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Parts of GameMaker
100

The player picks up a coin, what is the code to remove the coin?

What is Destroy Instance

100
The main mechanic in Mario Games is what verb?

What is Jump

100

Where do you go to change Variable definitions for individual instances?

What is The Room

200

What is this code structure called?

if (something_is_true){do_something;}

else{do_something_different;}

What is a Conditional Statement

200

What platformer game features a fast-paced blue runner traversing slopes, loops, and springs? 

What is Sonic

200

What is the event that will run every frame no matter what

What is Event Step

300

Look at the two lines of code below; fireCooldown and dir are examples of what type of data?

fireCooldown = fireCooldown -1;

dir = point_direction(x,y-30,mouse_x,mouse_y);


What is variables

300

Kirby games feature floaty, flying movements. To accommodate this, levels are designed to be more ___?

What is open / exploratory

300

The hitbox has a different name in GameMaker, what is that name?

What is Collision Mask

400

When the player overlaps with the coin, the coin count does not go up, but the coin disappears. Where would you look for the code to debug this? Be specific.

What is Coin collision with the Player

400

What platform game features an android who shoots enemies while navigating obstacles?

What is Mega Man

400

As opposed to drawn sprites, computer-calculated light and rendering in games is called? 

What is Shader

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