I need help on a maze game...

Question

I need to create a maze game, consist of a 14x18 grid that contains various obstacles. At the beginning of the game, the player is positioned at the upper left-hand corner of the grid. Each space of the board may have one of the following items in it: an immovable block, a moveable block, a bomb, or nothing. The items in the game have the following behavior:
1. The player is controlled by the user. The player may move up, down, left, or right.
2. An empty space is empty. Anything may move into an empty space.
3. An immovable block cannot move. Nothing may move the grid space that an immovable block occupies.
4. A moveable block can be pushed by the user. It cannot be pushed off of the grid. It cannot be pushed onto a space that an immovable block occupies. A movable block can be pushed into a space that is occupied by another moveable block provided that the second moveable block can move in turn.
5. A bomb space looks just like an empty space, however it's behavior is quite different. Only when something moves into its space does it become visible. If a player moves into the space, the bomb explodes, killing the player. If a moveable piece is moved into a bomb space, the bomb becomes visible. The bomb will still be active, meaning a player will still want to avoid this grid location.
The goal of the game is for the player to move from the upper left-hand corner to any grid location in the rightmost column. The player is moved by the input entered by the user.
So far, I have succesfully made the Simple console input for this game. The source code is as following.
import java.io.BufferedReader;
import java.io.InputStreamReader;
import java.io.IOException;
public class SimpleConsoleInput
* Get a single character from the user
* @return value entered by the user
public char getChar()
BufferedReader br = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(System.in), 1);
System.out.print(":");
// Declare and initialize the char
char character = ' ';
// Get the character from the keyboard
boolean successfulInput = false;
while( !successfulInput )
try
character = (char) br.read();
successfulInput = true;
catch (NumberFormatException ex)
System.out.println("Please enter a character: ");
catch(Exception ex)
System.out.println(ex);
System.exit(0);
// Return the character obtained from the keyboard
return character;
* Get a single character from the user
* @return value entered by the user
* @param prompt - String to prompt the user with
public char getChar(String prompt)
BufferedReader br = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(System.in), 1);
System.out.print(prompt + ":");
// Declare and initialize the char
char character = ' ';
// Get the character from the keyboard
boolean successfulInput = false;
while( !successfulInput )
try
character = (char) br.read();
successfulInput = true;
catch (NumberFormatException ex)
System.out.println("Please enter a character: ");
catch(Exception ex)
System.out.println(ex);
System.exit(0);
// Return the character obtained from the keyboard
return character;
* Get a double from the user
* @return value entered by the user
public double getDouble()
BufferedReader br = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(System.in));
System.out.print(":");
// Declare and initialize the double
double number = 0.0;
// Get the number from the keyboard
boolean successfulInput = false;
while( !successfulInput )
