🎮 Girls On Target

A CodersJaunt Arcade Game

Designed with passion and ❤️ by @mit
Learning Python by building real games

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🚀 Built With

🌟 About the Game

Girls On Target is a fast-paced 2D arcade shooting game built using Python + Pygame.

You control a fighter plane ✈️ and must shoot down incoming enemies before they:

1. Escape the screen 🚫
2. Or crash into your plane 💥

This game is part of the CodersJaunt Learning Games Series, where logic comes before syntax.

🖼️ Gameplay Snapshots

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🎮 Controls

Key	Action
⬅️ / ➡️	Move Left / Right
⬆️ / ⬇️	Move Up / Down
SPACE	Shoot
ENTER	Start Game
ESC	Pause / Resume
C	Continue Game
Q	Quit Game
R	Restart After Game Over

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🧠 Game Features

• 🎬 Animated Intro Screen
• ⏸️ Pause & Resume Menu
• 👽 Multiple rotating enemy sprites
• 💥 Blast animation on hit
• 🎯 Score & lives system
• ☠️ Game Over & Restart logic
• 🧼 Clean, beginner-friendly code

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📂 Project Structure

Girls-On-Target/
│
├── plane.py           # Main game loop
├── README.md          # Documentation
├── assets/            # Game Art & Sounds
│   ├── background.png
│   ├── plane-animated.png
│   ├── Bullet.png
│   ├── blast.png
│   ├── enemy1.png ... enemy26.png
│
├── gitImg/            # Images for README
│   ├── GirlsOnTarget1.png
│   └── GirlsOnTarget2.png
│
└── venv/              # Virtual Environment (Optional)
⚙️ Setup & Installation
1. Requirements

Python 3.8+

Pygame

2. Install Pygame

Bash
python -m venv venv

source venv/bin/activate 

pip install pygame

3. Run the Game

Bash
python plane.py
Note: Make sure you run the command from the project root directory so assets load correctly.

🧪 What You Learn From This Project
This game is designed to teach:

✅ Game loops & FPS control

✅ Keyboard input handling

✅ Collision detection (Rect objects)

✅ Sprite animation logic

✅ State management (Intro / Pause / Game Over)

✅ Real-world Pygame patterns

Perfect for:

🧑‍🎓 Students

🐍 Python beginners

🎮 Game-dev curious minds

🛠️ Future Enhancements (Ideas)
[ ] 🔊 Sound effects & background music

[ ] 🏆 High-score saving (File I/O)

[ ] 🎯 Increasing difficulty levels

[ ] 🕹️ Controller support

❤️ Credits
Developer: @mit 

Series: CodersJaunt - SwagCode4U

Engine: Pygame

Language: Python

📜 License
This project is open for learning and educational purposes.

Fork it, break it, improve it — that’s how coders grow 🚀

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