LÖVE

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--update our bullets
	for i,v in ipairs(player.bullets) do
		bulletUpdate(dt, v)
		
		local okToRemove = bulletUpdate(dt, v)
		
		if okToRemove == true then
			table.insert(bulletsToRemove, i)
			
			bulletExplosionX = v.x - halfFrameSize
			bulletExplosionY = v.y - halfFrameSize
			bulletShowExplosion = true
			
			for ii, vv in ipairs(missileAttacks) do
				if CheckCollision(bulletExplosionX, bulletExplosionY, explosionFrameSize, explosionFrameSize, vv.x, vv.y, vv.image:getWidth(), vv.image:getHeight()) then
					--okToRemove = true
					table.insert(attacksToRemove, ii)
					
					--Score!
					player.score = player.score + 100
					
					--explosionX = vv.x - vv.image:getWidth()
					--explosionY = vv.y - vv.image:getHeight()
					--showExplosion = true
				end	
			end
			
			--remove our missiles that collided with bullets
			for i,v in ipairs(attacksToRemove) do
				table.remove(missileAttacks, v)
			end
		end
	end

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local someTable = { "apple", "oranges", "cherries", "bananas", "tomato", "strawberries", "blueberries", "pears", "blackberries" }
local someTable2 = { "apple", "oranges", "cherries", "bananas", "tomato", "strawberries", "blueberries", "pears", "blackberries" }

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	for i, item in ipairs(someTable) do
		if(item == "tomato" or item == "strawberries" ) then
			table.remove(someTable, i);
		end
	end

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--use a "reverse" loop to avoid any entry being skipped due to the table's reordering:
	
	for i = #someTable2, 1, -1 do
		local item = someTable2[i]
		if(item == "tomato" or item == "strawberries" ) then
			table.remove(someTable2, i);
		end
	end

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--loop through all our our attacks to remove
	for i, v in ipairs(attacksToRemove) do
		--then loop through all of the missile attacks
		for ii = #missileAttacks, 1, -1 do
			local item = missileAttacks[ii]
			--remove any matches
			if item == attacksToRemove[i] then
				table.remove(missileAttacks, i)
			end
		end
	end