Setting up Mission Python – Monterey Edition

When Sean McManus’s – Mission Python: Code a Space Adventure Game was first released I wrote a blog post on how to setup macOS to use the book.

Below are the updated steps for macOS 12.0 (Monterey) and the latest version on Python and Pygame Zero.

macOS 12.0 (Monterey) ships with Python3 but I would still recommend installing a second version as not to “upset” the OS native shipped version.

The book recommends Python 3.6.6 (at time of writing), I have based this post on Python 3.10.0 (which is the latest version at the time of me writing this).

Install Python 3.10.0

Download Python 3.10.0 from https://www.python.org/downloads/mac-osx/

Double click the installer and follow the on-screen instructions.

Once installed Open Terminal (Cmd+Spacebar, type Terminal, press Enter).

- Type which python3, at the prompt

You should get the below result-

/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.10/bin/python

Install pip3

pip3 is installed with python, I would recommend updating it to the latest version (21.3.1) at the time of this writing, in Terminal>

- Type pip3 install --upgrade pip

- Type pip3 --version

You should get the below result-

pip 21.3.1 from /Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.10/lib/python3.10/site-packages/pip (python 3.10)

Install Pygame Zero

In Terminal>

- Type pip3 install pgzero

- Type pip3 show pgzero

You should see the below in the results-

Name: pgzero

Version: 1.2

Once the above has been completed, you are ready to test Mission Python on your Mac.

Download the Mission Code file from https://www.sean.co.uk/books/mission-python/index.shtm

Once the file has downloaded and unzipped from within Terminal move to the escape folder (I unzipped the into my Downloads folder to test).

- Open Terminal (Cmd+Spacebar, type Terminal, press Enter).

- Type cd Downloads

- Type cd escape

- Type pgzrun escape.py

Once you have done the above the game should start. You are now ready to begin your adventure with Mission Python.

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate – Game Character and Game Listing

A couple of weeks ago “Pro Gamer” Dude was gifted with Super Smash Bros. Ultimate for his Nintendo Switch Lite.

We both agree that it is one of the best games on the switch. From my side I love the roster of fighters, a question we always ask is in which game did the fighter originally appear in?

That is why I put together the below chart to keep as a reference to answer that question.

No.	Fighter Name	First Game Appearance
1	Mario	Donkey Kong
2	Donkey Kong	Donkey Kong Country
3	Link	The Legend of Zelda
4	Samus	Metroid
4e	Dark Samus	Metroid Prime (Echo Fighter)
5	Yoshi	Super Mario World
6	Kirby	Kirby’s Dream Land
7	Fox	Star Fox
8	Pikachu	Pokémon Red and Blue
9	Luigi	Mario Bros.
10	Ness	EarthBound
11	Captain Falcon	F-Zero
12	Jigglypuff	Pokémon Red and Blue
13	Princess Peach	Super Mario Bros.
13e	Princess Daisy	Super Mario Land (Echo Fighter)
14	Bowser	Mario Bros.
15	Ice Climbers	Ice Climber
16	Sheik	The Lengend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
17	Princess Zelda	The Lengend of Zelda
18	Dr. Mario	Dr. Mario
19	Pichu	Pokémon Gold and Silver
20	Falco	Star Fox
21	Martha	Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon and Blade of Light
21e	Lucina	Fire Emblem Fates (Echo Fighter)
22	Young Link	The Legend of Zelda
23	Ganondorf	The Legend of Zelda
24	Mewtwo	Pokémon Red and Blue
25	Roy	Fire Emblem: The Binding Blade
25e	Chrom	Fire Emblem Fates (Echo Fighter)
26	Mr. Game & Watch	Ball
27	Meta Knight	Kirby’s Adventure
28	Pit	Kid Icarus
28e	Dark Pit	Kid Icarus: Uprising (Echo Fighter)
29	Zero Suit Samus	Metroid: Zero Mission
30	Wario	Super Mario Land 2
31	Solid Snake	Metal Gear
32	Ike	Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance
33 – 35	Pokémon Trainer (Squirtle, Ivysaur and Charizard)	Pokémon Red and Blue
36	Diddy Kong	Donkey Kong Country
37	Lucas	Mother 3
38	Sonic	Sonic the Hedgehog
39	King Dedede	Kirby’s Dream Land
40	Olimar	Pikmin
41	Lucario	Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Blue Rescue Team and Red Rescue Team
42	R.O.B. (Robotic Operating Buddy)	Stack-Up
43	Toon Link	The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Walker
44	Wolf	Star Fox 64
45	Villager	Animal Crossing
46	Mega Man	Mega Man
47	Wii Fit Trainer	Wii Fit
48	Rosalina & Luma	Super Mario Galaxy
49	Little Mac	Mike Tyson’s Punch-Out!!
50	Greninja	Pokémon X and Y
51 – 53	Mii Fighter (Brawler, Swordfighter and Gunner)	Mii Channel / Wii Sports
54	Palutena	Kid Icarus
55	Pac-Man	Pac-Man
56	Robin	Fire Emblem: Awakening
57	Shulk	Xenoblade Chronicles
58	Bowser Jr.	Super Mario Sunshine
59	Duck Hunt Duo	Duck Hunt
60	Ryu	Street Fighter
60e	Ken	Street Fighter (Echo Fighter)
61	Cloud	Final Fantasy VII
62	Corrin	Fire Emblem Fates
63	Bayonetta	Bayonetta
64	Inkling	Splatoon
65	Ridley	Metroid
66	Simon Belmont	Castlevania
66e	Richter Belmont	Castlevania: Rondo of Blood (Echo Fighter)
67	King K. Rool	Donkey Kong Country
68	Isabelle	Animal Crossing: New Leaf
69	Incineroar	Pokémon Sun and Moon
70	Piranha Plant (DLC)	Super Mario Bros.
71	Joker (DLC)	Persona 5
72	Hero (DLC)	Dragon Quest
73	Banjo & Kazooie (DLC)	Banjo-Kazooie
74	Terry (DLC)	Fatal Fury
75	Byleth (DLC)	Fire Emblem Heros / Fire Emblem: Three Houses
76	Min Min (DLC)	ARMS
77	Steve / Alex (DLC)	Minecraft
78	Sephiroth (DLC)	Final Fantasy VII
79	Pyra (DLC)	Xenoblade Chronicles 2
80	Mythra (DLC)	Xenoblade Chronicles 2
81	Kazuya (DLC)	Tekken
82	Sora (DLC)	Kingdom Hearts

