# \[Announcement\] MakeCode Arcade Sports Jam! **URL:** \ **Category:** Arcade\ **Tags:** game-jam\ **Created:** [April 1, 2026, 9:34pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/announcement-makecode-arcade-sports-jam/43088 "2026-04-01T21:34:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 7
**Author:** ![Spike](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/spike/32/36752_2.png) [@Spike](https://forum.makecode.com/u/Spike)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2026, 9:24pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/announcement-makecode-arcade-sports-jam/43088/121 "2026-04-19T21:24:12Z")
Wait, how often do these mini jams happen? ---
**Author:** ![AlexK](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/alexk/32/33339_2.png) [@AlexK](https://forum.makecode.com/u/AlexK)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2026, 9:25pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/announcement-makecode-arcade-sports-jam/43088/122 "2026-04-19T21:25:52Z")
This one isn’t a mini jam — this is a full game jam, which run for about two months (six weeks to develop and two weeks to judge). The dev team runs them a few times a year. Mini game jams run for one month and typically happen each month a full game jam isn’t running. ---
**Author:** ![OrigamiArtist](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/origamiartist/32/33299_2.png) [@OrigamiArtist](https://forum.makecode.com/u/OrigamiArtist)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2026, 9:30pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/announcement-makecode-arcade-sports-jam/43088/123 "2026-04-19T21:30:02Z")
Also I’ve started this game jam 16 days after it started (exactly) so I haven’t got as much done as I wanted to. 😥 ---
**Author:** ![danger\_kitty](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/danger_kitty/32/32006_2.png) [@danger\_kitty](https://forum.makecode.com/u/danger_kitty)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2026, 9:46pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/announcement-makecode-arcade-sports-jam/43088/124 "2026-04-19T21:46:54Z")
Hey what are the rules around using ai to make games for game jams ik I’ve seen a flew games use ai art and I feel like it’s a bit unfair to those who are putting in the work to make real art for their games ---
**Author:** ![OrigamiArtist](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/origamiartist/32/33299_2.png) [@OrigamiArtist](https://forum.makecode.com/u/OrigamiArtist)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2026, 5:35pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/announcement-makecode-arcade-sports-jam/43088/125 "2026-04-21T17:35:48Z")
Thx for pointing that out! ---
**Author:** ![TheGooberEarth](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/thegooberearth/32/36693_2.png) [@TheGooberEarth](https://forum.makecode.com/u/TheGooberEarth)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2026, 5:46pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/announcement-makecode-arcade-sports-jam/43088/126 "2026-04-21T17:46:00Z")
imo ai sucks at low res pixel art and most games need that I remember I (tried to see if ai could make 20x30 deck of cards and it failed miserably I don’t think its going to be a problem ---
**Author:** ![Solek](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/solek/32/29692_2.png) [@Solek](https://forum.makecode.com/u/Solek)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2026, 6:09pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/announcement-makecode-arcade-sports-jam/43088/127 "2026-04-21T18:09:26Z")
i have a feeling you are talking about mine? the problem today is that if anybody actually has any talent for anything anymore, nobody believes it is real. my splash characters took almost three hours to draw. i havent used any extensions other than timer. every single thing was drawn and made inside makecode editor ---
**Author:** ![VoxelMaster64](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/voxelmaster64/32/32075_2.png) [@VoxelMaster64](https://forum.makecode.com/u/VoxelMaster64)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2026, 6:11pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/announcement-makecode-arcade-sports-jam/43088/128 "2026-04-21T18:11:00Z")
how does one use Ai to make art for then? it’s laterally limited to 16 colors!!! ---
**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:** [April 21, 2026, 7:51pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/announcement-makecode-arcade-sports-jam/43088/129 "2026-04-21T19:51:49Z")
> **[Microsoft MakeCode Arcade and NFL](https://arcade.makecode.com/nfl)** > > Football in Microsoft MakeCode Arcade made by @jwunderl ---
**Author:** ![jwunderl](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/jwunderl/32/5308_2.png) [@jwunderl](https://forum.makecode.com/u/jwunderl)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2026, 8:47pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/announcement-makecode-arcade-sports-jam/43088/130 "2026-04-21T20:47:54Z")
(admittedly i was a lil lazy on that gif, since that game was made 6 years ago before i officially was on the makecode team [use nfl game as example for instead of falling duck by jwunderl · Pull Request #1718 · microsoft/pxt-arcade](https://github.com/microsoft/pxt-arcade/pull/1718)) ---
