I Tried Microsoft's Scratch Ripoff

I found Microsoft's MakeCode Arcade, a programming language, and today I'll make a game inside of it.

[errorbot]

Make code is more similar to actual code so if you want learn more after scratch, makecode is a good transition to JavaScript.

[antlergxrl]

1:06 Why does that actually sound good?

I know a bit of music theory so I can explain. There isn't a way to write flats or sharps on their music maker, so you're writing all white notes. All white notes is part of the C Major scale, resulting in a happy sound.

You could also start from A to result in the A Minor natural scale.

[cattothecat]

tip: to make your sprite move without having to write a long script, go to Controller > Single Player and find the "move mySprite with buttons" block. when you put it in your script, you can control your sprite with the arrow keys, and you can also change the speed of the sprite by clicking the plus button.

[Brohann]

I've used both makecode arcade and scratch, and I must admit that scratch is the way to go if you are a little kid trying to learn how to code, but makecode arcade teaches more practical coding that you would actually use in a job kinda. Despite its limitations I've even been able to make complex 3d games with makecode arcade pretty easily too

[dixodicey]

Yet they still have scratch on the microsoft store after this 💀

[AyanGantayat-jtkq]

tip: to remove the error you needed to select the enemy sprite not my sprite

[thekrazydev]

This is actually so much better then scratch for actually learning to code

[netidk]

5:09 im pretty sure the origin, instead of being in the center of the game window, its at the top left. so 0, 0 isnt in the center but the top left.

[SDFTDusername]

this is not a copy of scratch, scratch uses google blockly which looks somewhat like scratch but with a different theme. Microsoft made their own version of blockly which is used for their arcade, micro:bit, Minecraft, etc editors

[thatprogramer]

First time i went through this exact struggle XD!
I found out about this engine cause i got a crash
course on it. I got my own Gameboy i could put my games on and play!
Right when i learned how to code with it i realized i cant publish my games
so i moved back to scratch and forgot how to use it!

[CheezCult]

I remember learning about makecode in 3rd grade and loving it until 6th grade, in the middle of making my game, it crashed and nothing ever worked again. 😢

[pizzahere]

glad I’m not the only person who knows makecode arcade

[workbench]

I like how despite the move player with button being in his face multiple times, he somehow missed it, lmao

[bruh]

Quick question for Scratch, is there a better way for clones to look at each other through atan blocks, since I find it not as optimized and laggy with 50+ clones.

[lucasdaweb]

the reason makecode is like this is becuse everything also has to be directly compatible with code, differently from strach that is basically is own language
so, the asnwer to the million dollar question is: theres something wrong with you

[Noxs]

A question which make code do you prefer.
A] Scratch
B] Micrcosoft makecode
Also I prefer MIcrosoft makecode.

[reillymartin]

Hi mate if you go into the controller category you can find a block that moves your sprite you do not need all of that code

[ThatOneRobloxDev]

4:20 its actually Controller -> move [sprite] with buttons

[bobsshowthatgames]

just because scratch uses blocky visual programming doesnt mean the other ones are rip offs, unless they ripoff directly and copy multiple features of scratch

[tftc]

make code is more learning and scratch is more having fun while doing it