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Design & Code a Game

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You have complete freedom make any sort of game you can imagine using MakeCode Arcade. You can design everything from an adventure game where you rescue lost animals to a classic jumping platformer where you avoid flying sharks. The options are limitless. Whatever game you make, you just need to need include gaming elements.

We have a tutorial for each gaming element on our YouTube 8-Bit Challenge Playlist. Learn how to animate your character, design a custom level, and how to code a jumping mechanic.

We will also host two live streams every Saturday from October 17th – December 5th. Join to us to see how you can take these individual gaming elements and turn them into a full game. Full schedule below.

  • Dev Stream – this stream will focus on creating a full game from start to finish.
  • Remix Stream – this stream will focus on how to remix and customize an existing game.

Game Element Tutorials

Character Design

  • Develop a story for your game
  • Add a character from the gallery
  • Edit a gallery character
  • Design a character
  • Animate a character
  • Create a custom NPC
  • Create a custom Projectile

Level Design

  • Edit the background color and image
  • Add a sound effect
  • Compose background music
  • Add an obstacle
  • Add text splash screen
  • Change the color palette
  • Design a game level
  • Create a custom tile
  • Animate an obstacle
  • Design an intro screen
  • Add an extra level
  • Add a room

Game Engine

  • Add a life system
  • Add a scoring system
  • Add a game timer
  • Use win/lose conditions
  • Add button controls
  • Add projectiles
  • Add a projectile to a NPC
  • Create a jumping mechanic
  • Create a double jump mechanic
  • Spawn NPCs
  • NPC Automatic Movement

Live Streams

Schedule

All live streams will run from 10:00 – 10:30 am. Want to watch both? We will record and post all streams on our the 8-Bit Challenge channel shortly after each of them finishes. Use the links below to join the live stream or watch the recording.

Remix Stream

Oct 17 – Galaga

Oct 24 – Maze Game

Oct 31 – Maze Game Cont.

Nov 7 – Collect the Clovers

Nov 14 – Clovers Cont.

Nov 21 – Clovers Cont.

Nov 28 – No Streaming

Dec 5 – TBD

Dev Stream

Oct 17 – Platformer Part 1

Oct 24 – Platformer Part 2

Oct 31 – Platformer Part 3

Nov 7 – Adventure Part 1

Nov 14 – Adventure Part 2

Nov 21 – Adventure Part 3

Nov 28 – No Streaming

Dec 5 – TBD

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