Making a Game With C++ and SDL2

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I Made a Speed Running Game With C++ and SDL2
You challenged me to make my first game using the C++ programming language. At first I tried the Raylib graphics library, but then decided to make it a real challenge and use SDL2/SDL. Can I create an epic speed running game or will I fail miserably?
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Chapters:
0:00 Intro
0:32 C++ Setup
0:51 Drawing a Window
1:23 Having to Restart
1:54 Game Design
2:32 Switching to SDL2
3:00 Attempt 2
3:26 Adding Mechanics
3:55 UI & Text
4:49 Audio & Music
5:04 The Results
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Making a game without a game engine is pretty fun but challenging. C++ is notorious for being one of the hardest languages to learn, especially for beginners. That's why I decided to use a framework like Raylib and SDL2 to make it a little bit easier. Originally I going to try to make it in less than 48 hours, but I didn't realize how difficult it would end up being. If you're asking yourself, "How to Make a Game in C++" or "Should I use C++ to Make Games?" then hopefully my experience might help. Either way, this C++ challenge in a way was much harder than SmallAnt's pencil sharp speedrunning world record... Okay, well maybe not.

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@Goodgis Жыл бұрын

Subscribe for more EPIC pencil content! ✏

@LeoSquared Жыл бұрын

Pencils are epic

@GrushV2 Жыл бұрын

i bet you cant program in italian 🤌🤌🤌🤌

@WohaoG Жыл бұрын

Speed Running or Speedrunning Is it about going as fast as possible or 🚶‍♂🏃‍♂🚶‍♂🏃‍♂🚶‍♂🏃‍♂🚶‍♂🏃‍♂🚶‍♂?

@MrDiverXHD Жыл бұрын

How about Raylib?

@PengiiiiGameDev Жыл бұрын

You need to learn bf next. It is the greatest language in all of programming

@hectormejia499 Жыл бұрын

Writing C in C++ is perfectly valid, it's actually preferred by a ton of people. Most C code is valid C++, the latter just has extra powerful features built on top

@swirl6996 8 ай бұрын

"Every C++ programmer knows C"

@TheHomelander2099 6 ай бұрын

@@swirl6996bro what if they didn't learn about printf() in c++? They mostly use cout. So... Just saying.

@gaffclant 5 ай бұрын

@@swirl6996 i think its more "every C programmer knows C++" since while all C code is valid in C++, the other way around is false. In fact, if you only know C++, you may have trouble with a simple hello world in C because C++ does this evil thing called "operator overloads" where now the code we write isn't even doing what we think it is doing.

@iambored1528 2 ай бұрын

@@gaffclantC programmers don't know all the concepts of C++, but C++ programmers know all the concepts of C

@SheqqySully 2 ай бұрын

@@gaffclant What you said here is to use C++, you need to understand the fundamentals of C, but to use C, you don't need to fully understand C++, but with glean certain aspects of it. In this case, the individuals who use C++ understand all aspects of C, but not vice versa. Similar to the rectangle and square discussion. Not all rectangles are squares, but all squares are rectangles.

@glerg6051 Жыл бұрын

Fun fact! Pygame is actually a python wrapper for sdl2, so technically this isn't the first time you've used sdl2.

@darkfllame Жыл бұрын

pygame uses a python sdl2 wrapper but it just built on top of it

@amiteshwarsingh6099 Жыл бұрын

It is not called wrapper it is called wrangler

@cacto1680 Жыл бұрын

@@amiteshwarsingh6099 what's the diffrence

@Vichion Жыл бұрын

@@cacto1680 about 3 letters

@WindowsDrawer Жыл бұрын

@@cacto1680 wrapper - wrangler = bkgch

@IXxJordan Жыл бұрын

Seeing someone else have great pain to create a window in SDL brings me great enjoyment

@sauliusvincevicius8688 Жыл бұрын

Goodgis: uses SDL despite it being C instead of C++ Raylib: that has c++ wrapper O_o

@_Enderpuff Жыл бұрын

you don't even need a c++ wrapper for c libraries most of the time

@hjrgf Жыл бұрын

@@_Enderpuff true c libraries are compatible with c++

@glitchy_weasel Жыл бұрын

There a really nice one called SFML, lots of advaced but easy to use graphics+audio utilities.

