL2 tutorials can also be found in the tutorial section, to help those who are interested in learning how to create their own games.

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SDL2 Santa game tutorial 🎅
Thu, 23rd November 2023

It's that time of the year - Christmas and the holiday seasons are upon us, and so Santa is getting ready for another long night of deliveries on Christmas Eve. It's also time for a new game tutorial!

This new tutorial will guide the reader through how to make a game based around the concept of Santa Claus delivering gifts to good children (and a lump of coal to the naughty ones!). This is a short, simple game, that sees the player take on the role of santa in an endless side scrolling adventure, with the goal of dropping gifts down chimneys.

This tutorial contains 15 parts and can be found on the tutorials page, or by following the link below:

SDL2 Santa tutorial

This tutorial set is part of the SDL2 tutorials bundle, so you will need to purchase that in order to get access to the code. Those who already bought the tutorial set will be able to download this update at no extra cost.

Binary downloads (for x86 Linux and Windows) for the game itself can also be found on itch.io at the following page:

SDL2 Santa itch.io

tutorials

SDL2 Shooter 3 tutorial
Wed, 15th February 2023

It's time for another tutorial. And this is the ultimate one: SDL2 Shooter 3, the third entry in the SDL2 Shooter tutorial series.

This tutorial set is made up of a massive 31 parts, and shows step-by-step how to create a mission and objective based, non-linear 2D shooter! It can be found on the tutorials page, or by following the link below:

SDL2 Shooter 3 tutorial

The tutorial source code is also available to purchase from itch.io, from the following page:

SDL2 Shooter 3 tutorial on itch.io

The tutorial set is also part of the SDL2 tutorials bundle, so those lucky folk who already own the set will get this new tutorial without having to pay anything more!

Binary downloads (for x86 Linux and Windows) for the game itself can also be found on itch.io at the following page:

SDL2 Shooter 3 itch.io

tutorials

The Legend of Edgar 1.36
Sun, 1st January 2023

The Legend of Edgar has been updated to 1.36

This release contains updates for Polish and Esperanto translations

Download 1.36 from GitHub

Help translate the game into your native language

Original sound effects and music

edgar games

SDL2 map editor tutorial [UPDATED]
Sat, 10th September 2022

Today sees the release of a new tutorial set! This tutorial walks through how a simple 2D map editor can be created, using SDL2.

This tutorial set is made up of 5 parts, and shows step-by-step how to edit tiles and entities, as well as some misc. bits and pieces. It can be found on the tutorials page, or by following the link below:

SDL2 map editor tutorial

The tutorial source code is also available to purchase from itch.io, from the following page:

SDL2 Map Editor tutorial on itch.io

There are no binary downloads for this tutorial set, as it's mostly a command-line tool. The tutorial set has, as always, been added to the SDL2 tutorials bundle, so those who have already purchased the pack will get it at no extra cost.

Binary downloads (for x86 Linux and Windows) for the game itself can also be found on itch.io at the following page:

SDL2 Map Editor on itch.io

tutorials

TBFTSS: The Pandoran War - Amiga OS4 Port
Wed, 7th September 2022

The Battle for the Solar System : The Pandoran War has been ported to Amiga OS4 by George Sokianos! This port comes hot on the heels of his port of Blob Wars : Attrition. Further info about the port can be found at the page below:

https://ko-fi.com/post/The-Battle-for-the-Solar-System-The-Pandoran-War-O4O0ETZ99

The required data files aren't included in the download, but these can be acquired from the Battle for the Solar System's downloads page:

https://www.battleforthesolarsystem.com/games/pw/#downloads

or from itch.io:

https://parallelrealities.itch.io/tbftss-the-pandoran-war

or from github:

https://github.com/stephenjsweeney/tbftss

Enjoy, and thanks again to George for his great work on the port.

