#include <conio.h>
#include <stdio.h>
#include <dos.h>
#include <iostream.h>


int main()
{
	char firstchoice,a,dir,length;
	int locationx,locationy,same,timer,locationxbullet,locationybullet;
	timer=50;
	_setcursortype(_NOCURSOR);
	textcolor(YELLOW);
	textbackground(BLUE);
	locationx=40;
	locationy=24;
	locationxbullet=40;
	locationybullet=23;
	clrscr();
	gotoxy(19,12);
	cout << "Welcome to Steve's Awesome Computer Game!";
	gotoxy(19,13);
	cout << "Press H for help.";
	gotoxy(19,14);
	cout << "Otherwise, Press any other key to continue.";
	firstchoice=getch();

if(firstchoice == 'h')
	{
		clrscr();
		cout << "You're a rogue space pilot on a mission to destroy other ASCII characters.\nUse A to move left and D to move right.\nUse the spacebar to shoot.\nYou win when all the other ASCII characters are dead.\nGOOD LUCK!";
	}
	else
	{
	timer=timer-1;
	clrscr();
	for(a=1;a<=79;a++)
	    {
		gotoxy(a,1);printf("X");
		gotoxy(a,25);printf("X");
	    }
	    for(a=2;a<=24;a++)
	    {
		gotoxy(1,a);printf("X");
		gotoxy(79,a);printf("X");
	    }
				// insert the code from other program here for the aliens
	  do
	{

		if(kbhit() !=0)
		{
		dir=getch();

		if(dir=='a')
		{
		   gotoxy(locationx,locationy);
		   printf("   ^_^   ");
		   locationx--;
		   locationxbullet--;
		}
		if(dir=='d')
		{
		gotoxy(locationx,locationy);
		  printf("   ^_^   ");
		  locationx++;
		  locationxbullet++;
		  }
		if(dir=='m')
		{
		gotoxy(locationxbullet,locationybullet);
		for(locationybullet=23;locationybullet>=2;locationybullet--)
		printf("   I   ");
		}
		
	     }
	     }while(dir!='x');
	}

		

	}

		if(dir=='m')
		{
		for(locationybullet=23;locationybullet>=2;locationybullet--)
		gotoxy(locationxbullet,locationybullet);
		printf("   I   ");
		}

		if(dir=='m')
		{
		   for(locationybullet=23;locationybullet>=2;locationybullet--)
		   {
                         gotoxy(locationxbullet,locationybullet);
		         printf("   I   ");
                   }
		}