# Help

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## [Login blank screen problem](https://forum.makecode.com/t/login-blank-screen-problem/27775)

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**Author:** [@CCR010](https://forum.makecode.com/u/CCR010)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [March 18, 2024, 6:34pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/login-blank-screen-problem/27775 "2024-03-18T18:34:32Z")

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when I try to login to makecode (arcade, microbit) using my work/school account I get a black screen with a couple of characters on like below. Browsing data has been cleared. I am using Edge web browser. Any ideas?? …

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## [Help on making old VHS effect](https://forum.makecode.com/t/help-on-making-old-vhs-effect/27768)

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**Author:** [@Awesomefreez](https://forum.makecode.com/u/Awesomefreez)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [March 18, 2024, 4:34pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/help-on-making-old-vhs-effect/27768 "2024-03-18T16:34:17Z")

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For my game mazes, I want to have an old VHS effect. Does anyone know how to do this? If yes please help me. I don’t know what to try to do this. -Awesomefreez

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## [How to make platforms all work](https://forum.makecode.com/t/how-to-make-platforms-all-work/13972)

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**Author:** [@Starfox2k](https://forum.makecode.com/u/Starfox2k)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 18, 2024, 4:13pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/how-to-make-platforms-all-work/13972 "2024-03-18T16:13:30Z")

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So I’m making a game with moving platforms. I figured out how to make a sprite sit on another. But it only works on the first moving platform and not the rest. Help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

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## [Problems with lost assets and functions](https://forum.makecode.com/t/problems-with-lost-assets-and-functions/27354)

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**Author:** [@Sammwillspamz](https://forum.makecode.com/u/Sammwillspamz)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 18, 2024, 5:54am UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/problems-with-lost-assets-and-functions/27354 "2024-03-18T05:54:44Z")

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https://arcade.makecode.com/S08683-21840-59412-26649 Has anyone else had the problem where your functions and assets randomly get deleted?? It happened to me and im wondering if anyone knows how to get them back without…

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## [Inertia issue](https://forum.makecode.com/t/inertia-issue/27747)

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**Author:** [@Darcia](https://forum.makecode.com/u/Darcia)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 17, 2024, 10:06pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/inertia-issue/27747 "2024-03-17T22:06:52Z")

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Hello. here is my code for Inertia, but there is something strange when I go from Left to Right. It stays a while on vx 0 but not from Right to Left. Why?

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## [Is there an extension for a sort of Profile Score?](https://forum.makecode.com/t/is-there-an-extension-for-a-sort-of-profile-score/27789)

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**Author:** [@InvalidProject](https://forum.makecode.com/u/InvalidProject)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 17, 2024, 1:47am UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/is-there-an-extension-for-a-sort-of-profile-score/27789 "2024-03-17T01:47:02Z")

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I really like the profile life extension, but I wonder if there has ever been an extension with the same idea, but with scores?

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## [Can anyone help me this is due tmmr😭](https://forum.makecode.com/t/can-anyone-help-me-this-is-due-tmmr/27703)

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**Author:** [@shrikyyyy](https://forum.makecode.com/u/shrikyyyy)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [March 15, 2024, 11:58pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/can-anyone-help-me-this-is-due-tmmr/27703 "2024-03-15T23:58:20Z")

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idk how to get the enemies on level 2 to shoot at the player when the player is at a close enough distance. can anyone help link: https://arcade.makecode.com/S40267-80912-83170-51239 note(it’s not fully done yet i’m js…

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## [Paddle tutorial not working?](https://forum.makecode.com/t/paddle-tutorial-not-working/27702)

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**Author:** [@yazoozay](https://forum.makecode.com/u/yazoozay)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 15, 2024, 10:53pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/paddle-tutorial-not-working/27702 "2024-03-15T22:53:39Z")

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Hey guys. I found an old post about the same problem but couldn’t find a solution there so here it is. I tried to recreate the paddle game from the tutorial but my arrow keys for the second player are not working and I c…

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## [Potential bug in platformer extension](https://forum.makecode.com/t/potential-bug-in-platformer-extension/27655)

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**Author:** [@Sonicblaston](https://forum.makecode.com/u/Sonicblaston)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 15, 2024, 10:53pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/potential-bug-in-platformer-extension/27655 "2024-03-15T22:53:25Z")

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This might just be my bad coding skills. However I don’t think it is. If you animate a sprite with the platformer extension and then destroy the sprite being animated, the animation will not disappear. Giving you a ghost…

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## [Animation not working in this code](https://forum.makecode.com/t/animation-not-working-in-this-code/15506)

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**Author:** [@jaturn68](https://forum.makecode.com/u/jaturn68)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [March 15, 2024, 6:12pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/animation-not-working-in-this-code/15506 "2024-03-15T18:12:06Z")

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Hi, This game is a work in progress; I am trying to figure out why the animation is not working… the players legs are supposed to move when walking. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

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## [bug @richard help](https://forum.makecode.com/t/bug-richard-help/27710)

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**Author:** [@Gideon\_loves\_cats](https://forum.makecode.com/u/Gideon_loves_cats)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 14, 2024, 7:58pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/bug-richard-help/27710 "2024-03-14T19:58:45Z")

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so there is a bug where you can skip a zone by jumping and if you switch zones wile in the air it puts you in the wrong zone @richard pls help. from stream.

