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Code Listing

-- title:  Pong
-- author: Bob Grant
-- desc:   Pong Game
-- script: lua

screenMaxX = 232
screenMaxY = 120

ball = {
	x = 120,
	y = 0,
	xSpeed = 2,
	ySpeed = 1
}

bat = {
	x = 114,
	y = 120,
	speed = 4
}

score = 0

function TIC()

	moveBat()
	moveBall()
	checkHit()
	
	cls()
	
	print("score = "..score,3,3)
	
	drawWalls()
	drawBat()
	drawBall()

end

function moveBat()

	if (btn(2)) then
		bat.x = bat.x - bat.speed
	end
	if (btn(3)) then
		bat.x = bat.x + bat.speed
	end
	if (bat.x > (screenMaxX - 8)) then
		bat.x = screenMaxX - 8
	elseif (bat.x < 0) then
		bat.x = 0
	end

end

function drawBat()

	spr(0, bat.x, bat.y, 0,1,0,0,2,1)

end

function drawWalls()

	line(0,127,0,0,15)
	line(0,0,239,0,15)
	line(239,0,239,127,15)

end

function moveBall()

	ball.x = ball.x + ball.xSpeed
	ball.y = ball.y + ball.ySpeed
	
	if (ball.x > screenMaxX) then
		ball.x = screenMaxX
		ball.xSpeed = -ball.xSpeed
		sfx(0,40,5)
	elseif (ball.x < 0) then
		ball.x = 0
		ball.xSpeed = -ball.xSpeed
		sfx(0,40,5)
	end
	
	if (ball.y < 0) then
		ball.y = 0
		ball.ySpeed = -ball.ySpeed
		sfx(0,50,5)
	end		

end

function drawBall()

	spr(16, ball.x, ball.y)

end

function checkHit()

	if (ball.ySpeed > 0) then
	
		if (ball.y > (bat.y - 8))
			and (ball.y < (bat.y)) then
			
				if (ball.x > (bat.x - 6))
				 and (ball.x < (bat.x + 22)) then
				
					ball.ySpeed = -ball.ySpeed
					ball.xSpeed = ball.xSpeed +
						math.random(-1,1)
					score = score + 1
					sfx(0,20,5)
					
				end
				
			
		end
	
	
	end

end