Mario Kart Algorithm

Mario Kart Algorithm

1. Mario Kart game

   • This is a car racing game where you choose a character and customise a vehicle that is able to come first

2. Character choices

   • Toad
     • A mushroom
   • Mario
     • Red plumber who always wears a cap with a M on it
   • Yoshi
     • A green dinosaur

3. Chosen character actions

   • Throw shells
   • Drift
   • Knock other players
   • Use mushrooms
   • Use stars

4. Prescribed Criteria

   • Develop an Algorithm using Pseudocode conventions
     • End every END block, finish with ENDIF
     • Bold the keywords
     • Indent the keywords
   • Develop a strategy to use to help you gain first place in the race.
     • Gain a boost at the start by pushing on the accelerator on the second light during the countdown
     • Collect mystery boxes along the way and use them to gain more power
     • When player reaches a corner drift
   • Use five (5) conditions (IF, ELSEIF, ELSE) in your pseudocode
     • IF waiting for countdown THEN
     • ELSEIF there is no mystery box continue going forward
     • IF a mystery box approaches THEN
     • ELSE DRIVE straight
     • IF a player is approaching

5. Algorithm constructs

   • Definitions and examples
     • Sequence
     • Assignment
     • Selection
     • Condition
     • Iteration

6. Hardware

   • Screen
     • We needed a TV and cable to connect the Nintendo Switch
   • Joycon remote
     • A controller to hold it easily
   • Nintendo Switch
   • SSB game card or download
     • We use a game card