@hjrgf Жыл бұрын

@@glitchy_weasel I personally either use imgui + sfml or imgui + opengl

@v01d_r34l1ty Жыл бұрын

i know this is 4 months late as a reply, but i just find it funny the dude thought he was a failure for 'coding in C instead of C++' like 99% of C code is perfectly valid C++ code lol

@StrikerTheHedgefox Ай бұрын

Says a "basic hello world program takes as long as reading Les Miserables", while showing a basic C++ hello world program that's literally 11 only lines long.

@razrastudios Жыл бұрын

I think it would be interesting to learn a language like BASIC and try to make a game with that

@Goodgis Жыл бұрын

Oh a classic.

@WillMakesGames Жыл бұрын

Or maybe Assembly like Roller Coaster Tycoon

@jarPlays11 Жыл бұрын

That would be easy

@treudden Жыл бұрын

@@WillMakesGames just gonna take a few years to learn

@ego-lay_atman-bay Жыл бұрын

Do ti-basic, on a ti-84 + ce python calculator.

@Skeffles Жыл бұрын

Fantastic to see you trying C++. It's been years since I've done C++. Videos like this make me want to try again but then I look at some C++ and nope out real quick.

@Gupatik 5 ай бұрын

ohh that headach again...

@HeuzyGameDevYT Жыл бұрын

I’ve started watching your channel recently and you’ve inspired me to try out making some small games. So thank you for making the great content!

@btarg1 Жыл бұрын

Your artstyle reminds me a lot of WarioWare and it's just so pretty to look at. Game dev is so much easier when you can do art - I can't draw so it's way harder to make games, this is inspiring

@plebisMaximus Жыл бұрын

The original textures for Minecraft were also kinda poopy. You don't need to be a sublime artist if you can make good, fun gameplay. Besides, you can always teach yourself to draw by forcing yourself to do a lot of textures. You got this, my guy.

@trys10studios 9 ай бұрын

As an artist myself, you do not need to be an artist to make a great game. It 'draws' people in, but it does not keep them hooked, great gameplay does.

@devforfun5618 6 ай бұрын

as a not artist myself, the problem isn't others, if i dont like how my game looks i dont want to finish it@@trys10studios

@will.bailey Жыл бұрын

What language should I learn next? - Lua is a really nice language. Love2d and pico8 are great engines that use it! :)

@puddyy7010 Жыл бұрын

Have you tried Solar2D and MicroStudio 🤔? They both use lua

@will.bailey Жыл бұрын

@@puddyy7010 I haven't but you've piqued my interest so I'm going to have a look! :) 👍

@puddyy7010 Жыл бұрын

@@will.bailey cool! Lemme know your reviews upon it 🤓do you know any other good C++ sdk, framework, API or libraries by any chance?

@techtime3125 Жыл бұрын

And Boblox is the greatest

@TBT_ZHV Жыл бұрын

Well its extremely similar to python tho

@FRI5B33 Жыл бұрын

This would be so cool as a rhythm game, for instance when you would miss a key the point if the pencil would break. I would play that in a heartbeat.

@feivaco5209 Жыл бұрын

there is a guy that was making a tetris with raylib, the trick is that he was teaching about how to make raylib useful to the c++ language and how you can it apply it to other c libraries

@bonehelm Жыл бұрын

Damn, your graphic design is on POINT!

@realmarsastro 5 ай бұрын

When I heard you say this was a really hard challenge, I at first thought that was a little weird for someone who's making coding videos. Then you said you come from an artist background, not a programming background, and now I'm just left very impressed. Writing a game in C++ using SDL2 without a programming background is really commendable, well done!

