Today you are coding in MakeCode Arcade. You will build Bat Battle at your device: a spaceship you steer, bats that fall, shots that score, and a game over when a bat hits you.

Before you run anything, think: what do you expect will happen when a bat reaches the bottom of the screen?

You will predict, build step by step, run the game, and fix bugs as you go.

Bat Battle has five parts:

1. A spaceship that moves left and right.
2. Bats that appear at the top in random places.
3. Falling bats, so they come down towards you.
4. Shots that hit a bat and score a point.
5. Game over when a bat reaches you.

Test each part before adding the next.

Open the MakeCode Arcade website using the link below and create a new project. You can call the project whatever you want.

https://arcade.makecode.com

Arcade: How to create a new project

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Create a new Arcade project using the makecode.com website.

First let's create our player sprite.

Add the following code and choose the red space ship sprite:

let mySprite: Sprite = null
mySprite = sprites.create(img`
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Arcade: How to create a sprite in Arcade

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Click on the gray box in the sprite block to open the Editor. You can choose a sprite from the Gallery or you can paint your own sprite using the Editor.