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## [How to find the closest sprite to the player](https://forum.makecode.com/t/how-to-find-the-closest-sprite-to-the-player/27578)

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**Author:** [@Nether\_Shard](https://forum.makecode.com/u/Nether_Shard)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [March 13, 2024, 12:13am UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/how-to-find-the-closest-sprite-to-the-player/27578 "2024-03-13T00:13:41Z")

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For my old game my game corrupted and I couldn’t seem to fix it so I moved on. For my new game that I am making I wanted to try to make it so that when A is pressed, It will find the closest sprite and that sprite would …

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## [The block "is mySprite hitting wall left" won't render or appear in the menu in tutorials](https://forum.makecode.com/t/the-block-is-mysprite-hitting-wall-left-wont-render-or-appear-in-the-menu-in-tutorials/27672)

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**Author:** [@Yngel](https://forum.makecode.com/u/Yngel)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 13, 2024, 12:12am UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/the-block-is-mysprite-hitting-wall-left-wont-render-or-appear-in-the-menu-in-tutorials/27672 "2024-03-13T00:12:47Z")

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I’ve been trying to make a platform game tutorial, but I’ve hit a snag. To keep the player from being able to jump in mid air, which would be a game breaker, I’m only letting the game character jump if it’s on a platform…

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## [I can't convert a png!](https://forum.makecode.com/t/i-cant-convert-a-png/27638)

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**Author:** [@robotosaurus](https://forum.makecode.com/u/robotosaurus)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 11, 2024, 6:13pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/i-cant-convert-a-png/27638 "2024-03-11T18:13:52Z")

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Help me! I’m trying to convert a png but the website keeps crashing! Here’s the file.

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## [No badge for Mini Game Jam #17?](https://forum.makecode.com/t/no-badge-for-mini-game-jam-17/27519)

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**Author:** [@MeatballDev](https://forum.makecode.com/u/MeatballDev)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 11, 2024, 6:13pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/no-badge-for-mini-game-jam-17/27519 "2024-03-11T18:13:46Z")

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Why did nobody get a badge for Mini Game Jam #17

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## [Makecode Arcade Cardboard with Rasp Pi Zero - Need help adding games](https://forum.makecode.com/t/makecode-arcade-cardboard-with-rasp-pi-zero-need-help-adding-games/19916)

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**Author:** [@raycho](https://forum.makecode.com/u/raycho)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 11, 2024, 4:06pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/makecode-arcade-cardboard-with-rasp-pi-zero-need-help-adding-games/19916 "2024-03-11T16:06:14Z")

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Hi all! I finally got my MakeCode Arcade machine working with a RaspPi Zero and arcade joystick + buttons! But I can’t seem to add my own games. I noticed that the default games it comes with are in .elf and when I try t…

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## [More area for notes](https://forum.makecode.com/t/more-area-for-notes/27482)

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**Author:** [@labfox29](https://forum.makecode.com/u/labfox29)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [March 11, 2024, 3:38pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/more-area-for-notes/27482 "2024-03-11T15:38:19Z")

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I was making a song for a game and the notes won’t go high or low enough so it sounds right, it would be nice if the note space could be more higher and lower.

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## [Drawing lines in background](https://forum.makecode.com/t/drawing-lines-in-background/27536)

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**Author:** [@Mr.Someone](https://forum.makecode.com/u/Mr.Someone)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [March 7, 2024, 7:46pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/drawing-lines-in-background/27536 "2024-03-07T19:46:44Z")

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Could someone help, I’ve been trying to draw line to visually connect two sprites, but if I expand the tile map it looks weird. Here’s the link: Line (don’t host multiplayer)

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## [Why is it moving especielly here?](https://forum.makecode.com/t/why-is-it-moving-especielly-here/27528)

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**Author:** [@Darcia](https://forum.makecode.com/u/Darcia)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [March 7, 2024, 1:00am UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/why-is-it-moving-especielly-here/27528 "2024-03-07T01:00:41Z")

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Hello! I’m trying to make an interface for items. Its position depends of the Camera’s positon. But each time i’m passing througn the 11th row it moves, i can’t understend why.

