# \[Announcement\] MakeCode Arcade Mini Game Jam #31 - Sound Jam! **URL:** \ **Category:** Arcade\ **Tags:** mini-game-jam\ **Created:** [September 4, 2025, 9:22pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/announcement-makecode-arcade-mini-game-jam-31-sound-jam/39068 "2025-09-04T21:22:37Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![richard](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/richard/32/5417_2.png) [@richard](https://forum.makecode.com/u/richard)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2025, 9:22pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/announcement-makecode-arcade-mini-game-jam-31-sound-jam/39068/1 "2025-09-04T21:22:37Z")
Hey folks! Sorry for the delay! This Monday was a holiday so I kinda forgot to make the post for this month’s mini game jam. Without further ado, the theme for this month is **sound**! In other words, we’re looking for games that use sound in a creative way. Some examples of good interpretations of this theme: - A rhythm game! You don’t need me to give you an example of one of those; there are literally a million out there. Literally. - A game where you have to recognize bird calls like in [bird song hero](https://academy.allaboutbirds.org/features/bird-song-hero) - A music creation game like Nanoloop, Little Sound DJ, [Music 2000](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music_2000), or [Mario Paint](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mario_Paint) - An interactive instrument like [Electroplankton](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electroplankton) or [Tenori-on](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yamaha_Tenori-on) - A game where you have to navigate a labyrinth using only sound ## Rules 1. Games should be built in MakeCode Arcade 2. Games should clearly adhere to the theme without the need for any extra explanation 3. Keep the games PG: no NSFW, offensive, or excessively violent content. 4. You must be at least 9 years old to participate. 5. All games must be submitted by someone who is at least 13 years old. Younger students are welcome to participate, but it must be in partnership with an adult and with parent permission. You have three and a half weeks to enter! The jam will close at **11:59 PM PDT on Thursday, September 25th 2025**. As always, we will be playing all of the games on livestream on the last Friday of the month. Submit your games by posting them in this thread! ---
**Author:** ![richard](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/richard/32/5417_2.png) [@richard](https://forum.makecode.com/u/richard)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2025, 9:22pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/announcement-makecode-arcade-mini-game-jam-31-sound-jam/39068/2 "2025-09-04T21:22:55Z")
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**Author:** ![WoofWoof](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/woofwoof/32/32523_2.png) [@WoofWoof](https://forum.makecode.com/u/WoofWoof)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2025, 10:53pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/announcement-makecode-arcade-mini-game-jam-31-sound-jam/39068/3 "2025-09-04T22:53:59Z")
This is gonna be fun! If y’all blockies need it, I just added the music.playInstructions() function to my [JavaScript Extras extension](https://forum.makecode.com/t/making-an-extension-for-every-javascript-exclusive-feature-i-can-think-of/36766)! This allows you to play a sound with a variety of wave types, hz, and volumes, letting you specify beginning and end hz, as well as beginning and end volume, which is very neat. It uses buffers, which might be a tad complicated, so I’ll make an example project to put in that topic. ---
**Author:** ![JtSpeedRun](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/jtspeedrun/32/33167_2.png) [@JtSpeedRun](https://forum.makecode.com/u/JtSpeedRun)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2025, 10:54pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/announcement-makecode-arcade-mini-game-jam-31-sound-jam/39068/4 "2025-09-04T22:54:39Z")
Hmmm… I have some ideas… I haven’t entered into a Game Jam in a while. ---
**Author:** ![TheEarth](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/theearth/32/34579_2.png) [@TheEarth](https://forum.makecode.com/u/TheEarth)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2025, 10:55pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/announcement-makecode-arcade-mini-game-jam-31-sound-jam/39068/5 "2025-09-04T22:55:08Z")
Time to create the most annoying soundtrack of them all ---
**Author:** ![Astro](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/astro/32/35479_2.png) [@Astro](https://forum.makecode.com/u/Astro)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2025, 11:29pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/announcement-makecode-arcade-mini-game-jam-31-sound-jam/39068/6 "2025-09-04T23:29:00Z")
no way I accidentally did something that adheres to this. Also would songs count, being sound and all? ---
**Author:** ![redSprite](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/redsprite/32/34262_2.png) [@redSprite](https://forum.makecode.com/u/redSprite)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2025, 12:05am UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/announcement-makecode-arcade-mini-game-jam-31-sound-jam/39068/7 "2025-09-05T00:05:58Z")
Ooooh this is interesting ---
