# Please I'm begging you: 16 more colors **URL:** \ **Category:** Forum Feedback\ **Tags:** game, art\ **Created:** [August 31, 2023, 9:14pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/please-im-begging-you-16-more-colors/22166 "2023-08-31T21:14:22Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![goldtopaz](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/goldtopaz/32/28622_2.png) [@goldtopaz](https://forum.makecode.com/u/goldtopaz)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2023, 9:14pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/please-im-begging-you-16-more-colors/22166/1 "2023-08-31T21:14:22Z")
makecode mods is there any possible way I can I have multiple colors for my projects like a extra 16 more pixels šŸ˜” šŸ˜” šŸ˜” šŸ˜” just likeā€¦ likeā€¦ I likeā€¦ just likeā€¦ likeā€¦ likeā€¦ like the like buttonā€¦ and Iā€™m like asking for more colors not because I need a bigger a color pallet for more unique colorsā€¦ NO! I need some more colors to make the game look better than the 16 bit mario 3, I already beat mario 1 and sonic 1 combined in terms of grapical quality already with half the colors soā€¦ PLEASE is there a way for more colors šŸ„ŗ šŸ„ŗ šŸ„ŗ šŸ„ŗ šŸ„ŗ ---
**Author:** ![Brohann](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/brohann/32/17380_2.png) [@Brohann](https://forum.makecode.com/u/Brohann)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2023, 9:47pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/please-im-begging-you-16-more-colors/22166/2 "2023-08-31T21:47:32Z")
there is not a very easy way to add more colors because the screen is 4 bit. also, Super Mario Bros. 3 is 8 bit not 16 bit ---
**Author:** ![goldtopaz](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/goldtopaz/32/28622_2.png) [@goldtopaz](https://forum.makecode.com/u/goldtopaz)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2023, 10:37pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/please-im-begging-you-16-more-colors/22166/3 "2023-08-31T22:37:55Z")
I meant Mario 3 on the super Mario all-stars collection, not the og game on the nes ---
**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:** [August 31, 2023, 10:38pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/please-im-begging-you-16-more-colors/22166/4 "2023-08-31T22:38:11Z")
No never not in a million years ---
**Author:** ![randomuser](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/randomuser/32/32505_2.png) [@randomuser](https://forum.makecode.com/u/randomuser)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2023, 1:46am UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/please-im-begging-you-16-more-colors/22166/5 "2023-09-01T01:46:03Z")
Limits spark creativity! ---
**Author:** ![felixtsu](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/felixtsu/32/12024_2.png) [@felixtsu](https://forum.makecode.com/u/felixtsu)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2023, 4:23pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/please-im-begging-you-16-more-colors/22166/6 "2023-09-01T16:23:57Z")
16 == 2^4 4 + 4 == 8 bits == 1Byte, thus 1 Byte can represent color for 2 pixel if 16 more, 5 bits is needed for 1 pixel, other 3 bits are wasted. so, be brave, ask for 256 - 16 == 240 more colors šŸ˜€ šŸ˜€ šŸ˜€ ---
**Author:** ![urassari](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/urassari/32/9535_2.png) [@urassari](https://forum.makecode.com/u/urassari)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2023, 4:25pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/please-im-begging-you-16-more-colors/22166/7 "2023-09-01T16:25:35Z")
you can use the color extension to change the color palette mid-game, so- ā€¦ wait, do you know how to make your own color palette for a game? if you do, ok then! use the color fading extension for the ability to change your color palette mid game! ---
**Author:** ![Arexcl](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/arexcl/32/10427_2.png) [@Arexcl](https://forum.makecode.com/u/Arexcl)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2023, 3:18pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/please-im-begging-you-16-more-colors/22166/8 "2023-09-05T15:18:18Z")
You could just set the screen size so big that you canā€™t see individual pixels and only use red, blue, and green in different combinations to make any color you need. ---
**Author:** ![Sarge](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/sarge/32/19590_2.png) [@Sarge](https://forum.makecode.com/u/Sarge)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2023, 6:14pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/please-im-begging-you-16-more-colors/22166/9 "2023-09-05T18:14:00Z")
That is extremely convolutedā€¦ but it might actually work šŸ¤” ---
**Author:** ![ploop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/6bbea6/32.png) [@ploop](https://forum.makecode.com/u/ploop)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2024, 9:05pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/please-im-begging-you-16-more-colors/22166/10 "2024-07-01T21:05:47Z")
just read that clever idea- i like the thought but the drawing tools are already miserable ---
**Author:** ![BlastBoxGames](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/blastboxgames/32/11727_2.png) [@BlastBoxGames](https://forum.makecode.com/u/BlastBoxGames)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2024, 4:52pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/please-im-begging-you-16-more-colors/22166/11 "2024-07-02T16:52:16Z")
The drawing tools are great ---