try
String line = br.readLine();
number = Double.parseDouble(line);
successfulInput = true;
catch (NumberFormatException ex)
System.out.println("Please enter a double: ");
catch(Exception ex)
System.out.println(ex);
System.exit(0);
// Return the number obtained from the keyboard
return number;
* Get a double from the user
* @return value entered by the user
* @param prompt - String to prompt the user with
public double getDouble(String prompt)
BufferedReader br = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(System.in), 1);
System.out.print(prompt + ":");
// Declare and initialize the double
double number = 0.0;
// Get the number from the keyboard
boolean successfulInput = false;
while( !successfulInput )
try
String line = br.readLine();
number = Double.parseDouble(line);
successfulInput = true;
catch (NumberFormatException ex)
System.out.println("Please enter a double: ");
catch(Exception ex)
System.out.println(ex);
System.exit(0);
// Return the number obtained from the keyboard
return number;
* Get an int from the user
* @return value entered by the user
public int getInt()
BufferedReader br = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(System.in), 1);
System.out.print(":");
// Declare and initialize the int
int number = 0;
// Get the number from the keyboard
boolean successfulInput = false;
while( !successfulInput )
try
String line = br.readLine();
number = Integer.parseInt(line);
successfulInput = true;
catch (NumberFormatException ex)
System.out.println("Please enter an integer: ");
catch(Exception ex)
System.out.println(ex);
System.exit(0);
// Return the number obtained from the keyboard
return number;
* Get an int from the user
* @return value entered by the user
* @param prompt - String to prompt the user with
public int getInt(String prompt)
BufferedReader br = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(System.in), 1);
System.out.print(prompt + ":");
// Declare and initialize the int
int number = 0;
// Get the number from the keyboard
boolean successfulInput = false;
while( !successfulInput )
try
String line = br.readLine();
number = Integer.parseInt(line);
successfulInput = true;
catch (NumberFormatException ex)
System.out.println("Please enter an integer: ");
catch(Exception ex)
System.out.println(ex);
System.exit(0);
// Return the number obtained from the keyboard
return number;
* Get a String from the user
* @return value entered by the user
public String getString()
BufferedReader console = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(System.in));
System.out.print(":");
String name = null;
// Get the string from the keyboard
boolean successfulInput = false;
while( !successfulInput )
try
name = console.readLine();
successfulInput = true;
catch (NumberFormatException ex)
System.out.println("Please enter a string: ");
catch(Exception ex)
System.out.println(ex);
System.exit(0);
return name;
* Get a String from the user
* @return value entered by the user
* @param prompt - String to prompt the user with
public String getString(java.lang.String prompt)
BufferedReader console = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(System.in));
System.out.print(prompt + ":");
String name = null;
// Get the string from the keyboard
boolean successfulInput = false;
while( !successfulInput )
try
name = console.readLine();
successfulInput = true;
catch (NumberFormatException ex)
System.out.println("Please enter a string: ");
