Build a Fun Scratch Game: “The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly Trexes”
If you’re new to Scratch and looking for a fun way to learn core programming concepts, this simple game project is a great place to start! In “The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly Trexes,” you’ll guide a cat sprite through a lively forest, dodging dangerous dinosaurs while trying to gain extra lives from a friendly one.
Here’s what the game involves:
- 🟢 The Good T-Rex (Green): Touch it to gain a life.
- 🔴 The Ugly T-Rex (Red) & ⚫ The Bad T-Rex (Gray): Avoid them! They cost you lives.
The tutorial walks you through:
- Creating and duplicating sprites
- Color-coding enemies and friends
- Using arrow keys to move the cat sprite
- Coding interactions using a “lives” variable
- Making enemies move randomly and bounce off edges
- Adding a timer to measure survival time
- Triggering a “Game Over” message when lives hit zero
- Designing the game with a forest background for visual appeal
This project is a hands-on way to introduce learners to variables, control structures, and event handling in Scratch. Plus, you’ll be encouraged to get creative—add sounds, design new levels, or even animate the sprites!
🎮 Ready to build your own dinosaur adventure? Open up Scratch and start coding “The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly Trexes” today!