**Author:** ![BloonsFan3](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/bloonsfan3/32/16226_2.png) [@BloonsFan3](https://forum.makecode.com/u/BloonsFan3)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2024, 5:23pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/please-im-begging-you-16-more-colors/22166/12 "2024-07-02T17:23:27Z")
Maybe I did it wrong, but this happened when I tried [https://arcade.makecode.com/S43751-19934-16904-50607](https://arcade.makecode.com/S43751-19934-16904-50607) šŸ˜¬ ---
**Author:** ![Sarge](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/sarge/32/19590_2.png) [@Sarge](https://forum.makecode.com/u/Sarge)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2024, 6:34pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/please-im-begging-you-16-more-colors/22166/13 "2024-07-02T18:34:46Z")
Oh, Iā€™ve actually attempted this already in this thread > [@216 COLORS IN MAKECODE?! ...sort of](https://forum.makecode.com/t/216-colors-in-makecode-sort-of/25616): > > The other day, somebody suggested mapping the palette to red, green and blue colors and making colors from those three colors. I wasnā€™t sure it would work, but I tried anyway (spoiler alert - it didnā€™t work.) I wrote this script for creating a pixel, with three subpixels - red, green, and blue. Each subpixel has 6 shades, from 0 (off) to 5 (brightest). This produces 6 ^ 3 combinations or 216 combinations total. In the following example, you can see a pixel on screen having its subpixels randomā€¦ More or less the same result, it will never work. You can always see the pixels, no matter how much you increase the screen size, and it tanks performance ---
**Author:** ![Fangstor](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/fangstor/32/33185_2.png) [@Fangstor](https://forum.makecode.com/u/Fangstor)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2025, 5:14pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/please-im-begging-you-16-more-colors/22166/14 "2025-06-30T17:14:39Z")
I was thinking the same idea lol. ---
**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:** [June 30, 2025, 9:46pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/please-im-begging-you-16-more-colors/22166/15 "2025-06-30T21:46:05Z")
Hereā€™s my best attempt: > **[RGB Dither 2](https://arcade.makecode.com/61599-67623-45058-37594)** > > Made with ā¤ļø in Microsoft MakeCode Arcade. I think I won if this is a competition. ---
**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:** [June 30, 2025, 9:46pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/please-im-begging-you-16-more-colors/22166/16 "2025-06-30T21:46:06Z")
FLASH WARNING for my above post ---
**Author:** ![Luke](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/luke/32/32519_2.png) [@Luke](https://forum.makecode.com/u/Luke)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2025, 4:37pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/please-im-begging-you-16-more-colors/22166/17 "2025-07-01T16:37:51Z")
using the colour fading extension you can create really cool lighting effects by switching the palette midgame used it in red line remastered: > [@Remastering your games! artist\_palette](https://forum.makecode.com/t/remastering-your-games/29218/94): > > kinda annoying that only one colour can fade at a time but it works [RedLineWATERFALLS4] honestly iā€™d love to see more of this, the ability to switch palettes midgame has so much potential that i really havenā€™t seen much outside of basic fade to black and day - night cycling with one colour. ---
**Author:** ![WoofWoof](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/woofwoof/32/32523_2.png) [@WoofWoof](https://forum.makecode.com/u/WoofWoof)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2025, 12:01am UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/please-im-begging-you-16-more-colors/22166/18 "2025-07-09T00:01:31Z")
I canā€¦ likeā€¦ make an extensionā€¦ for thatā€¦ if you wantā€¦ (only one color at a time is crazy! Iā€™ve never used that extension.) Itā€™s just a normal function in JavaScript. The only problem is that the input is a buffer, but I could make some rudimentary blocks that let you input an array instead, or set the r, g, and b values of a certain color individually. Just give me, like, 4 weeks, because Iā€™m not gonna code this while Iā€™m at near 0 internet and only have my phoneā€¦ (side note plz do weekly art challenge again pretty please with a red pixel on top šŸ˜Š) ---
**Author:** ![Luke](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/luke/32/32519_2.png) [@Luke](https://forum.makecode.com/u/Luke)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2025, 3:41am UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/please-im-begging-you-16-more-colors/22166/19 "2025-07-09T03:41:21Z")
> [@WoofWoof](#): > > only one color at a time is crazy! Iā€™ve never used that extension. yeah thats why iā€™ve only usd it for red line since itā€™s such a limited palette you rlly canā€™t notice. some extra blocks would be suuupper cool itā€™s a bit of a pain having to do each colour seperately ---
**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:** [July 10, 2025, 6:35pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/please-im-begging-you-16-more-colors/22166/20 "2025-07-10T18:35:31Z")
Yes pweety please! (With a red pixel on top) It may be hard, but to use this on actual games you would need to re-add sprites, in a way, so that they rendered on the RGB screen. [Next page](https://forum.makecode.com/t/please-im-begging-you-16-more-colors/22166.md?page=2)