# How do I make a homemade score?

**URL:** <https://forum.makecode.com/t/how-do-i-make-a-homemade-score/7303>\
**Category:** Help\
**Created:** [April 11, 2021, 7:42pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/how-do-i-make-a-homemade-score/7303 "2021-04-11T19:42:26Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 7\
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**Author:** ![brandodon](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/brandodon/32/3625_2.png) [@brandodon](https://forum.makecode.com/u/brandodon)\
**Post date:** [April 11, 2021, 7:42pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/how-do-i-make-a-homemade-score/7303/1 "2021-04-11T19:42:26Z")

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I wanna use @richard 's extension to make a score type of thing. How would I do this?

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**Author:** ![UnsignedArduino](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/unsignedarduino/32/592_2.png) [@UnsignedArduino](https://forum.makecode.com/u/UnsignedArduino)\
**Post date:** [April 12, 2021, 2:54pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/how-do-i-make-a-homemade-score/7303/2 "2021-04-12T14:54:48Z")

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Richard has made many extensions! Which one???

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**Author:** ![brandodon](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/brandodon/32/3625_2.png) [@brandodon](https://forum.makecode.com/u/brandodon)\
**Post date:** [April 12, 2021, 3:07pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/how-do-i-make-a-homemade-score/7303/3 "2021-04-12T15:07:37Z")

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simple text

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**Author:** ![UnsignedArduino](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/unsignedarduino/32/592_2.png) [@UnsignedArduino](https://forum.makecode.com/u/UnsignedArduino)\
**Post date:** [April 12, 2021, 3:26pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/how-do-i-make-a-homemade-score/7303/4 "2021-04-12T15:26:54Z")

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Can you link to it? I don’t remember an extension called simple text…

Or do you mean this one???

> **[pelikhan/arcade-image-text](https://github.com/pelikhan/arcade-image-text)**
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> Blocks to render text on images. Contribute to pelikhan/arcade-image-text development by creating an account on GitHub.

TBH, for “homemade” score I would just use the text sprite extension.

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**Author:** ![brandodon](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/brandodon/32/3625_2.png) [@brandodon](https://forum.makecode.com/u/brandodon)\
**Post date:** [April 12, 2021, 9:22pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/how-do-i-make-a-homemade-score/7303/5 "2021-04-12T21:22:39Z")

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> **[riknoll/arcade-simple-text](https://github.com/riknoll/arcade-simple-text)**
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> A simple extension for creating sprites out of text

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**Author:** ![UnsignedArduino](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/unsignedarduino/32/592_2.png) [@UnsignedArduino](https://forum.makecode.com/u/UnsignedArduino)\
**Post date:** [April 12, 2021, 9:57pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/how-do-i-make-a-homemade-score/7303/6 "2021-04-12T21:57:34Z")

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Hmmmm…no offense to Richard but I would just use the text sprite extension:  
 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/makecode/original/2X/6/61ad4840c127345136a0cbe2455a06b355afa6cf.png)  
Maybe something like this: (Check the code for functions)

> **[Custom Score](https://arcade.makecode.com/00482-34320-13082-96724)**
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> Made with ❤️ in Microsoft MakeCode Arcade.

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**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 12, 2021, 9:58pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/how-do-i-make-a-homemade-score/7303/7 "2021-04-12T21:58:45Z")

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Hahaha no offense taken! You should definitely use the arcade-text extension instead.That’s the “official” one