@noodle-eater 10 ай бұрын

Thanks a lot, I watched a couple of your videos the scratch game also, it's pretty inspiring. Honestly I am kinda stuck to make my own game, my idea mostly end up bigger, but thanks to your video and your games I can use it as reference to make my game smaller dan more achievable

@realfictiongo8942 Жыл бұрын

What language next? Pico-8 with Lua, it will be a quite new experience for you to make a retro game in this simple language

@Goodgis Жыл бұрын

Sounds like fun. I've actually made a terrible game in Pico-8 before.

@costelinha1867 Жыл бұрын

@@Goodgis If you want an extra challenge, you could limit yourself to just pico-8, maybe even use the browser version, so you cannot use your own text editor and have to rely on pico-8's built-in tools.

@Your_Average_Rabbit Жыл бұрын

@@costelinha1867 pinnacle of torture:

@gungun974 Жыл бұрын

Next could be make a game with Rust. Rust is not really the hardest language of programming but it’s one of those language when after use it for a while. Everything around it look less fun and Rust just being amazing xD

@LocalTrashyt Жыл бұрын

Plza Goodgis do it

@Goodgis Жыл бұрын

That could be awesome!

@andres3665 Жыл бұрын

@@Goodgis Try Bevy!

@Holsp Жыл бұрын

@@Goodgis He is lying. Learning rust is a completely different experience to other languages and while it can be satisfying to learn, it will be a drag to get through

@enochsadventures Жыл бұрын

Rust is an awful language. The promotion of it is so bizarre and basically has no explanation besides people refusing to use C++, which is the best language.

@kalelsoffspring Жыл бұрын

I normally binge a lot of programming/game dev/etc. on here, but I was still curious why your video was showing up for me. Then I saw your joke about Factorio and realized my YT history for the past week is 90% Factorio videos lol Thanks algorithm, you worked for once, gonna sub :)

@hannaalejandraamadorsanche6085 8 ай бұрын

I love your videos, they gave me back the desire to program, it's not that I didn't program before, I just did it without desire, keep it up

@NotPalliot Жыл бұрын

I love Devlogs! This looks great! good job goodgis!

@Goodgis Жыл бұрын

Thank you!! 😊

@simasharma3040 Жыл бұрын

@@Goodgis you are still using c language to code this game

@zachgeyer8090 Жыл бұрын

6502 assembly nes game! It’s super fun to learn!

@Goodgis Жыл бұрын

RIP

@zachgeyer8090 Жыл бұрын

I’m serious it’s been such a fun and interesting challenge for me and being able to play an nes game you made is the most satisfying thing!

@OSharraps Жыл бұрын

There is an alternative assembly language called wiz which is a mix between asm and C. It makes programming for the NES way easier.

@costelinha1867 Жыл бұрын

@@zachgeyer8090 Yeah, but isn't assembly like... super hard to learn? and also there probably won't be as many material covering development for retro consoles as there is for stuff like SDL2.

@carcedopro7285 Жыл бұрын

I really like your art style, its so smooth and colorful, maybe you could make a video and explain how you do it or teach a few techniques idk

@bonsaipropaganda Жыл бұрын

you are my favorite gamedev youtuber. i have watched all your videos and wish you had more. your videos make me laugh and are entertaining and educational

@David-ng9qh Жыл бұрын

Make a simple game with Rust + Bevy next, Bevy uses an ECS (Entity Component System) and it's a really different and fun experience!

@SleenpyMan2084 Жыл бұрын

This please. I have a Rust obsession and I must be sated.

@SetimoRei Жыл бұрын

UP!

@roxferesr Жыл бұрын

@joaokoritar2141 Жыл бұрын

@Willeexd1337 Жыл бұрын

@Mr_Pringle593 Жыл бұрын

i just wanted to say, i just tried out your demo for DewdropDynasty, its really good, i do think that the keyboard controls arent the best, but its just the early demo, i understand, i really think this game could go somewhere, i also would like to say i think i may be switching my game to a more metrovania game than an adventure game, thanks for the inspiration!

