GameDev with JavaScript and Kaboom.js – Metroidvania Game Tutorial

Learn to use JavaScript and Kaboom.js to build a Metroidvania style game. In this tutorial, you'll learn everything from setting up your development environment to implementing complex game mechanics like enemy AI and boss battles. ✏️ Course developed by @JSLegendDev Live demo: https://jslegend.itch.io/javascript-metroidvania Source code: https://github.com/JSLegendDev/JavaScript-Metroidvania Link to the Kaboom.js library: https://unpkg.com/kaboom@3000.1.17/dist/kaboom.mjs Assets used can be downloaded here: https://github.com/JSLegendDev/JavaScript-Metroidvania/tree/master/assets Original assets can be found here with extra paid assets: https://venoxxx.itch.io/pixxxelpunkkk-toolkit ) Modified u.png version (inc. in assets link above): https://github.com/JSLegendDev/JavaScript-Metroidvania/blob/master/assets/sprites/u.png Modified burn3r.png version (inc. in assets link above): https://github.com/JSLegendDev/JavaScript-Metroidvania/blob/master/assets/sprites/burn3r.png Sound assets: https://github.com/JSLegendDev/JavaScript-Metroidvania/tree/master/assets/sounds Map layouts (room1.json + room2.json): https://github.com/JSLegendDev/JavaScript-Metroidvania/tree/master/maps Download Tiled here: https://mapeditor.org Guide on how to use Tiled + Kaboom.js: https://jslegenddev.substack.com/p/how-to-use-tiled-with-kaboomjs Guide on how custom events work in Kaboom.js: https://jslegenddev.substack.com/p/custom-events-in-kaboomjs Guide on how to implement one way platforms: https://jslegenddev.substack.com/p/how-to-implement-one-way-platforms ❤️ Try interactive JavaScript courses we love, right in your browser: https://scrimba.com/freeCodeCamp-JavaScript (Made possible by a grant from our friends at Scrimba) ⭐️ Contents ⭐️ ⌨️ (0:00:00) Intro ⌨️ (0:06:18) Setup ⌨️ (0:14:42) Initializing Kaboom ⌨️ (0:21:59) Loading assets ⌨️ (0:33:38) Defining scenes ⌨️ (0:40:00) Understanding Game Objects in Kaboom ⌨️ (0:43:47) Implementing logic to load and display the map ⌨️ (1:16:4