Having now completed five projects—ranging from retro terminal apps to Tkinter interfaces—my 100 Days of Python journey is steering toward serious game logic. Early in the bootcamp, many walkthroughs involved "mutating" the Turtle library into clones of Pong or Frogger. They were great for learning the ropes, but it’s time to move beyond the sandbox.
The most recent projects have spanned the spectrum: from a minimalist Text to Morse Code app to the more high-energy Type My Speed. Honestly, I can hardly call these "one-day challenges" anymore. They’ve required deep thought regarding architecture and UI, moving far beyond simple demonstrations of coding principles with makeshift interfaces.
The next milestone is a clone of the Atari classic, Breakout. However, this won't be another Turtle-based project that has deviated off course. I’ve decided to jump into an entirely different library: PyGame.
I’ll be sailing blind into an unknown library, but it's one I know is a staple of the Python community. To keep things fresh, I’m ditching the 70s aesthetic for a modern, Cyberpunk twist. I’ve titled the project ‘System Breach: Protocol’. In this version, the player acts as a Netrunner infiltrating the "Data Stream Core," breaking through security layers to bypass the firewall.
This won’t be a 24-hour build. I expect to have the core mechanics primed and ready in a couple of weeks. It won't be a "final" product yet, but rather a solid foundation that can be built upon and improved over time.
In the meantime, you can catch up on what I’ve put together so far and even live-demo the classic terminal games through a new app interface.