References – Nintendo’s Official Smash Bros. Site, Prima Games Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Official Guide, Business Insider’s – Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Super Smash Bros Ultimate Manual, SmashWiki

Setting up Mission Python – Catalina Edition

A couple of years ago I picked up a copy of Sean McManus’s – Mission Python: Code a Space Adventure Game from No Starch Press.

In my opinion, it’s still a great book to get into coding a game in Python using Pygame Zero.

The book explains how to set up your adventure on a Windows PC and Raspberry Pi, but been a macOS user, I decided to post the steps below on to set up your adventure on a Mac.

Note – If you are using macOS 12.0 (Monterey), see my updated post here.

macOS 10.15 (Catalina) now ships with Python3 but I would recommend installing a second version as not to “upset” the OS native shipped version.

The book recommends Python 3.6.6 (at time of writing), I have based this post on Python 3.7.7 (I recommend not going to a higher version as Pygame Zero still has some install issues on the latest Python version 3.8.2).

Install Python 3.7.7

Download Python 3.7.7 from https://www.python.org/downloads/mac-osx/

Double click the installer and follow the on-screen instructions.

Once installed Open Terminal (Cmd+Spacebar, type Terminal, press Enter).

- Type which python3, at the prompt

You should get the below result-

/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.7/bin/python

Install pip3

pip3 (19.2.3) is automatically installed with Python3 (3.7.7), I would recommend updating it to the latest, in Terminal>

- Type pip3 install --upgrade pip

- Type pip3 --version

You should get the below result-

pip 20.0.2 from /Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.7/lib/python3.7/site-packages/pip (python 3.7)

Install Pygame Zero

In Terminal>

- Type pip3 install pgzero

- Type pip3 show pgzero

You should see the below in the results-

Name: pgzero

Version: 1.2

Once the above has been completed, you are ready to test Mission Python on your Mac.

Download the Mission Code file from https://www.sean.co.uk/books/mission-python/index.shtm

Once the file has downloaded and unzipped from within Terminal move to the escape folder (I unzipped the into my Downloads folder to test).

- Open Terminal (Cmd+Spacebar, type Terminal, press Enter).

- Type cd Downloads

- Type cd escape

- Type pgzrun escape.py

Once you have done the above the game should start. You are now ready to begin your adventure with Mission Python.