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Introduction
Hey fellas, welcome back to the How to tutorial series!
Yeah yeah, I know—it’s been a while since the last post.
But guess what? We’re back, and we’re doing going to do it better than ever.
Before we jump in, here’s a quick recap of the previous articles in this series:
If you're new here, I suggest you check those out first.
Alright, lets get started
Getting Basics Done.
Mouse Input?
This post is all about handling keyboard input in Mini Micro.
Mouse input? Don’t worry, that’s coming up soon!
But if you’re curious, this blog already aligns a bit with that concept:
?
Choosing Your Sprite.
Normally I love making my own sprites, but today… I took a shortcut.
Why? Because this gives me the perfect opportunity to show you something awesome:
comes with a whole library of built-in sprites!
Here’s how to explore the built-in sprite collection:
Use this command:
findFile
Then go to: /sys → /pics → /animals
We're using an animal sprite today—because why not?
I picked a crocodile, but feel free to grab any animal that vibes with your coding soul.
Setting the Background
For the background, I actually made something myself (in like 3 minutes?).
It’s not fancy, but it works for a test setup!
Setting Up the Scene
Now let’s bring everything into the display:
//Set up display
clear
display(4).mode = displayMode.sprite
//Set up bg
bg = new Sprite
bg.image = file.loadImage("/usr/Bg.png")
display(4).sprites.push bg
bg.x = 480
bg.y = 320
// Set up crocodile sprite
crocodile = new Sprite
crocodile.image = file.loadImage("/sys/pics/animals/crocodile.png")
display(4).sprites.push crocodile
crocodile.x = 480
crocodile.y = 120
crocodile.scale = 1.5
Now we need to create a variables.
speed = 5 //Handles Movement Speed
Coding Movement
makes keyboard input super simple with key.pressed(key)function.
For example, if you want to detect a jump on the spacebar, you'd write:
if key.pressed("space") then
//jump code
end if
But today we’re focusing on left and right movement.
speed = 5
while true
// Handle left and right movement
if key.pressed("left") then
crocodile.x = crocodile.x - speed
else if key.pressed("right") then
crocodile.x = crocodile.x + speed
end if
// Keep crocodile within screen bounds (960x640)
if crocodile.x < 0 then crocodile.x = 0
if crocodile.x > 960 then crocodile.x = 960
// Exit on escape key
if key.pressed("escape") then break
yield
end while
What’s Happening Here?
-You can exit the loop by pressing Escape.
And just like that, you've got a moving croc sliding left and right across your screen.
And that's how you handle keyboard input in miniscript.
Outro
Till Then Stay Curios , Stay Selfish
Hey fellas, welcome back to the How to tutorial series!
Yeah yeah, I know—it’s been a while since the last post.
But guess what? We’re back, and we’re doing going to do it better than ever.
Before we jump in, here’s a quick recap of the previous articles in this series:
If you're new here, I suggest you check those out first.
Alright, lets get started
Getting Basics Done.
Mouse Input?
This post is all about handling keyboard input in Mini Micro.
Mouse input? Don’t worry, that’s coming up soon!
But if you’re curious, this blog already aligns a bit with that concept:
?
Choosing Your Sprite.
Normally I love making my own sprites, but today… I took a shortcut.
Why? Because this gives me the perfect opportunity to show you something awesome:
comes with a whole library of built-in sprites!
Here’s how to explore the built-in sprite collection:
Use this command:
findFile
Then go to: /sys → /pics → /animals
We're using an animal sprite today—because why not?
I picked a crocodile, but feel free to grab any animal that vibes with your coding soul.
Setting the Background
For the background, I actually made something myself (in like 3 minutes?).
It’s not fancy, but it works for a test setup!
Setting Up the Scene
Now let’s bring everything into the display:
//Set up display
clear
display(4).mode = displayMode.sprite
//Set up bg
bg = new Sprite
bg.image = file.loadImage("/usr/Bg.png")
display(4).sprites.push bg
bg.x = 480
bg.y = 320
// Set up crocodile sprite
crocodile = new Sprite
crocodile.image = file.loadImage("/sys/pics/animals/crocodile.png")
display(4).sprites.push crocodile
crocodile.x = 480
crocodile.y = 120
crocodile.scale = 1.5
Creating Variables
Now we need to create a variables.
speed = 5 //Handles Movement Speed
Coding Movement
makes keyboard input super simple with key.pressed(key)function.
For example, if you want to detect a jump on the spacebar, you'd write:
if key.pressed("space") then
//jump code
end if
But today we’re focusing on left and right movement.
speed = 5
while true
// Handle left and right movement
if key.pressed("left") then
crocodile.x = crocodile.x - speed
else if key.pressed("right") then
crocodile.x = crocodile.x + speed
end if
// Keep crocodile within screen bounds (960x640)
if crocodile.x < 0 then crocodile.x = 0
if crocodile.x > 960 then crocodile.x = 960
// Exit on escape key
if key.pressed("escape") then break
yield
end while
What’s Happening Here?
Left arrow pressed? → Sprite moves left by decreasing its x position by speed.
Right arrow pressed? → Sprite moves right by increasing its x position by speed.
Speed controls how fast the movement is (you can tweak it).
We make sure the crocodile stays within screen limits so it doesn’t disappear off-screen.
-You can exit the loop by pressing Escape.
And just like that, you've got a moving croc sliding left and right across your screen.
And that's how you handle keyboard input in miniscript.
Outro
- Which animal you choose , Drop down in comments
- Checkout My YT channel (Thats More Awesome) - , Or Become part of my cult
Till Then Stay Curios , Stay Selfish