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## [Enemy moves/attacks](https://forum.makecode.com/t/enemy-moves-attacks/19576)

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**Author:** [@BoBcat](https://forum.makecode.com/u/BoBcat)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [March 6, 2024, 9:03pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/enemy-moves-attacks/19576 "2024-03-06T21:03:21Z")

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I am making a game called Silent shadow. I have only started it and I need help to make enemies to move and attack randomly (like an NPC).Has anyone got any advice to help me with this? By the way, in this game there wil…

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## [I need your help (fun challenge) (mca hardware hunt)](https://forum.makecode.com/t/i-need-your-help-fun-challenge-mca-hardware-hunt/27523)

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**Author:** [@Jedi](https://forum.makecode.com/u/Jedi)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [March 6, 2024, 5:43pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/i-need-your-help-fun-challenge-mca-hardware-hunt/27523 "2024-03-06T17:43:17Z")

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so i want to have/make makecode hardware with a $15 amazon gift card i have, im not very good at finding good circut parts so I DARE YOU to find stuff XD it can be a raspberry pi 0 thing, a board, or an rpi pico, whatev…

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## [How do you use an if statement for the location of a sprite?](https://forum.makecode.com/t/how-do-you-use-an-if-statement-for-the-location-of-a-sprite/27518)

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**Author:** [@Nether\_Shard](https://forum.makecode.com/u/Nether_Shard)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 5, 2024, 11:43pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/how-do-you-use-an-if-statement-for-the-location-of-a-sprite/27518 "2024-03-05T23:43:37Z")

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In one of the games I am working on, I want to make a sign system but am too lazy to make individual sprites with individual kinds for each of them, so I want to use the location of each to distinguish them. How would I …

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## [I am creating a fighting game I need help](https://forum.makecode.com/t/i-am-creating-a-fighting-game-i-need-help/27483)

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**Author:** [@SpaceAvatar](https://forum.makecode.com/u/SpaceAvatar)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 4, 2024, 7:18pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/i-am-creating-a-fighting-game-i-need-help/27483 "2024-03-04T19:18:02Z")

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This is the link to the game I need help figuring out how to make projectiles.

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## [Possibly a dumb question, but I wanna ask about making a game](https://forum.makecode.com/t/possibly-a-dumb-question-but-i-wanna-ask-about-making-a-game/27419)

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**Author:** [@OneBigGoof](https://forum.makecode.com/u/OneBigGoof)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [March 4, 2024, 6:14pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/possibly-a-dumb-question-but-i-wanna-ask-about-making-a-game/27419 "2024-03-04T18:14:57Z")

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so, I’m most likely going to embarrass myself for asking this, but I wanted to ask instead of making it and just uploading it without thinking. last night I had an idea for a game. There’s a game called I’mscared, which …

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## [Tilemap Saving](https://forum.makecode.com/t/tilemap-saving/27403)

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**Author:** [@ADM\_F](https://forum.makecode.com/u/ADM_F)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [March 1, 2024, 10:23pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/tilemap-saving/27403 "2024-03-01T22:23:02Z")

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So in my new game Mr. Jump there are locked doors and keys When a door is unlocked the tile in front of it is changed to an enter door so that trying to open it again will send you to the next lvl However, when i updat…

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## [What error is this?](https://forum.makecode.com/t/what-error-is-this/27350)

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**Author:** [@Josef](https://forum.makecode.com/u/Josef)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [March 1, 2024, 5:22pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/what-error-is-this/27350 "2024-03-01T17:22:13Z")

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When I click on the menu, it gives me a split second and then this error. I’ve seen many different errors but this is the first time i’ve ever seen this. Help! @MakeCode :pleading\_face:

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## [Array.includes method?](https://forum.makecode.com/t/array-includes-method/27399)

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**Author:** [@taftteacher](https://forum.makecode.com/u/taftteacher)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 1, 2024, 2:29am UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/array-includes-method/27399 "2024-03-01T02:29:40Z")

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Is there anyway to utilize the array.includes method in JS or Python on an Arcade project? I know it works for Strings, but it errors when attempted on arrays. I’ve taught students the work around for loop, but it’s so …

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## [How do I make custom dialogue boxes without the text being frustratingly small](https://forum.makecode.com/t/how-do-i-make-custom-dialogue-boxes-without-the-text-being-frustratingly-small/27406)

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**Author:** [@jeagan](https://forum.makecode.com/u/jeagan)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 1, 2024, 2:27am UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/how-do-i-make-custom-dialogue-boxes-without-the-text-being-frustratingly-small/27406 "2024-03-01T02:27:59Z")

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Why does it feel the need to do this?? why can’t the text just show up??? is there a way to set a dialogue box without the text getting squished

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## [Multiplayer randomly switches to PvP](https://forum.makecode.com/t/multiplayer-randomly-switches-to-pvp/27351)

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**Author:** [@MeatballDev](https://forum.makecode.com/u/MeatballDev)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [February 29, 2024, 6:26pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/multiplayer-randomly-switches-to-pvp/27351 "2024-02-29T18:26:50Z")

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Original Report Bug #18 - Fixed Bug #18 is a bug that takes place in multiplayer. This bug will switch the player into PvP. This bug will start after the combination: Down, A Revised Report Bug #18 - Unresolved - Thi…

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## [Can I use extensions in profit games?](https://forum.makecode.com/t/can-i-use-extensions-in-profit-games/27386)

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**Author:** [@Workbench](https://forum.makecode.com/u/Workbench)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 29, 2024, 5:57pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/can-i-use-extensions-in-profit-games/27386 "2024-02-29T17:57:23Z")

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I’ve got a fair going on in which we can choose products to sell, and I was thinking of making games, but I’m not sure if I can legally use extensions in my products without paying (I literally can’t pay for personal rea…

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