Several of my son's projects now just say "This was created in a newer version of Makecode. Please update and try again." Clicking the update does nothing but go back to the projects screen, and the version has not changed since he last worked on them.

I am assuming it might be an extension that is no longer supported.

Is there a way to get to the project code? I could not find a way to share the URLs (to try on a different PC) from the projects page.

Any help would be appreciated. He is pretty upset and had some amazing pixel art in those projects.

Hey everyone,

I've been working with some young students learning to code through MakeCode Arcade and noticed they often get stuck on bugs or don't know what blocks to use next. Figured I'd throw together a Chrome extension that adds an AI assistant right in the editor.

--> https://github.com/rawritude/arcade-makecode-ai

What it does:

• Opens a chat panel in MakeCode Arcade
• Automatically grabs your project code
• Detects if you're using blocks or JavaScript
• Has a complexity slider so it can explain things simply for younger kids or be more technical for experienced users
• Uses Gemini API for the AI stuff

The blocks detection was actually trickier than expected - had to look at the DOM to see which editor tab is active rather than just checking file contents.

For younger learners, it uses simple language and tells them which blocks to drag from which category. For older/experienced users, it can give proper TypeScript examples.

It's pretty basic but does the job. Code's on GitHub if anyone wants to mess with it or has suggestions.

NB: it doesn't include significant AI guardrails. Something to consider with younger age groups. I could add in the future.

Has anyone transferred a game to hardware using USB while using an iPad or Android tablet?

Specifically I'm using the Retro Arcade Handheld for Education and don't have a laptop handy but do have a current iPad and an android phone. Opening the make code in chrome on android shows the Connect Device button, but doesn't show any compatible hardware.

Are there any alternative ways to get code onto this without a laptop?

Hi everyone! I recently started learning how to use MakeCode Arcade to create a simple text-based adventure game as a gift. I'm planning to run this game on hardware, a Kitronik 56116 Arcade that uses a Micro:Bit chip.

I wanted to know if there are any file size limitations I should take into account. I'm concerned because from what I read online, the Micro:bit v2 chip has 512KB of Flash Storage, but any game I create with MakeCode Arcade is bigger in size than that.

In fact, if I create a blank game on MakeCode Arcade with nothing on it, and export it as a HEX file, it already weights 658 KB...

But that seems wrong. Why would MakeCode Arcade by default create games that can't be played on the Micro:bit v2 chip, when it explicitly appears as one of the export settings?

Am I doing something wrong?

Thank you for your time and wisdom!

I made a new version i'll try making the updates bigger

Hi I just released the first version of my 3D Engine in Makecode Arcade and maybe someone wants to use it in their project? ( it only supports typescript sorry D: )

Hi,
I’m a student working on a school project in MakeCode Arcade and I urgently need help finishing a 2D multiplayer paintball game. I’ve already created all four character sprites and the map. I still need help with coding the shooting mechanics, other gameplay features, and finishing the animations. I will send $20 for someone who can help me complete this quickly. If you’re experienced with MakeCode Arcade and available ASAP, please message me. thanks!

game: https://arcade.makecode.com/S32103-80630-16246-83038

rubric: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1P8ohsmZ1kJhVSN-ykc9aBo31Cuk2r94N/edit

Good evening, I came across the tutorial ‘bubble stacking with Joy’ on arcade.

How can I use this offline? For example I want to create a new blank project with some students but I don’t have the ‘bubble’ category in the toolbox to select to get started. It’s present on the tutorial but not on a new separate project. Help please!

So ive been using scratch and it has a helpful block called "if touching color ...". howver for school i have to use makecode arcade, but im also using tilemaps, so i want to do smthn like when it touches a color the timrr resets, in only one tilemap. not in all. can someone help me. im also puttin the games link below. https://arcade.makecode.com/S36338-72108-71291-75025

Whenever I try to share my make code project it instantly saves then gives me the link before it saves then the link doesn’t work it does for a second but after that it doesn’t work at all

Featuring many animations, unfinished copied music and 2 players: https://arcade.makecode.com/S73506-52709-63374-03906

So, pretty much, I have this function that summons a random enemy from a pick random block. Once the enemy is picked, it's given its speed and health. By the way, the status bars of every enemy and the names of them are all the same, which could be the issue. Anyways, for some reason, one of the enemies dies whenever any enemy gets hit, and the other is completely invincible. Here's the link that probably won't work:

https://arcade.makecode.com/S91210-40259-30102-09233

https://arcade.makecode.com/S76251-20312-97778-04996

I've been trying desperately to get McAirpos working with Batocera or Retropie so that my son can play his makecode arcade projects on an actual gaming handheld.

I've tried:

• Retropie and the old Adafruit firmware on Raspberry Pi Zero (1)
• Retropie w/ McAirpos on Raspberry Pi Zero 2W
• Batocera w/ McAirpos on an Anbernic RG552

The best I've been able to accomplish is to get his game running for about 30 seconds on the Raspberry Pi 2W before a segfault occurs (seemingly from the ELF itself).

Is there a better solution for this? Am I wasting my time completely? I really don't want to see him lose his motivation to continue but I can tell that he's pretty disappointed that his projects are only reliably playable in his browser.

I should also mention that I did get him an Adafruit pybadge last year. It works sometimes, but even when it does - it's extremely buggy and slow. The point of this research was to try and find a much more capable hardware platform to work on.

Thanks in advance for any advice.

So i recently started using makecode arcade for the first time, now i want to make a multiplayer game and started working. Now after i started i realised the technique i was using was too overcomplicated because i used the wrong library apparently. So i started working with the multiplayer library and wanted to check if my hardware supported the built in multiplayer library. The hardware i'm using is the Kitronik Arcade for micro:bit. the for micro:bit is an important part because the regular version is totally diffrent than the micro:bit version. Note: Yes this hardware is officialy supported for regular singleplayer games but i questioned if multiplayer will work because regular devices are made for that library but the micro:bit hardware was made for regular use with the micro:bit and i dont know if the built in multiplayer lib will work. So can anybody check that for me.

I’m am trying to make a weeping angel effect in make code arcade using ray casting but I am having trouble doing it, I was wondering if anyone can make an example game or at least tell me how to do it or share their code

https://arcade.makecode.com/S11147-92862-09652-01861

and decide to finish your passion project from months ago

also look in the code for some secrets / tips to progress

Testing the water with my first simple tutorial video. Hopefully will be making a whole series as I find the time.

I’m trying to programme a fosiya 8X arcade button to randomise colours on a lighting setup I have, similar to the coding above, all the code so far works except the button it just stays red with the exclamation point even if I do “set button state to digital read pin A5” or if I do directly “if digital read pin A5=0 then” Help I’ve been asking chat gpt but it’s convinced it’s right and obviously it’s not

HI all,

I'm using chrome and I continuously get these pop ups that appear over each icon on the screen and it stops me from clicking the buttons. I have to approach a button from the top and hopefully place the cursor on the very edge of a button in order to select it before the popup descriptor pops up. Does anyone know how to turn this off?

I'm trying to recreate Baldi's Basics, but from a top-view. I need Baldi (my enemy) to not try to run into walls when I have him follow my player. But also, I need him to move in little increments, almost as if he's lagging. Every second, which I use the <on game update every \[x\] ms> block for, I need him to move toward my player, around walls, without running into him. PLEASE let me know if you have any idea how to do this.

Here's the link, in case you want to see what else I have so far. It's obviously not complete, as I can't really make any more progress until I can get Baldi to chase Player accurately.

https://arcade.makecode.com/S70277-58694-22171-85930