Did you know that the MakeCode team answers user questions all the time? Whether you’re a teacher who is experimenting with new lessons in class, or a teen at home pushing the boundaries of what can be done with 15 colors, the MakeCode team loves to hear about what you’re…

In honor of the new Marvel movie, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol.3 (in theaters now) Microsoft MakeCode Arcade has launched a new version of our Space tutorial, called…Galaxy! In this tutorial, you’ll walk through the creation of a Galaga-style game (very similar to our previous “Space” tutorial) but now it…

On May 1st, 2023, Microsoft resurrected Zune.net in honor of the Marvel movie, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol.3. As part of this blast from the past, Microsoft MakeCode Arcade developed a brand new activity, utilizing one of our most recent additions: a music player! Following this quick and easy tutorial…

Did you know that our engineers host live coding sessions every week on Twitch?!? If you enjoy creating video games on your own, and want to dive into something a little more advanced than our beginner skillmaps, you can tune in to @MSMakeCode on Twitch every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at 1pm to see our engineers code games live! Those broadcasts are also ported over to YouTube, in case you want to follow along more slowly, or rewatch later.

Lets talk about arrays in Microsoft MakeCode Arcade. What is an Array When I teach about arrays, I like to compare them to cubbies on a wall. Arrays are used to hold values, taking order into account… the same way cubbies have a first cubby, second cubby, and so on. In order to understand…

Whether you are trying to build a scrolling platformer or a mystery game, switches can be an entertaining mechanic. You may want a button that turns bricks into coins, or keys that open doors when touched. This blog will help you understand how to create three different types of switches. Magic Tiles …

If you’ve ever made something extraordinary in MakeCode Arcade (and let’s face it, who hasn’t?) then you’re likely to want to share with as many people as you can. We have many different ways to share in MakeCode, depending on whether you’re following a tutorial, following a skillmap, or making…

It has only been the last year or so that MakeCode Arcade has allowed scaling of sprites from within projects, so we don’t have many skillmaps or tutorials that rely on it as a game mechanic — but it can be a fun and simple way to add visual interest…

Introducing our newest activity…a text-based adventure from MakeCode Arcade! I have been planning on creating a text-based adventure tutorial for a while, but it never seemed to be the right time. Then, at the end of last year, Richard built a text-scrolling feature and passed me the code. Fantastic! The…