catch(Exception ex)
System.out.println(ex);
System.exit(0);
return name;
* The main program for the SimpleInput class
* @param args - The command line arguments
public static void main(java.lang.String[] args)
SimpleConsoleInput i = new SimpleConsoleInput();
i.getString("Please Enter an Integer for me");
Now is the bard part for me...
I need to generate a random maze wioth those items. So far I can only make the maze using a template. The part of maze generator is given below...
public class Maze extends Applet {
String levels[] = {
"M^^^^#####" +
"M^^^^# #" +
"M^^^^#$ #" +
"M^^### $##" +
"M^^# $ $ #" +
"M### # ## #^^^######" +
"M# # ## ##### ..#" +
"M# $ $ ..#" +
"M##### ### #@## ..#" +
"M^^^^# #########" +
"M^^^^#######",
"M############" +
"M#.. # ###" +
"M#.. # $ $ #" +
"M#.. #$#### #" +
"M#.. @ ## #" +
"M#.. # # $ ##" +
"M###### ##$ $ #" +
"M^^# $ $ $ $ #" +
"M^^# # #" +
"M^^############",
"M^^^^^^^^########" +
"M^^^^^^^^# @#" +
"M^^^^^^^^# $#$ ##" +
"M^^^^^^^^# $ $#" +
"M^^^^^^^^##$ $ #" +
"M######### $ # ###" +
"M#.... ## $ $ #" +
"M##... $ $ #" +
"M#.... ##########" +
"M########M",
"M^^^^^^^^^^^########" +
"M^^^^^^^^^^^# ....#" +
"M############ ....#" +
"M# # $ $ ....#" +
"M# $$$#$ $ # ....#" +
"M# $ $ # ....#" +
"M# $$ #$ $ $########" +
"M# $ # #" +
"M## #########" +
"M# # ##" +
"M# $ ##" +
"M# $$#$$ @#" +
"M# # ##" +
"M###########",
"M^^^^^^^^#####" +
"M^^^^^^^^# #####" +
"M^^^^^^^^# #$## #" +
"M^^^^^^^^# $ #" +
"M######### ### #" +
"M#.... ## $ $###" +
"M#.... $ $$ ##" +
"M#.... ##$ $ @#" +
"M######### $ ##" +
"M^^^^^^^^# $ $ #" +
"M^^^^^^^^### ## #" +
"M^^^^^^^^^^# #" +
"M^^^^^^^^^^######",
"M######^^###" +
"M#.. #^##@##" +
"M#.. ### #" +
"M#.. $$ #" +
"M#.. # # $ #" +
"M#..### # $ #" +
"M#### $ #$ #" +
"M^^^# $# $ #" +
"M^^^# $ $ #" +
"M^^^# ## #" +
"M^^^#########",
"M^^^^^^^#####" +
"M^####### ##" +
"M## # @## $$ #" +
"M# $ #" +
"M# $ ### #" +
"M### #####$###" +
"M# $ ### ..#" +
"M# $ $ $ ...#" +
"M# ###...#" +
"M# $$ #^#...#" +
"M# ###^#####" +
"M####",
"M^^^^^^^^^^#######" +
"M^^^^^^^^^^# ...#" +
"M^^^^^^##### ...#" +
"M^^^^^^# . .#" +
"M^^^^^^# ## ...#" +
"M^^^^^^## ## ...#" +
"M^^^^^### ########" +
"M^^^^^# $$$ ##" +
"M^##### $ $ #####" +
"M## #$ $ # #" +
"M#@ $ $ $ $ #" +
"M###### $$ $ #####" +
"M^^^^^# #" +
"M^^^^^########",
"M^###^^#############" +
"M##@#### # #" +
"M# $$ $$ $ $ ...#" +
"M# $$$# $ #...#" +
"M# $ # $$ $$ #...#" +
"M### # $ #...#" +
"M# # $ $ $ #...#" +
"M# ###### ###...#" +
"M## # # $ $ #...#" +
"M# ## # $$ $ $##..#" +
"M# ..# # $ #.#" +
"M# ..# # $$$ $$$ #.#" +
"M##### # # #.#" +
"M^^^^# ######### #.#" +
"M^^^^# #.#" +
"M^^^^###############",
"M^^^^^^^^^^####" +
"M^^^^^####^# #" +
"M^^^### @###$ #" +
"M^^## $ #" +
"M^## $ $$## ##" +
"M^# #$## #" +
"M^# # $ $$ # ###" +
"M^# $ # # $ #####" +
"M#### # $$ # #" +
"M#### ## $ #" +
"M#. ### ########" +
"M#.. ..#^####" +
"M#...#.#" +
"M#.....#" +
"M#######",
"M^^####" +
"M^^# ###########" +
"M^^# $ $ $ #" +
"M^^# $# $ # $ #" +
"M^^# $ $ # #" +
"M### $# # #### #" +
"M#@#$ $ $ ## #" +
"M# $ #$# # #" +
"M# $ $ $ $ #" +
"M^#### #########" +
"M^^# #" +
"M^^# #" +
"M^^#......#" +
"M^^#......#" +
"M^^#......#" +
"M^^########",
"M################" +
"M# #" +
"M# # ###### #" +
"M# # $ $ $ $# #" +
"M# # $@$ ## ##" +
"M# # $ $ $###...#" +
"M# # $ $ ##...#" +
"M# ###$$$ $ ##...#" +
"M# # ## ##...#" +
"M##### ## ##...#" +
"M^^^^##### ###" +
"M^^^^^^^^# #" +
"M^^^^^^^^#######",
"M^^^#########" +
"M^^## ## #####" +