@dwadthechad Жыл бұрын

These are honestly my favourite kind of videos

@ZTimeGamingYT Жыл бұрын

SmallAnt would like this, seeing his popular videos on the subject manner. Amazing video, by the way!

@Goodgis Жыл бұрын

I hope so haha

@lonelyfloat2582 Жыл бұрын

You were so close to the greatness of C and raylib, but so far away.

@quantum_hg3299 Жыл бұрын

I can understand your pain working with SDL, lol

@AsasinoManik Жыл бұрын

I like how he literally made this game from complete scratch using a C++ based framework instead of using any game engine.

@Wyrmlayer 5 ай бұрын

Nice video goodgis but tbh I think its funny that a video about making a game in c++ and sdl2 from polymars from 2 YEARS ago was in my feed :)

@carmygames Жыл бұрын

Speed run game made with the fastest programming language. Let's goooo...

@Goodgis Жыл бұрын

Gotta go fast!

@Kyleology Жыл бұрын

Unless we're ignoring assembly.

@Another45555 Жыл бұрын

@@Kyleology and C. and C--.

@patatopeeler3005 Жыл бұрын

@@Kyleology not to be the "uhmmm actually" guy, but assembly is much much slower if you are a beginner since you don't know how to write it optimally, just using -o in the compiler with a c/cpp app would make it faster

@Staninna Жыл бұрын

Rust is faster then cpp

@DevDoge_ Жыл бұрын

Lua is a good language since it has some good frameworks (or even engines like defold i think) to make games

@WM48_ Жыл бұрын

Since you come from an artist background, you should try the Piet esolang (esoteric language). It is not a language that can make a game, but it can be used to make some kind of art work that can be turned into actual code. And because of the way it's built, there is more than one way to write a "hello world" program.

@gauthamdga1603 Жыл бұрын

similar thing had happened to me . when i am in 6th grade, i studied javascript believing its java. i didn't had any mentor though. it was my entry to world of programing

@jetseverschuren Жыл бұрын

C and C++ are indeed quite different, but all C code is also valid C++ code. C++ just has classes and some more garbage attached. You should be able to just tell the compiler to do C++ (or use g++ instead of gcc), and boom, you've now made a C++ program'

@giantnoah Жыл бұрын

Technically not all C code is valid C++ code, theres a million blog posts on the differences but they're so minute that they really don't matter 99% of the time if you just want to write C to use a C++ library.

@RockyMulletGamedev Жыл бұрын

Yeah sometimes you make a typo or something and it compiles and you're like "Why ??? this is dumb, this should not compile !" and then you realize it's to be C compatible...

@benhetland576 Жыл бұрын

Consider: int* p= malloc(sizeof int);

@jetseverschuren Жыл бұрын

@@benhetland576 Fair enough. Though you can use `-fpermissive` in g++ to get it to compile anyways ;)

@berni8k Жыл бұрын

Yep you can compile Raylib in C++ just fine. Been using it like that all the time.

@VictorRodriguez-zp2do Жыл бұрын

So many libraries are written in C (including SDL), even libraries you would use in languages like python use C libraries under the hood. That said though if it works what stops you from using it?

@robertjag167 Жыл бұрын

Love your artstyle! Instant Wii vibes. Maybe a tutorial on art sometime?

@notrickzdumbo Жыл бұрын

I just finished rewatching all your videos for the third time yesterday haha

@Goodgis Жыл бұрын

Woah! That's some dedication. Thanks so much! :D

@modley_the_m_guy Жыл бұрын

Nice game to sharpen you knowledge! ✏

@Goodgis Жыл бұрын

Thank you 👍

@xGOKOPx Жыл бұрын

Obviously you can write proper C++ while working with a C library (and that's what you've done because SDL is a C library, which kinda defeats your decision to ditch Raylib because it's C) but if you want a 2D library that by itself gives you nice C++esque interface you can try SFML

@glitchy_weasel Жыл бұрын

2nd

@BrunodeSouzaLino 10 ай бұрын

Or Raylib.

