How to Make a Video Game With Cmd

1. 1- Anything in apostrophes can be changed, it won't affect the game - don't accidentally type it in to the actual code.
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3. Open Notepad or any other coding programs-Geany, Notepad++, etcetera.Save the file as ‘My Game’.bat
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   Start the Code. Start by typing:
   • @echo off
   • title ‘My Game’
   • color zz
   • if "%1" neq "" ( goto %1)
   • pause
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   Add Colours. Now save it and run, it will come up with an error and all the different colour combinations. Find the one you like and type it in after “color”, instead of “zz”. A good combination is color 0A, it makes the text green and the background black.
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   Create the Menu. To create the menu get rid of pause and type in:
   • :Menu
   • cls
   • echo ‘1. Start’
   • echo ‘2. Instructions’
   • echo ‘3. Exit’
   • set /p answer=‘Type the number of your option and press enter.’
   • if %answer%==1 goto ‘Start_1’
   • if %answer%==2 goto ‘Instructions’
   • if %answer%==3 goto ‘Exit’
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   Creating ‘Exit’ and ‘Instructions’. To create the exit screen type in this:
   • :‘Exit’
   • echo Thanks for playing !
   • exit /b
   • Now for the instructions type in:
   •  :‘Instructions’
   • cls
   • echo ‘Instructions’
   • echo.
   • Then write:
   • echo ‘Your instructions here’
   • As many times as you like then type:
   • pause
   • goto Menu
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   Begin the game. Type in a scenario:
   • :Start_1
   • cls
   • echo ‘You have run into bad guys. Their forces are:’
   • echo ‘3 farmers’
   • echo ‘You have a high chance of winning.’
   • set /p answer=‘Would you like to fight or run?’
   • if %answer%==‘Fight’ goto ‘Fight_1’
   • if %answer%==‘Run’ goto ‘Run_1’
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    Fighting and Running. Now to make fighting and running:
• :Run_1
• cls
• echo You ran away safely !
• pause
• goto ‘Start_1’
• :Fight_1
• echo You have chosen to fight.
• echo The battle is waging.
• goto Fight_1_Loop
• :‘Fight_1_Loop’
• set /a num=%random%
• if %num% gtr 4 goto ‘Fight_1_Loop’
• if %num% lss 1 goto ‘Fight_1_Loop’
• if %num%==1 goto ‘Lose_Fight_1’
• if %num%==2 goto ‘Win_Fight_1’
• if %num%==3 goto ‘Win_Fight_1’
• if %num%==4 goto ‘Win_Fight_1’
• :‘Lose_Fight_1’
• cls
• echo Sorry, you lost the battle :(
• pause
• goto Menu
• :‘Win_Fight_1’
• cls
• echo Congrats, you won the fight!
• set /p answer=‘Would you like to save?’
• if %answer%==‘Yes’ goto ‘Save’
• if %answer%==‘No’ goto ‘Start_2’
• :‘Save’
• goto ‘Start_2’
• Now you can repeat the code used in ‘Start_1’ to create a second fight and a third and fourth and so on.
• Also when you type e.g. :Fight_1 you also have to make sure that parts that say goto Fight_1 stay the same as each other so if you change one you have to change both.
• I don’t currently know how to do the save thing
• Unable to launch is a very common error.
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• TIPS
• Remember, whenever you want something to be seen by the player, you have to type echo in front of it.
• Check your batch script carefully and you will notice the wrong thing.
• Play your game along the way, even if you don't have the whole thing done. It will help you to see how what you type corresponds with what you get and detect errors.
• If you need to get out during the middle of a test run of your game, type Ctrl-C.
• Batch files in Windows can be put to many uses automating tasks, but writing a text game like this is a fun way to learn how they work.