"M### # # ###" +
"M# $ #$ # # ... #" +
"M# # $#@$## # #.#. #" +
"M# # #$ # . . #" +
"M# $ $ # # #.#. #" +
"M# ## ##$ $ . . #" +
"M# $ # # #$#.#. #" +
"M## $ $ $ $... #" +
"M^#$ ###### ## #" +
"M^# #^^^^##########" +
"M^####",
"M^^^^^^^#######" +
"M^####### #" +
"M^# # $@$ #" +
"M^#$$ # #########" +
"M^# ###......## #" +
"M^# $......## # #" +
"M^# ###...... #" +
"M## #### ### #$##" +
"M# #$ # $ # #" +
"M# $ $$$ # $## #" +
"M# $ $ ###$$ # #" +
"M##### $ # #" +
"M^^^^### ### # #" +
"M^^^^^^# # #" +
"M^^^^^^######## #" +
"M^^^^^^^^^^^^^####",
"M^^^^#######" +
"M^^^# # #" +
"M^^^# $ #" +
"M^### #$ ####" +
"M^# $ ##$ #" +
"M^# # @ $ # $#" +
"M^# # $ ####" +
"M^## ####$## #" +
"M^# $#.....# # #" +
"M^# $..**. $# ###" +
"M## #.....# #" +
"M# ### #######" +
"M# $$ # #" +
"M# # #" +
"M###### #" +
"M^^^^^#####",
"M#####" +
"M# ##" +
"M# #^^####" +
"M# $ #### #" +
"M# $$ $ $#" +
"M###@ #$ ##" +
"M^# ## $ $ ##" +
"M^# $ ## ## .#" +
"M^# #$##$ #.#" +
"M^### $..##.#" +
"M^^# #.*...#" +
"M^^# $$ #.....#" +
"M^^# #########" +
"M^^# #" +
"M^^####",
"M^^^##########" +
"M^^^#.. # #" +
"M^^^#.. #" +
"M^^^#.. # ####" +
"M^^####### # ##" +
"M^^# #" +
"M^^# # ## # #" +
"M#### ## #### ##" +
"M# $ ##### # #" +
"M# # $ $ # $ #" +
"M# @$ $ # ##" +
"M#### ## #######" +
"M^^^# #" +
"M^^^######",
"M^^^^^###########" +
"M^^^^^# . # #" +
"M^^^^^# #. @ #" +
"M^##### ##..# ####" +
"M## # ..### ###" +
"M# $ #... $ # $ #" +
"M# .. ## ## ## #" +
"M####$##$# $ # # #" +
"M^^## # #$ $$ # #" +
"M^^# $ # # # $## #" +
"M^^# #" +
"M^^# ########### #" +
"M^^####^^^^^^^^^####",
"M^^######" +
"M^^# @####" +
"M##### $ #" +
"M# ## ####" +
"M# $ # ## #" +
"M# $ # ##### #" +
"M## $ $ # #" +
"M## $ $ ### # #" +
"M## # $ # # #" +
"M## # #$# # #" +
"M## ### # # ######" +
"M# $ #### # #....#" +
"M# $ $ ..#.#" +
"M####$ $# $ ....#" +
"M# # ## ....#" +
"M###################",
"M^^^^##########" +
"M##### ####" +
"M# # $ #@ #" +
"M# #######$#### ###" +
"M# # ## # #$ ..#" +
"M# # $ # # #.#" +
"M# # $ # #$ ..#" +
"M# # ### ## #.#" +
"M# ### # # #$ ..#" +
"M# # # #### #.#" +
"M# #$ $ $ #$ ..#" +
"M# $ # $ $ # #.#" +
"M#### $### #$ ..#" +
"M^^^# $$ ###....#" +
"M^^^# ##^######" +
"M^^^########"
final static char wall = '#';
final static char floor = ' ';
final static char me = '@';
final static char bomb = '&';
final static char movableBlock = '*';
final static char goal = '.';
Would someone please help me on this game...

Answer 1

More information about this game:
The game should generate a random obstacle course for the player. The first column of the grid, however, should consist of all empty pieces, with the exception of the upper left-hand corner, which is the grid location where the player initially resides.
Enter a loop in which the following things happen (not necessarily in this order):
Print the current board configuration. Additionally, a key should be printed describing what each piece is.
Get an action from the user. The player can move up, down, left, or right. Use the following controls: up = 'i', down = 'm', left = 'j', right = 'k'. The player can move at most one block at a time. Of course, if the player tries to move into a spot occupied by an immovable block, the player will not move.
Inform the player whether they have won, or if they have lost (a player loses if they step on a bomb piece).
If the player types 'q', the game should terminate.
I am still stuck on this maze generator stuff.... Please help me....