# Mario Buddy

**URL:** <https://forum.makecode.com/t/mario-buddy/12459>\
**Category:** Arcade\
**Created:** [March 2, 2022, 6:17pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/mario-buddy/12459 "2022-03-02T18:17:45Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Vidget](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/vidget/32/29_2.png) [@Vidget](https://forum.makecode.com/u/Vidget)\
**Post date:** [March 2, 2022, 6:17pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/mario-buddy/12459/1 "2022-03-02T18:17:45Z")

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Another game I made a while back. This is a knock off of the great Donkey Kong.

> **[MarioBuddy v1.0](https://arcade.makecode.com/19908-31676-81676-75749)**
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> Made with ❤️ in Microsoft MakeCode Arcade.

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**Author:** ![wedodge89](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/wedodge89/32/5762_2.png) [@wedodge89](https://forum.makecode.com/u/wedodge89)\
**Post date:** [March 3, 2022, 6:27pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/mario-buddy/12459/2 "2022-03-03T18:27:46Z")

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This is really fun. I’m working on recreating World 1-1 of Super Mario Bros. for the NES, so I appreciate the fidelity to the original graphics.

One idea I have that might make gameplay a bit more pleasant, and simplify your code, would be to introduce gravity and change up the jump code. To do so, you could add a **[set sprite ay (acceleration x) to 500]** block to the **[on start]** block. This will simulate gravity. Then, instead of changing the sprite’s coordinates during a jump, you could simply set its **(velocity y)** to a negative number (I typically use -250, but that may not work for your screen size).  
That said, I’m impressed with the way you figured out the jumps. Reminds me of Game-and-Watch and other old LCD games. If you’re wanting to keep that aesthetic, feel totally free to disregard my unsolicited advice. 😁

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**Author:** ![Vidget](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/vidget/32/29_2.png) [@Vidget](https://forum.makecode.com/u/Vidget)\
**Post date:** [March 3, 2022, 7:44pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/mario-buddy/12459/3 "2022-03-03T19:44:42Z")

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I made this back a couple years ago and never really completed it. It is a bit clunky too. But it is a great starting point for anyone that wants to use any of the elements.