battle-for-the-solar-system

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Click here to learn more and read an extract!	Welcome! Welcome to Parallel Realities. Here you'll find a number of games that we've worked on over the years, as well as code snippets and other bits and pieces. There are also some post mortems of projects in the form of Making Of ... which some might find interesting to read. SDL2 tutorials can also be found in the tutorial section, to help those who are interested in learning how to create their own games. What's New RSS Feed SDL2 Santa game tutorial 🎅 Thu, 23rd November 2023 It's that time of the year - Christmas and the holiday seasons are upon us, and so Santa is getting ready for another long night of deliveries on Christmas Eve. It's also time for a new game tutorial! This new tutorial will guide the reader through how to make a game based around the concept of Santa Claus delivering gifts to good children (and a lump of coal to the naughty ones!). This is a short, simple game, that sees the player take on the role of santa in an endless side scrolling adventure, with the goal of dropping gifts down chimneys. This tutorial contains 15 parts and can be found on the tutorials page, or by following the link below: SDL2 Santa tutorial This tutorial set is part of the SDL2 tutorials bundle, so you will need to purchase that in order to get access to the code. Those who already bought the tutorial set will be able to download this update at no extra cost. Binary downloads (for x86 Linux and Windows) for the game itself can also be found on itch.io at the following page: SDL2 Santa itch.io tutorials SDL2 Shooter 3 tutorial Wed, 15th February 2023 It's time for another tutorial. And this is the ultimate one: SDL2 Shooter 3, the third entry in the SDL2 Shooter tutorial series. This tutorial set is made up of a massive 31 parts, and shows step-by-step how to create a mission and objective based, non-linear 2D shooter! It can be found on the tutorials page, or by following the link below: SDL2 Shooter 3 tutorial The tutorial source code is also available to purchase from itch.io, from the following page: SDL2 Shooter 3 tutorial on itch.io The tutorial set is also part of the SDL2 tutorials bundle, so those lucky folk who already own the set will get this new tutorial without having to pay anything more! Binary downloads (for x86 Linux and Windows) for the game itself can also be found on itch.io at the following page: SDL2 Shooter 3 itch.io tutorials The Legend of Edgar 1.36 Sun, 1st January 2023 The Legend of Edgar has been updated to 1.36 This release contains updates for Polish and Esperanto translations Download 1.36 from GitHub Help translate the game into your native language Original sound effects and music edgar games SDL2 map editor tutorial [UPDATED] Sat, 10th September 2022 Today sees the release of a new tutorial set! This tutorial walks through how a simple 2D map editor can be created, using SDL2. This tutorial set is made up of 5 parts, and shows step-by-step how to edit tiles and entities, as well as some misc. bits and pieces. It can be found on the tutorials page, or by following the link below: SDL2 map editor tutorial The tutorial source code is also available to purchase from itch.io, from the following page: SDL2 Map Editor tutorial on itch.io There are no binary downloads for this tutorial set, as it's mostly a command-line tool. The tutorial set has, as always, been added to the SDL2 tutorials bundle, so those who have already purchased the pack will get it at no extra cost. Binary downloads (for x86 Linux and Windows) for the game itself can also be found on itch.io at the following page: SDL2 Map Editor on itch.io tutorials TBFTSS: The Pandoran War - Amiga OS4 Port Wed, 7th September 2022 The Battle for the Solar System : The Pandoran War has been ported to Amiga OS4 by George Sokianos! This port comes hot on the heels of his port of Blob Wars : Attrition. Further info about the port can be found at the page below: https://ko-fi.com/post/The-Battle-for-the-Solar-System-The-Pandoran-War-O4O0ETZ99 The required data files aren't included in the download, but these can be acquired from the Battle for the Solar System's downloads page: https://www.battleforthesolarsystem.com/games/pw/#downloads or from itch.io: https://parallelrealities.itch.io/tbftss-the-pandoran-war or from github: https://github.com/stephenjsweeney/tbftss Enjoy, and thanks again to George for his great work on the port. battle-for-the-solar-system Update archive »
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