Recycle Rush: Your Game! ♻️

You know events, motion, loops, costumes, sounds, if and variables. That's everything you need to make a real game!

The game

Trash falls from the sky. Catch it in the recycling bin to clean up the park! 🌳

Sprites you need: a bin (paint a green box with ♻️), a can or bottle, and a park backdrop.

The bin (moves with arrow keys)

when flag clicked
go to x: (0) y: (-140)
forever
  if <key (right arrow v) pressed?> then
    change x by (10)
  end
  if <key (left arrow v) pressed?> then
    change x by (-10)
  end
end

The bottle (falls and gets caught)

when flag clicked
set [score v] to (0)
forever
  go to x: (pick random (-200) to (200)) y: (170)
  repeat until <<touching (Bin v)?> or <(y position) < (-170)>>
    change y by (-6)
  end
  if <touching (Bin v)?> then
    change [score v] by (1)
    start sound (Pop v)
  end
end

Win the game! 🏆

when flag clicked
wait until <(score) = (10)>
say [The park is clean! You win!] for (3) seconds
stop [all v]

🛠️ Your checklist

• The bin moves with the arrow keys
• Bottles fall from random places
• Catching one adds a point and pops
• Reaching 10 points wins

⭐ Make it yours: add a second falling item, change the speed, or draw your own park!

🎉 You did it!

You made a real game in Scratch. That's what game designers do!

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