Posted on Jul 6

Racing Game with Python + Pygame 🚗

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🏎️ I Built a Retro Racing Game with Python + Pygame — Let's Improve It Together!

Hi everyone! I'm excited to share a fun personal project I built recently: a retro-style 2D racing game made with Pygame.

It's called 🎮 Atari Speed Racer, and it brings back those classic vibes of dodging traffic at high speeds!

👉 Watch full gameplay video

🚀 What I Built

This is a beginner-friendly Python project that features:

🚗 Multiple car types with different speeds and designs
🛣️ Dynamic road generation with lane markers
📈 Progressive difficulty
🏆 High score saving system
🎵 Music effects (can be disabled in CI via GitHub Actions)
🖥️ Smooth gameplay at 60 FPS

You can run it locally like this:

pip install pygame==2.6.1 python atari.py

Or check out the source code here:

🔗 GitHub Repo

🧠 Why I Made It

As a self-taught developer, I wanted to:

Improve my Python skills through building games

Learn GitHub Actions (yes, it even runs headless on CI!)

Create something visually fun and interactive

Work on a real project with room to grow

🤝 Let’s Build This Together!

I’m looking for fellow devs or learners who want to collaborate on this game for fun:

💡 Ideas welcome:

Adding different environments (snow, night, desert...)

Multiplayer mode?

Leaderboard via web API

UI redesigns or animations

Whether you're a designer, programmer, or just curious — I’d love your feedback, ideas, or PRs.

🗂️ Quick Glance at Project Structure

Racing-car-game/
├── atari.py # Main game logic
├── highscore.txt # Stores persistent high score
├── music/ # Music & sound effects
├── screenshots/ # Screenshots and previews
├── requirement.txt # Dependencies
└── README.md # Project overview