**Author:** ![JtSpeedRun](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/jtspeedrun/32/33167_2.png) [@JtSpeedRun](https://forum.makecode.com/u/JtSpeedRun)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2025, 4:12pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/announcement-makecode-arcade-mini-game-jam-31-sound-jam/39068/8 "2025-09-05T16:12:20Z")
Already hard at work on mine. ![SATURN Games©️](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/makecode/original/3X/6/c/6c41757a4452861f83ac9b9114737a000fa1608b.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![MeatballDev](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/meatballdev/32/28502_2.png) [@MeatballDev](https://forum.makecode.com/u/MeatballDev)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2025, 4:22pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/announcement-makecode-arcade-mini-game-jam-31-sound-jam/39068/9 "2025-09-05T16:22:51Z")
NOOOOOOOOOOO I should have waited to release music madness ---
**Author:** ![Awesomefreez](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/awesomefreez/32/24832_2.png) [@Awesomefreez](https://forum.makecode.com/u/Awesomefreez)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2025, 6:14pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/announcement-makecode-arcade-mini-game-jam-31-sound-jam/39068/10 "2025-09-05T18:14:07Z")
Honestly I think I might sit this one out I don’t really know how to make rhythm games plus I’m busy on my most ambitious game yet. ---
**Author:** ![richard](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/richard/32/5417_2.png) [@richard](https://forum.makecode.com/u/richard)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2025, 6:26pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/announcement-makecode-arcade-mini-game-jam-31-sound-jam/39068/11 "2025-09-05T18:26:18Z")
doesn’t have to be a rhythm game! but fair enough ---
**Author:** ![richard](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/richard/32/5417_2.png) [@richard](https://forum.makecode.com/u/richard)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2025, 6:26pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/announcement-makecode-arcade-mini-game-jam-31-sound-jam/39068/12 "2025-09-05T18:26:55Z")
sure! always happy to listen to some songs ---
**Author:** ![Astro](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/astro/32/35479_2.png) [@Astro](https://forum.makecode.com/u/Astro)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2025, 10:44pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/announcement-makecode-arcade-mini-game-jam-31-sound-jam/39068/13 "2025-09-05T22:44:51Z")
sweet thanks ---
**Author:** ![BlobDev](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/blobdev/32/25519_2.png) [@BlobDev](https://forum.makecode.com/u/BlobDev)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2025, 10:46pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/announcement-makecode-arcade-mini-game-jam-31-sound-jam/39068/14 "2025-09-05T22:46:19Z")
I might drop out of this one ---
**Author:** ![TheEarth](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/theearth/32/34579_2.png) [@TheEarth](https://forum.makecode.com/u/TheEarth)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2025, 2:06am UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/announcement-makecode-arcade-mini-game-jam-31-sound-jam/39068/15 "2025-09-06T02:06:51Z")
iM eViL mOds yOu mUsT hAvE tHe sOuNd oN wHiLe yOu pLaY oh yeah the first level is go under ground > **[Stop the sound](https://arcade.makecode.com/86194-21913-18616-84830)** > > Made with ❤️ in Microsoft MakeCode Arcade. ---
**Author:** ![Humanoidian](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/humanoidian/32/24295_2.png) [@Humanoidian](https://forum.makecode.com/u/Humanoidian)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2025, 2:57am UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/announcement-makecode-arcade-mini-game-jam-31-sound-jam/39068/16 "2025-09-07T02:57:41Z")
a simple platformer i whipped up in less than an hour > **[Echolocator](https://arcade.makecode.com/S35404-83712-01673-97419)** > > Made with ❤️ in Microsoft MakeCode Arcade. > **controls** > > left and right to move (duh) > a to jump > b to echolocation ---
**Author:** ![WoofWoof](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/woofwoof/32/32523_2.png) [@WoofWoof](https://forum.makecode.com/u/WoofWoof)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2025, 7:57pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/announcement-makecode-arcade-mini-game-jam-31-sound-jam/39068/17 "2025-09-07T19:57:15Z")
Such a cool idea!! ![IMG_0247](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/makecode/original/3X/b/2/b251d63bf1fe67d1fbe9b3504541f6727d06e8b7.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![BotWarrior](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/botwarrior/32/25328_2.png) [@BotWarrior](https://forum.makecode.com/u/BotWarrior)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2025, 7:57pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/announcement-makecode-arcade-mini-game-jam-31-sound-jam/39068/18 "2025-09-07T19:57:52Z")
Cool game! ---
**Author:** ![Humanoidian](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/humanoidian/32/24295_2.png) [@Humanoidian](https://forum.makecode.com/u/Humanoidian)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2025, 8:03pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/announcement-makecode-arcade-mini-game-jam-31-sound-jam/39068/19 "2025-09-07T20:03:19Z")
quick update that makes it actually possible > **[Echolocator](https://arcade.makecode.com/S51223-35953-74418-29171)** > > Made with ❤️ in Microsoft MakeCode Arcade. ---
**Author:** ![CopySprite](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/copysprite/32/35475_2.png) [@CopySprite](https://forum.makecode.com/u/CopySprite)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2025, 3:49pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/announcement-makecode-arcade-mini-game-jam-31-sound-jam/39068/20 "2025-09-08T15:49:51Z")
Is that… @Astro? [Next page](https://forum.makecode.com/t/announcement-makecode-arcade-mini-game-jam-31-sound-jam/39068.md?page=2)