**Author:** ![xInsqne1](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/xinsqne1/32/34060_2.png) [@xInsqne1](https://forum.makecode.com/u/xInsqne1)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2026, 8:47pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/announcement-makecode-arcade-sports-jam/43088/131 "2026-04-21T20:47:58Z")
This is such a good game wow. ---
**Author:** ![OrigamiArtist](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/origamiartist/32/33299_2.png) [@OrigamiArtist](https://forum.makecode.com/u/OrigamiArtist)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2026, 8:48pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/announcement-makecode-arcade-sports-jam/43088/132 "2026-04-21T20:48:00Z")
Thanks so much! That game is great! ---
**Author:** ![Rune](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/rune/32/18951_2.png) [@Rune](https://forum.makecode.com/u/Rune)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2026, 8:48pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/announcement-makecode-arcade-sports-jam/43088/133 "2026-04-21T20:48:03Z")
I came back from the weekend and apparently everyone is making a racing game?! I feel like this is going to affect my chances at winning. 😭 ---
**Author:** ![OrigamiArtist](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/origamiartist/32/33299_2.png) [@OrigamiArtist](https://forum.makecode.com/u/OrigamiArtist)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2026, 8:59pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/announcement-makecode-arcade-sports-jam/43088/134 "2026-04-21T20:59:40Z")
You will still beat _me_! I’m a joke compared to you. 😉 And Octodemon. ---
**Author:** ![Octodemon](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/octodemon/32/15417_2.png) [@Octodemon](https://forum.makecode.com/u/Octodemon)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2026, 8:59pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/announcement-makecode-arcade-sports-jam/43088/135 "2026-04-21T20:59:43Z")
You just have to set yourself apart from everyone else, what makes your racing game different from everyone elses. ---
**Author:** ![danger\_kitty](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/danger_kitty/32/32006_2.png) [@danger\_kitty](https://forum.makecode.com/u/danger_kitty)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2026, 9:54pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/announcement-makecode-arcade-sports-jam/43088/136 "2026-04-21T21:54:29Z")
yeah i belive you, and i agree its very frastating that good art can be confused with ai art and on frist glace it can come off that way. form looking at your othe projects your art looks very real i am sorry if i called out a real artist for being a ai one with my post above it was less abt calling you out and more abt seeing if the mods had any rules around using ai for coding and art in game jams ---
**Author:** ![Octodemon](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/octodemon/32/15417_2.png) [@Octodemon](https://forum.makecode.com/u/Octodemon)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2026, 9:54pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/announcement-makecode-arcade-sports-jam/43088/137 "2026-04-21T21:54:46Z")
![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/makecode/original/3X/a/0/a06b320c592241a4d49974c56f871a46b746c33f.png) Last teaser! Good luck everyone 🙃 ---
**Author:** ![OrigamiArtist](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/origamiartist/32/33299_2.png) [@OrigamiArtist](https://forum.makecode.com/u/OrigamiArtist)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2026, 10:12pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/announcement-makecode-arcade-sports-jam/43088/138 "2026-04-21T22:12:00Z")
Adding this to my favourites list now I know the name! ---
**Author:** ![OrigamiArtist](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/origamiartist/32/33299_2.png) [@OrigamiArtist](https://forum.makecode.com/u/OrigamiArtist)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2026, 10:12pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/announcement-makecode-arcade-sports-jam/43088/139 "2026-04-21T22:12:04Z")
Me thinking Im proud of my art 🙂 Me seeing this. 🫨 Great Name and title screen! Sadly, there is no lore with this one! 😁 ---
**Author:** ![Octodemon](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/octodemon/32/15417_2.png) [@Octodemon](https://forum.makecode.com/u/Octodemon)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2026, 11:25pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/announcement-makecode-arcade-sports-jam/43088/140 "2026-04-21T23:25:07Z")
Never say never..who knows maybe I’ll add a story mode 😉 [Previous page](https://forum.makecode.com/t/announcement-makecode-arcade-sports-jam/43088.md?page=6) [Next page](https://forum.makecode.com/t/announcement-makecode-arcade-sports-jam/43088.md?page=8)