---
title: "First Game: Part 3 - Loading Assets"
description: "Demonstrates how to load image and spritesheet assets into a Scene and add a background image to the display list."
phaser: "4.1.0"
size: "800x600"
files: 1
url: https://phaser.io/oss/examples/v4.1.0/games/firstgame/view/part3
site: Phaser - https://phaser.io
---

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# First Game: Part 3 - Loading Assets

Demonstrates how to load image and spritesheet assets into a Scene and add a background image to the display list.

A Phaser 4.1.0 example in [Games / Firstgame](https://phaser.io/oss/examples/v4.1.0/games/firstgame.md). It runs at 800 × 600, and loads its assets from https://cdn.phaserfiles.com/v410. See it running, with its code, at https://phaser.io/oss/examples/v4.1.0/games/firstgame/view/part3.

To run it, load Phaser 4.1.0 (`https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/phaser@4.1.0/dist/phaser.min.js`), then the file, on a page with a `<div id="game-container">`.

## Code

### part3.js

```js
class Example extends Phaser.Scene
{
    preload ()
    {
        this.load.setBaseURL('https://cdn.phaserfiles.com/v410');
        this.load.image('sky', 'src/games/firstgame/assets/sky.png');
        this.load.image('ground', 'src/games/firstgame/assets/platform.png');
        this.load.image('star', 'src/games/firstgame/assets/star.png');
        this.load.image('bomb', 'src/games/firstgame/assets/bomb.png');
        this.load.spritesheet('dude', 'src/games/firstgame/assets/dude.png', { frameWidth: 32, frameHeight: 48 });
    }

    create ()
    {
        this.add.image(400, 300, 'sky');
    }

    update ()
    {
    }
}

const config = {
    scale: { mode: Phaser.Scale.FIT },
    type: Phaser.AUTO,
    width: 800,
    height: 600,
    scene: Example
};

const game = new Phaser.Game(config);
```

## More in Firstgame

- [Complete Arcade Physics Platformer](https://phaser.io/oss/examples/v4.1.0/games/firstgame/view/part10.md): The final version of the introductory tutorial game, featuring platform physics, star collection, scoring, and hazardous bombs that end the game.
- [First Game Part 2: Loading Assets](https://phaser.io/oss/examples/v4.1.0/games/firstgame/view/part2.md): Demonstrates how to preload static images and a spritesheet with specific frame dimensions into a Scene.
- [First Game: Part 4 - Static Platforms](https://phaser.io/oss/examples/v4.1.0/games/firstgame/view/part4.md): Learn how to use Arcade Physics static groups to create platforms and level geometry, including how to scale static bodies.
- [Keyboard Controls and Movement](https://phaser.io/oss/examples/v4.1.0/games/firstgame/view/part7.md): Learn how to move a player character using keyboard input, apply animations based on velocity, and implement jumping with Arcade Physics.
- [Making Your First Game: Part 1](https://phaser.io/oss/examples/v4.1.0/games/firstgame/view/part1.md): The initial setup for a Phaser project, featuring the basic Game configuration and an empty Scene template.
- [Making your First Game: Part 5](https://phaser.io/oss/examples/v4.1.0/games/firstgame/view/part5.md): Learn how to add a physics-enabled player sprite and define animations for walking left, right, and turning using a spritesheet.
- [Making your first Phaser Game: Part 8](https://phaser.io/oss/examples/v4.1.0/games/firstgame/view/part8.md): Demonstrates how to collect items using physics overlaps. It features a callback function that disables star objects when they come into contact with the player.
- [Player Animations and Collision](https://phaser.io/oss/examples/v4.1.0/games/firstgame/view/part6.md): Demonstrates how to add a physics-enabled player sprite, set its bounce and world boundaries, define animations using a spritesheet, and handle collisions with static platform groups.
- [Score and Collecting Items](https://phaser.io/oss/examples/v4.1.0/games/firstgame/view/part9.md): Learn how to detect overlaps between physics bodies to collect items and update a score display using Text objects.

---

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