AnimSprites

A 2D platformer foundation written in C#, using WinForms and the built-in GDI+ graphics API. Demonstrates basic platform collision detection, interactive objects, simple gravity physics, and player movement.

Started as an autonomous school project, this demonstrates how a basic 2D game can be built from scratch without any external libraries.

Features

• 🎮 Smooth sprite animations for walking, jumping and attacking, with refined airborne state management
• 🎯 Precise collision detection with platforms and screen boundaries
• 🛠️ In-game platform builder: create, move, and delete platforms or bushes at runtime.
• 💾 All platforms and bushes you create are saved and restored at their exact positions on next launch, using basic level serialization
• 🌿 Interactive objects: bushes can be struck with a lightning effect
• 🌀 Side‑scrolling effect when reaching the left or right edge of the screen
• 🧩 Modular architecture for easy extension and maintenance
• 🌧️ Toggleable rain effect via the build menu.

Unit Tests

• Sprite movement and animation consistency
• Platform collision from above and below
• Screen boundary enforcement
• Runtime object management (platforms and interactive elements)
• Level serialization and deserialization integrity — inserted objects persist across application restarts.

How to run

1. Clone the repository with Git
2. Open the '.sln' file in Visual Studio 2022
3. Build the project with Ctrl+B and run it.

Controls

• left and right arrows keys : moving the sprite
• spacebar : jump
• Ctrl key : attack
• A and D keys : move the camera to the left/right
• B key : enable/disable build editor mode with menu.

While the build menu is open :

• left clic : select a solid object, then hold left to drag it anywhere on the form.
• delete key : delete selected object
• escape key or B key : close build menu and disable build editor mode.

Download

Go to the Releases page to download a ZIP archive that includes a compiled x64 executable, for Windows 7 and later (x64-based).

References:

• Three basic steps for using DrawImage: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/framework/winforms/advanced/how-to-render-images-with-gdi

Only royalty-free resources were used in this project.