Game Development Reference
In-Depth Information
Drawing a racetrack
We will start by adding a racetrack to the
Stage backdrops
. This way, we have some
guidelines for the rest of our program. We know how the road is shaped and where
the curves, corners, and walls are.
Prepare for lift off
For the background, we will use an original Mario Kart map. You can find game images
such as these all over the Internet. What's important to remember here is that the image
you choose should fit your game screen. In this case, the game screen is 480 pixels wide
and 360 pixels high, so a background image should be at least that size.
Another thing to note is that although these images may be freely available, it doesn't mean
that they are completely free. The original arists put ime and efort in creaing them. Also
the game studio and/or producer (
Nintendo
, in this case) invested money to promote and
sell their game.
