The “GLODDIES” Award

Presented by Makonede to:

Race for the Red Planet (QuikRich)
Race for the Red Planet This is a space ship arcade racing game with gravity-based physics. You will need to accelerate to turn and to overcome gravity of the obstacles. Fly through the checkpoints while avoiding the obstacles to complete a race and then you can try to improve your time, racing against your personal best line/ghost. We're excited to hear how fast people are able to complete the maps! Controls There is a tutorial in game to introduce you to the controls as well. W - Accelerate Forward A - Strafe Left (mouse steering) or Turn Left (keyboard steering) S - Backup D - Strafe Right (mouse steering) or Turn Right (keyboard steering) R - Respawn at the last completed checkpoint Left Shift - Boost (while you have available boost) Backspace - Open in-game menu/Pause Up/Down arrows or W/S when in menu - Select menu item Enter/Return when in menu - Accept menu selection or toggle selection Dependencies pyglet 1.5+ Pillow 9.2+ for faster image loading (optional) To install dependencies: pip install -r requirements.txt Running the game python run_game.py FAQ Q: Game Crashes/Freezes A: On some platforms (such as Linux and maybe Mac), pyglet's audio library crashes while using OpenAL. We've included a setting to be able to play the game with audio off. You should try to toggle the audio in the settings menu in-game to avoid audio causing crashes or freezes Q: How do I use the menus A: W/S and Up/Down arrows can change menu options. Enter/Return may be used to select an option or toggle a setting Q: What controls are best A: We really liked mouse controls, and found them much easier than keyboard A/D turning controls. However, if you're playing on a trackpad, you'll probably want to go into the settings in-game and change to A/D turning. Q: I get motion sickness from the camera springiness, is there a solution to that? A: Yes, we included a toggle for that in the settings. With camera spring turned off, your ship will be locked to the center of the screen.

Race for the Red Planet

This is a space ship arcade racing game with gravity-based physics. You will need to accelerate to turn and to overcome gravity of the obstacles. Fly through the checkpoints while avoiding the obstacles to complete a race and then you can try to improve your time, racing against your personal best line/ghost. We're excited to hear how fast people are able to complete the maps!

Controls

There is a tutorial in game to introduce you to the controls as well.

W - Accelerate Forward

A - Strafe Left (mouse steering) or Turn Left (keyboard steering)

S - Backup

D - Strafe Right (mouse steering) or Turn Right (keyboard steering)

R - Respawn at the last completed checkpoint

Left Shift - Boost (while you have available boost)

Backspace - Open in-game menu/Pause

Up/Down arrows or W/S when in menu - Select menu item

Enter/Return when in menu - Accept menu selection or toggle selection

Dependencies

pyglet 1.5+
Pillow 9.2+ for faster image loading (optional)

To install dependencies:

pip install -r requirements.txt

Running the game

python run_game.py

FAQ

Q: Game Crashes/Freezes

A: On some platforms (such as Linux and maybe Mac), pyglet's audio library crashes while using OpenAL. We've included a setting to be able to play the game with audio off. You should try to toggle the audio in the settings menu in-game to avoid audio causing crashes or freezes

Q: How do I use the menus

A: W/S and Up/Down arrows can change menu options. Enter/Return may be used to select an option or toggle a setting

Q: What controls are best

A: We really liked mouse controls, and found them much easier than keyboard A/D turning controls. However, if you're playing on a trackpad, you'll probably want to go into the settings in-game and change to A/D turning.

Q: I get motion sickness from the camera springiness, is there a solution to that?
A: Yes, we included a toggle for that in the settings. With camera spring turned off, your ship will be locked to the center of the screen.