This is a step by step tutorial for a maze game in scratch which has a hero controlled with the arrow keys, maze, levels, win and lose scenarios.

1. Build a basic maze in
Scratch
Prepared by Joy
Suliman for SLQ

2. Create the hero
Delete the cat
New sprite
Choose a sprite
from the file
Position it on
stage
Resize (shrink/
grow)
Rename it hero

3. Moving your hero
Select hero
When up arrow
key pressed
Point in direction 0
Move 10 steps
Duplicate with
stamp 3 times
Adjust values for
all directions

4. Create the maze background
Stage /
Backgrounds
New Background:
Paint
Select paint
bucket tool
Choose colour
and fill

5. Draw the maze
Paint new sprite
Zoom out
Select paint bucket
tool
Select rectangle tool
Draw a few
rectangles with
spaces between Rename sprite to maze
Rename costume to maze1

6. Resetting the hero
Select hero
When flag clicked
Go to x: y:
Point in direction 90
Forever if
Touching maze
Turn 180 degrees
Move 20 steps

7. Create the prizes
Select new sprite
from folder,
position, resize
Rename
Create the code
Duplicate the sprite
with stamp
Position, resize,
rename new
sprites

8. Create the maze background
Stage /
Backgrounds
New Background:
Paint
Select paint bucket
tool
Choose colour and
fill

9. Add sound effects
Select hero
Play drum 39 for 0.1
beats
Insert code into reset
loop
Select prize
Play drum 48 for 0.1
beats
Insert code, repeat for
each prize

10. Keeping score
Create a variable
called “score” for all
Select hero
Set score to 0
Select prize
Change score by 1

11. Simple you win
Select hero
When flag clicked
Forever
If
Score
= 3
Say winner!!

12. Want to add more levels?
We'll need to create a new set of variables
and put them into action
So watch carefully . . .

13.  Remove the
“winner” script
from the shark
 Create a variable
“level”
 Add this code to
the script for the
stage
 It works by setting
the level to the
score
Setting up the levels

14. Changing the maze
 Create a new
costume for the maze
called maze 2
 Create a new
costume for the maze
with a win message
called end screen
 Include this code in
the maze scripts

15. New prizes for the new level
 Draw or import a new
prize sprite
 Create a new
costume for the maze
with a win message
called end screen
 Include this code in
the maze scripts

16. A bit of tidying up . . .
 Select the hero
 Add these two bits of
code

17. Pimp and personalise your
game . . .
 Animate the
hero or prizes
 Add more
levels, see if
you can
make then
harder
 Set a timer
for each level
 Use the pen
scripts so
that you hero
leaves a trail
 Create
instructions,
a start screen
and story
 Add or create
soundtrack
for your
game

18. Want more?
 Go to the scratch website
www.scratch.mit.edu
 Have a look around, find something you like,
check out the code, and see if you can modify it
to use in your game.