@HassanIQ777 2 ай бұрын

I'm dying to setup SFML HOW DO I SET IT UP 😭😭😭

@float_3.14 Жыл бұрын

"and the best part That it only took 8 hours to do yeah! 8 hours" is the most(est) c++-ing thing I've ever heard in my life

@reeceytaylor Жыл бұрын

Your UI/concept designs are so nice. Do you have any recommended places for me to learn that kind of stuff?

@Maewfof Жыл бұрын

Can you make something in pico-8? It’s a pretty good game engine.

@Goodgis Жыл бұрын

That would be sweet!

@j.alexanderdouglas6641 Жыл бұрын

I greatly respect you, my friend! You're always showing so much courage to branch out and broaden your horizons. Do I correctly ascertain-from your tone-that you're not switching away from Godot just yet, based on this experience? Merely splashing in the shallow end of some other language pools, for the sake of variety and to keep your skills sharp?

@Goodgis Жыл бұрын

You're correct. For making actual commercial video games Godot is the way to go. I like using these frameworks for a learning experience. :D They also force me to make my games small for these types of videos.

@enochsadventures Жыл бұрын

Godot is natively written in C++, so even with Godot it's pretty useful. Especially since bindings are fucking stupid.

@Galomortalbr Жыл бұрын

this is a interesting video, C++ was the first language i ever learned and it is interesting to see nowdays it is considered to be one of the hard ones while most people first learn Python or Javascript, for what language to learn next i recommend to learn assembly 6502, it is one of the most accessible types of assembly out there, at least if compared with modern x86-64.

@dungeonsfightercoding2020 Жыл бұрын

Finally! A new video!! I only had to wait like a billion centuries!

@vulnoryx Жыл бұрын

Now do a game in Assembly.

@LewiLewi52 Жыл бұрын

Raylib and SDL2 are both C libraries. If you really wanted to go full C++ u should have went with SFML. Not saying SDL2 isn't valid, just that your reasoning to quit Raylib applies to SDL2 as well.

@Goodgis Жыл бұрын

Welp, too late now. Though I will say there was waaayyyy more information on using SDL with C++.

@LewiLewi52 Жыл бұрын

@@Goodgis That is true, Raylib is really young compared to SDL2. Just like SDL2 and any C api for that matter Raylib works with C++ without issue. If u ever decide to revisit this challenge, i hope u give Raylib another shot. Nice video btw.

@berni8k Жыл бұрын

@@Goodgis C code compiles in a C++ compiler just fine as an supported feature. This means you can use C libraries in a C++ program. So technically you are using C++, just that the library is not using any new features that the ++ part brings. For graphics a lot of libraries are actually in C deep down, so if a library is C++ it is likely just a C++ wrapper around C code. Not that it is a bad thing, C can do everything, the complex code just looks nicer to read with the extra C++ features.

@MathGoOli Жыл бұрын

Your game looks good! You cold say your skills are sharper. 😂

@Beanie_peep Жыл бұрын

WOW. YOU are so good at this

@raphaelradespiel9970 Жыл бұрын

Was the super tux part supposed to be a PATHETIC ATTEMPT at a joke?? I'll have you know super tux and tux cart are fantastic games developed by the linux community, AND THEY ARE OPEN SOURCE. BUT OF COURSE A WINDOID WOULDNT UNDERSTAND. I use arch btw

@killwood Жыл бұрын

For your next code challenge you should make a mmo in assembly!

@joedartonthefenderbass Жыл бұрын

While blindfolded

@maxrdev703 Жыл бұрын

This is super cool, I should really try engineless as some point. But I challenge you to use my language, C#!

@kayocchiii 8 ай бұрын

i really love this game lol the style is very reminiscent of those little wii games

@TheCoolIllusion Жыл бұрын

Learn malbolge and I’ll pay you 15 dollars

@bonkers622 3 ай бұрын

oh god

@dalisticfoods6755 3 ай бұрын

y don't u do it and I pay u

@gameclipz9890 Жыл бұрын

bro thats sick keep it up!

