SpaceWar! in Godot 4

SpaceWar! which was made in 1962 for a Programmable Data Processor -1 Computer by MIT students is regarded as the first video game ever. I tried recreating in Godot 4 in just a few hours. This game can be played by 2 players at a time using the same keyboard. The tutorial video is available on our YouTube channel

Controls Player 1:

  • WAD keys to move
  • Q to fire  

Controls Player 2:

  • Arrow keys to move
  • / to fire

Objective:

Just like the original SpaceWar! game the two spaceships need to fire torpedos towards each other in order to kill the other player's spacecraft. The planet in middle creates a gravitational force field and if you are too close you will be sucked in and crash. 

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