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This tutorial will show you how to add score and deal with lives based on collision with the enemies. (9:34)

In this video, we will set it up so that your character has 3 lives and each time it collides with a bomb, your character will lose a life. (7:04)

This tutorial will show you how to use a controller object to display (draw) the health and lives in your game. (8:22)

This tutorial will show you how to add game information to your GameMaker 8 game. Game information is the area where you can provide directions to the player. I see this as the online 'game manual' and have students include important elements (storyline, characters, items, level descriptions, scoring mechanisms, winning / losing scenario, and game controls) I will also show you how to make the game information show up automatically at the start of the game. (3:37)