@Goodgis Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much!

@Mikenaut Жыл бұрын

Beautiful video, I love these "challenges" and also as you create graphics, I wanted to ask you if the font you use has a copyright?

@TheRealPalliot Жыл бұрын

Speedrunning a devlog! :0

@Goodgis Жыл бұрын

You know it!

@pessoaaleatoria6802 Жыл бұрын

This is sharp indeed

@egegl Жыл бұрын

great vid :D

@Funifire Жыл бұрын

This looks very good mr goodguy

@francis_the_cat9549 Жыл бұрын

Nice video, I think rust with bevy would be really interestring too

@tiaretik_mtg3142 Жыл бұрын

Next PL should totally be assembly!

@sekki2554 Жыл бұрын

omg preordering rn

@mwn02 Жыл бұрын

The spaghetti actually looked good!

@wellhellotherekyle Жыл бұрын

Man I don’t know how you do it! Maybe I just lack determination but coding in ANY language is so hard for me, haha. Maybe I just lack determination.

@Goodgis Жыл бұрын

It just takes practice. :D

@flamespeng48 Жыл бұрын

When is dewdrop dynasty coming .your videos are so good❤❤ keep finishing it

@Hermanator1124 Жыл бұрын

How did I miss this video! Jeez man. Haven't seen your vids on my feed in a while somehow. weird

@hudsonator7259 Жыл бұрын

I thought of smant's pencil Speedrun as soon as I saw the title

@AnonDev3 Жыл бұрын

pointers, references and not garbage collector unless you write one yourself is my defintion of hell.

@0xBytes 9 ай бұрын

I will make a clone of this game, seems simple enough to get started with SDL2

@davidvasquezgarcia9521 Жыл бұрын

Now you should try making a game in Rust as another challenge

@marcelobaldado514 Жыл бұрын

yow thanks ! Ive got a game idea, its typing game and the pencils have words in it

@RealValkor Жыл бұрын

I think you should give C# a go, it's pretty easy to learn and fun!

@navirobayo 11 ай бұрын

Amazing

@tiangob Жыл бұрын

Thats crazy

@AlienVecna Жыл бұрын

I got kingdom hearts and smallant mentioned in one video, life complete.

@SomeHumbleOnion Жыл бұрын

Very impressive Goodgis. Very impressive... but I think it's time you made a game in Assembly 😈

@Charmunk3d Жыл бұрын

Great Vid!

@Goodgis Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@AS-bo8tb Жыл бұрын

It's time to make a game in assembly ;)

@I-WNT-RIGATONI Жыл бұрын

EPIC!!

@icxd8665 Жыл бұрын

it would be fun to see you try odin

@marang_quntana7350 Жыл бұрын

Good job cool game.

@eddiechung675 Жыл бұрын

SDL is a really great and flexible tool, my go to for c++ graphical applications and much more stable than dx9 or 11

@NicolasDreams Жыл бұрын

Nice game! But I bet you can't make one with assembly 🤯

@omarquinho Жыл бұрын

New vídeo made by my favorite KZfaqr ever

@nulnul7050 Жыл бұрын

amazing video, the art looks amazing! try to make a game in the arduino IDE for an ESP32 Dev board like the lilygo TTGO S3.

@dankmemequeen9581 Жыл бұрын

Do Assembly next 😆. You're gonna wish you could go back to C++.

@benjaminperalta9286 Жыл бұрын

You are a Chad of GameDevelopment. And because of course you are, I challenge you to do a game in assamble language. Or in Power Piont, if the first one sounds insane.

@Mizu2023 11 ай бұрын

Go try writing in ASM yourself 😂😂😂

@the-floofy-mew Жыл бұрын

i got options mostly only 2 i can think of is the mentioned basic with the bonus of it has to be written either in ms-dos or basic-256. other option is pascal though no idea of game or image.

@bonehelm Жыл бұрын

*I slowly move my lips close to your ear and I whisper* "sdl2 is also written in C"