# K... is this way any good... or should I use another
**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/k-is-this-way-any-good-or-should-i-use-another/62237
**Category:** programming
**Created:** [August 26, 2004, 4:06am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/k-is-this-way-any-good-or-should-i-use-another/62237 "2004-08-26T04:06:18Z")
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### Author:  [@patricktheking](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/patricktheking)
#### Post date: [August 26, 2004, 4:06am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/k-is-this-way-any-good-or-should-i-use-another/62237/1 "2004-08-26T04:06:18Z")
K im making a super mario game right and i’m working on the bad guys right now…
currently ill give them a predefined path and if mario walks into them or something he’ll either shrink or die, depending on his size.
anywayz… currently i was thinking of having a little line on the head of each of the bad guys and if mario touched it… the goomba’s would die…
ex of what i would put on the line of the mc on each bad guy
onClipEvent (enterFrame) {
if (mario.hitTest(\_root.badguy1.hitter)) {
\_root.mario.\_y += 6;
}
if (mario.hitTest(\_root.badguy1.hitter)) {
\_root.badguy1.hitter.gotoAndPlay(“goombadead”);
}
}
this is what i am gonna do now… but i know theres gotta be a better way… any suggestions
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [August 26, 2004, 6:02pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/k-is-this-way-any-good-or-should-i-use-another/62237/2 "2004-08-26T18:02:40Z")
how about testing if mario hits them and he is at a certain hieght?
if(mario.\_y == goomba.\_y-goombas hieght){
goomba dies
} else {
mario dies
}
}
theory should work i guess. I dunno. just a thought
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [August 26, 2004, 7:34pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/k-is-this-way-any-good-or-should-i-use-another/62237/3 "2004-08-26T19:34:01Z")
Hey ur ideas good…
just one question…
K ur first line , does it meen that if mario is above the goomba, the goomba dies (same y intercept) …?
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [August 27, 2004, 12:18am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/k-is-this-way-any-good-or-should-i-use-another/62237/4 "2004-08-27T00:18:35Z")
onClipEvent (enterFrame) {
if (mario.hitTest(\_root.badguy1.hitter)) {
\_root.mario.\_y += 6;
\_root.badguy1.hitter.gotoAndPlay(“goombadead”);
}
}
You mean THIS?
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [August 27, 2004, 4:18am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/k-is-this-way-any-good-or-should-i-use-another/62237/5 "2004-08-27T04:18:05Z")
ya… ops forgot u could put it in…
lol my way still works but prob harder for AC…
thanks
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [August 27, 2004, 8:40am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/k-is-this-way-any-good-or-should-i-use-another/62237/6 "2004-08-27T08:40:45Z")
> [@Skribble](#):
>
> how about testing if mario hits them and he is at a certain hieght?
>
> if(mario.\_y == goomba.\_y-goombas hieght){
> goomba dies
> } else {
> mario dies
> }
> }
>
> theory should work i guess. I dunno. just a thought
So you’re basically saying that if mario isnt alligned on the Y axis with the goomba, he’ll die? That wont work. :hr:
Chen is right.
However… You won’t be able to put that code on EACH bad guy in the game for obvious reasons. :tb:
:pirate3:
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [August 27, 2004, 4:20pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/k-is-this-way-any-good-or-should-i-use-another/62237/7 "2004-08-27T16:20:36Z")
no i put that if mario jumps on the top of the guy where the hittest is he’ll do a lil bounce…
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [August 27, 2004, 4:23pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/k-is-this-way-any-good-or-should-i-use-another/62237/8 "2004-08-27T16:23:07Z")
that is what my brother is trying to say, that when u jump on the goomba mario will doa lil bounce just like in the game…
ya chen urs is the one that is right
onClipEvent (enterFrame) {
if (mario.hitTest(\_root.badguy1.hitter)) {
\_root.mario.\_y += 6;
\_root.badguy1.hitter.gotoAndPlay(“goombadead”);
}
}
i’ll tell my bro to check the forums so he may see the code