1942 Arcade Game

Overview

The project is a redevelopment of the original arcade game using the original sprite sheets. Developed by Alexandro Kavroulaki, Niko Xenaki, Antonio Katsaraki for Game Development Course.

Video

You can find a gameplay video in the following link

Prerequisites

• CMake
• vcpkg
  • Follow the instructions to install vcpkg using PowerShell.
  • Ensure the VCPKG_ROOT environment variable is set.

Build

Using PowerShell:

# Install dependencies
vcpkg install

# Configure with vcpkg toolchain
cmake -S . -B build -DCMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE="$env:VCPKG_ROOT/scripts/buildsystems/vcpkg.cmake"

# Build
cmake --build build --config Release --target ALL_BUILD -j 14

Run

The game resources are copied to the build directory. To run the game, navigate to the executable's directory:

cd build/Release
./1942-arcade-game.exe

WebAssembly Build (Play in Browser)

You can compile the game to WebAssembly to run it in a web browser.

🌐 Play Online

Live Demo: The game is automatically deployed to GitHub Pages on every push!

Visit: https://[your-username].github.io/1942-Arcade-Game/

Local Build Prerequisites

• Emscripten SDK

Install Emscripten

# Clone the Emscripten SDK
git clone https://github.com/emscripten-core/emsdk.git
cd emsdk

# Install and activate the latest SDK
.\emsdk install latest
.\emsdk activate latest

# Activate PATH and other environment variables in the current terminal
.\emsdk_env.bat

Build for Web

# Navigate to the web directory
cd web

# Run the build script
.\build.bat

This will create:

• build-wasm/game.html - Main HTML file
• build-wasm/game.js - JavaScript glue code
• build-wasm/game.wasm - WebAssembly binary
• build-wasm/game.data - Embedded game resources

Run in Browser

Start a local web server:

cd build-wasm
python -m http.server 8000

Then open your browser to: http://localhost:8000/game.html

Note: WebAssembly files must be served over HTTP (not opened directly from the filesystem) due to browser security restrictions.

GitHub Pages Deployment

The game automatically deploys to GitHub Pages via GitHub Actions. To set up:

1. Enable GitHub Pages:

   • Go to your repository Settings → Pages
   • Under "Source", select "GitHub Actions"

2. Push your changes:

   git add .
   git commit -m "Add WebAssembly build and GitHub Pages deployment"
   git push

3. Wait for deployment:

   • Check the Actions tab to see the build progress
   • Once complete, your game will be live at: https://[your-username].github.io/1942-Arcade-Game/

The deployment workflow automatically:

• Installs Emscripten
• Downloads dependencies (RapidJSON)
• Compiles the game to WebAssembly
• Deploys to GitHub Pages