{"id":1369,"date":"2025-03-01T08:33:22","date_gmt":"2025-03-01T13:33:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cynthiamcmahon.ca\/blog\/?page_id=1369"},"modified":"2026-08-30T06:23:08","modified_gmt":"2026-08-30T11:23:08","slug":"classic-games-monogame-tutorials","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cynthiamcmahon.ca\/blog\/classic-games-monogame-tutorials\/","title":{"rendered":"Classic Games MonoGame Tutorials"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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This page is dedicated to replicating classic games like Pong, Asteroids, Space Invaders and many, many, more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Arcade Timelines<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

This is not a tutorial. It is an amazing site that a friend of mine created. I will be using it to find what classic games I will be writing tutorials on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Arcade Timelines<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pong<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Pong<\/a> is one of the oldest video games. This tutorial delves into creating a Pong clone using MonoGame. It suggests ways to enhance the basic version.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Asteroids<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Asteroids<\/a> is another classic game. This tutorial is dedicated to creating an Asteroids clone using MonoGame.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Space Invaders<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Space Invaders<\/a> has been around a very long time. This tutorial is dedicated to creating a Space Invaders clone using MonoGame. There will be a part two, keep checking back for it!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Snake Game<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Snake Game<\/a> is another pretty old game. This tutorial is dedicated to creating a version of the Snake Game clone using MonoGame.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Frogger – Part One<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

I hold fond memories of Frogger<\/a>. I remember playing the game when I was in my teens at the arcades. This tutorial covers how to create a Frogger clone using MonoGame.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Frogger – Part Two<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

This tutorial<\/a> continues where Part One left off. It adds snakes to the game and how to use JSON files for generating levels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q*bert<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Q*bert<\/a> was one of my favourite games when it came out. I remember being at the arcade and evading the mobs. This eBook covers making a clone of Q*bert.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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This page is dedicated to replicating classic games like Pong, Asteroids, Space Invaders and many, many, more. Arcade Timelines This is not a tutorial. It is an amazing site that a friend of mine created. I will be using it to find what classic games I will be writing tutorials on. Arcade Timelines Pong Pong … <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1369","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cynthiamcmahon.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1369","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cynthiamcmahon.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cynthiamcmahon.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cynthiamcmahon.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cynthiamcmahon.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1369"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/cynthiamcmahon.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1369\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1446,"href":"https:\/\/cynthiamcmahon.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1369\/revisions\/1446"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cynthiamcmahon.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1369"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}