Robotron 2084

Robotron 2084 is a fast-paced twin-stick arcade shooter where you must survive relentless waves of enemies while protecting the last remaining humans. Armed with rapid-fire movement and shooting in all directions, you’ll need quick reflexes to dodge swarms of robotic attackers, rescue civilians for points, and stay alive as the chaos intensifies.

I built a from-scratch C and OpenGL remake of the classic twin-stick shooter, which earned Best Overall Game in my cohort showcase.

Gameplay & Engine Systems

• Used object-oriented C with vtables, function pointers, and callbacks for modular draw/update dispatch and dynamic object management.
• Implemented high-performance object pooling for bullets, enemies, and obstacles during chaotic gameplay.
• Built sprite animation and vertex-color effects for eight-directional movement, explosions, strobing, and level transitions.
• Recreated frenetic enemy behaviors, including diagonal grunts, sinusoidal spheroids, and random quarks.
• Implemented AABB collision with type-specific handlers, probabilistic wave spawning, and persistent high-score storage.