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Catch

Original alpha quality instructions can be found here.

The completed code for this game is available here.

About
Catch the cherries and avoid the burgers.

Score points by catching cherries.

Lose lives by dropping cherries or catching burgers.

The game ends when all lives are lost.

Controls
D pad - moves player

controls

Learning outcome

Step 1 - Create a new game

Navigate to the MakeCode Arcade website at the following address https://arcade.makecode.com and create a new game called catch as shown below:

create project

Step 2 - Create the player sprite and move

The completed code for this step is available here.

create player

Step 3 - Moving left and right

The completed code for this step is available here.

move player left and right

Step 4 - Adding the falling cherries

The completed code for this step is available here.

modify on start

drop cherries

Step 5 - Catching the cherries

The completed code for this step is available here.

catch cherries

Step 6 - Dropping the cherries

The completed code for this step is available here.

dropping cherries

Step 7 - Adding the falling burger

The completed code for this step is available here.

drop burger

Step 8 - Catching the falling burger

The completed code for this step is available here.

catch burger

Extending the game

Challenges