Learn how to make a top-down tile-based game for the Sega Mega Drive using SGDK!
Megatiler 1 - Tiles
Welcome back to another Mega Drive project tutorial! This time around we’ll create a top-down game, where the goal is to collect enough coins and then reach the exit of the level. We’ll learn how to work with simple tilemaps, how to progress from one level to the next and other things!

Jan 18 2021
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