Hi MakeCoders,
I am studying to become a teacher and recently observed a project with a high school class using MakeCode Arcade. It caught my interest and now I’m spending my time coding my first game. It is, however, a little complex and messy…
I added the Block Menu extension by riknoll, and I can get menu working. My issue is that I have coded so much stuff, and I want the menu to appear at the start of the game before everything else. In other words, I want to make a title screen using a menu. When I try to do this, a lot of variables are left undefined and as such, the game fails to cast on the undefined variables. Is there an easier way to add a menu screen at the beginning of the game than changing all my code to account for it? I’m essentially looking for a way to freeze or pause the game while the menu is open, or something along those lines.
You can find my game here: https://makecode.com/_Msg8AiLWrhp4
I know it’s a bit messy and poorly organized, but I didn’t think I would add this many features 
Sorry for any headaches caused by trying to troubleshoot my code… Also, keep in mind that I strictly code with blocks, as I have zero experience with both JavaScript and Python. If there is something I can only do in JavaScript, like game.pushScene() and game.popScene(), I will need very detailed instructions 
I appreciate any and all help, thanks!