Demos

There are many demos created for the Astro-8. This page shows previews and controls if applicable.

Raytracer

Contributed by @sam-astro,supported in version v3.1.0-alpha and newer

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Controls:

There are no controls

This is a very performance-intensive program! You should run it in fast mode, and even then it will still take minutes to render frames. Performance improvements coming in the future.

3D Triangle Renderer

Contributed by @sam-astro,supported in version v3.1.0-alpha and newer

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Controls:

You can use the mouse button to rotate the 3D cube

Pong

Contributed by @sam-astro,supported in all versions

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Controls:

You can use theW andS keys to move the left paddle, and theUp andDown arrow keys for moving the right paddle.

Powder game

Contributed by @sam-astro,supported in all versions

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Controls:

You can use the mouse for moving the crosshair, and spawn your selected material with the Left Mouse Button. You can also use theO key to cycle which material you are using, eitherwater,sand, ornone.

The Game of Life

Contributed by @sam-astro,supported in all versions

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You can use theW,S,A,D keys for moving the crosshair. You can also use theO key to toggle if you are drawing cells.By default the game is paused, press thespacebar when you want to play/pause the game.

Typing program

Contributed by @sam-astro,supported in all versions

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The typing program supports all letters and some characters. Upon typing a character, the cursor will advance by 1. You can also press thebackspace key to remove the previous character.

Snake Game

Contributed by Calion,supported in versions v1.0.1-alpha and older

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You can use theW,S,A,D keys for changing the snakes’ direction, and the goal is to eat all of the apples.

Platformer Game

Contributed by Calion,supported in versions v1.0.1-alpha and older

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Controls:

You can use theW,S,A,D keys for moving, and thespacebar key to shoot.