[Announcement] MakeCode Arcade Mini Game Jam #37 - Corporation Jam!

Hey folks!

It’s the first Monday of the month and you know what that means! It’s mini game jam time!

This week the theme for our theme is corporations!

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              MKCD INDUSTRIES EMPLOYEE ORIENTATION VIDEO                      
                             FINAL DRAFT                                    
                                                                               
FADE IN:                                                                       
EXT. OFFICE BUILDING COURTYARD, DAY                                            
                                                                               
The camera centers on a beautiful flowing fountain. Various employees are      
walking around in the background carrying papers, having conversations,
laughing. Two people in hazmat suits are giving each other high fives.
Uplifting string music swells in the background.
                                                                               
A large PIGEON in a hat and suit enters STAGE RIGHT.                           
                                                                               
                                     PIGEON
    Hello there! My name is Rick Kuh-null and I'm vice president of
    Teambuilding and Dream Ideation here at MKCD Industries.

The PIGEON walks over and sits casually at the edge of the fountain. He looks
directly at the camera.

                                     PIGEON
    If you're watching this video, that means you've been selected to
    become a part of the MKCD Industries team. We're happy to have you!

The PIGEON raises his wing in greeting.

                                     PIGEON
    Now, before you get started, we want to make sure you understand
    our company culture and what it means to be a part of the MKCD
    family.

The PIGEON stands up and beckons the camera to follow him.

                                     PIGEON
    Come with me, won't you?

The music swells as the PIGEON walks off screen. The camera pans up towards the
blue sky. As it does, we see the gigantic nuclear cooling towers that loom above
the MKCD Industries headquarters.

The MKCD Industries logo animates onto the screen. Music fades out.

FADE OUT.


FADE IN:
EXT. A STATIC IMAGE OF A BEAUTIFUL SUNSET OVER A TROPICAL OCEAN

Exciting music swells in the background.

                                     PIGEON (V.O.)
    Here at MKCD Industries, we have four main principles that guide our
    company culture. In fact, they're so important to us that they're in
    our company name! Let's take a look!
                                                                               

An animated M pixellates onto the screen, followed by a K, C, and D arranged
vertically.

                                     PIGEON (V.O.)
    The first letter, M, stands for "Make." We make things here at MKCD
    Industries. We make technology, we make products, and most of all we
    make dreams come true!

The rest of the word "Make" animates onto the screen in a fun, playful font.

                                     PIGEON (V.O.)
    The second letter, K, stands for "Kinetic." The working world is
    fast-paced and ever-changing, and here at MKCD Industries, we embrace
    that. We are always moving forward and meeting challenges head-on.
                                                                               

The rest of the word "Kinetic" animates onto the screen. It leans to the right
with a dust cloud forming behind it, as if moving quickly.

                                     PIGEON (V.O.)
    The third letter, C, stands for "Cloning". We believe that cloning
    tech is the future. Imagine a world where you could be at two, three,
    or even four places all at once! The very concept of death will no
    longer hold any sway over us as eternal life is simply a cloning pod
    away! Here at MKCD Industries, we are working hard to make that
    vision a reality.

The rest of the word "Cloning" animates onto the screen. The letters are
playfully made up of various pieces of lab equipment, like wires, circuit
boards, and vats of various chemicals.

                                     PIGEON (V.O.)
    The fourth and final letter, D, stands for "Dream". If you can dream it,
    we can make it! Here at MKCD Industries, we believe that the only limits
    to what we can achieve are the limits of our imagination.

The rest of the word "Dream" animates onto the screen. The letters are made up of
various clouds and stars.

                                     PIGEON (V.O.)
    These four principles form the foundation of our company and guide us
    in everything we do. We hope that you will embrace them as well and
    help us continue to make MKCD Industries a place where dreams come true!

FADE OUT.

FADE IN:
INT. MKCD INDUSTRIES OFFICE, DAY
                                                                               
Energetic music plays slowly fades in from the background.
The camera slowly pans across a busy office. Employees are working at their
desks, behind them we see a conference room where an animated meeting is
taking place. A whiteboard is filled with a chart showing growth and success.

We continue to pan across the office, passing by a window to a science lab
covered in glass that is marked with radiation warning signs. Inside, we see
occasional flashes of light and sparks as scientists work on various
experiments.

The camera continues until it settles on the PIGEON who is standing in front
of a large window overlooking the city in his office. The PIGEON turns to face
the camera.

                                     PIGEON
    Here at MKCD Industries, we aren't just a company, we're a family.

A knock is heard at the door to the office. The camera pans over to an opening
door where a CORGI in a suit and hat is leaning into the room. He shoots a
casual finger gun at the pigeon.

                                      CORGI
    Hey Rick, we're still on for squash tomorrow, right?

The PIGEON laughs.

                                     PIGEON
    You bet! But don't think you're going to beat me this time. I've been
    practicing my backhand!

The CORGI joins the laugh and closes the door. He calls out after the pigeon.

                                      CORGI
    We'll see about that!

The PIGEON turns back to the camera.

                                     PIGEON
    We only choose the best and brightest to join our team, if you're here, it's
    because we expect great things from you. I can't wait to see what you can
    accomplish!

In the corner of the screen outside the PIGEON's office, we see a bright red
warning light begin to flash and a klaxon blares to life. The windows shake
violently as a dull pink gas begins to fill the hallway.

                                     PIGEON
    Remember, you can't spell magic without MKCD! Welcome aboard!

The PIGEON waves at the camera and fades away as if by magic. The camera tracks
forward through the outside window towards the city skyline.

Once again we pan upwards towards a blue cloudless sky. The MKCD Industries logo
animates onto the screen. Music swells.

FADE OUT.

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 until the last Friday of the month to enter! The jam will close at 11:59 PM PDT on Thursday, August 27th 2026. As always, we will be playing all of the submitted games on our livestream on the last Friday of the month.

Submit your games by posting them in this thread!

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Noice

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Ok, i think Ill try and do this one, looks fun!

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I was really sure we would get a horror jam but this is interesting!
I smell ai in this post :distorted_face:

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i promise i wrote the whole thing myself. er… i mean… it was a strange transmission! right, that’s it! though if ai could have made that script whitespace formatting less tedious i would have used it.

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I 100% believe you can be that corny Richard :heart_hands:

Also can you set the post edit window back to 10 minutes pleaseeeeee :folded_hands:

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This is hard and it might turn my brain into freeze- dried then heated flipped upside down popsicles.

This theme looks really cool

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Oh thank GOODNESS… I was scared there for a second…

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This wouldn’t happen to be inspired by Slime Time?

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not directly but very possible that it seeped into my subconscious and made this happen!

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I dont get the theme pls explain..

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YEESSS GAME JAM IM JOINING yes makecode sentence

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FIRST GAME JAM!!!

I already know what I’m making…
and I’m not telling you!

Either ways, good luck to everyone who is partcipating!

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I am quite sad about the lack of jerboa in this jam, but the theme is quite interesting. I really do love the sketchy experimental corporation vibes.

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I just realized, school is starting soon. That means I’ll barely have time to code!

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I still don’t understand

is this supposed to be a cutscene jam, or should the be actual playing after?

It’s probably supposed to be about large companies, preferably evil or monopolistic

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