# \#arcade-tips **URL:** https://forum.makecode.com/tag/arcade-tips/58.md [Latest](https://forum.makecode.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.makecode.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forum.makecode.com/tags.md) --- ## [Richard’s Arcade Tips #8 - Hitboxes, Overlaps, and Collisions (Part 3)](https://forum.makecode.com/t/richard-s-arcade-tips-8-hitboxes-overlaps-and-collisions-part-3/45117)
**Author:** [@richard](https://forum.makecode.com/u/richard)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2026, 10:41pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/richard-s-arcade-tips-8-hitboxes-overlaps-and-collisions-part-3/45117 "2026-08-12T22:41:59Z")
Hey folks! It’s time for the exciting conclusion in my series on hitboxes, overlaps, and collisions! Before continuing, you may want to check out part 1 and part 2 where I explain how overlaps and collisions work in the… --- ## [Richard's Arcade Tips #2 - Drawing custom stuff with Images](https://forum.makecode.com/t/richards-arcade-tips-2-drawing-custom-stuff-with-images/28400)
**Author:** [@richard](https://forum.makecode.com/u/richard)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2026, 4:28pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/richards-arcade-tips-2-drawing-custom-stuff-with-images/28400 "2026-08-11T16:28:40Z")
Hey folks! It’s times for the second edition of Richard’s Arcade Tips! First off, I want to mention that I have created a new tag for this series of posts. If you’re interested in seeing all the entries, you can check o… --- ## [Richard's Arcade Tips #6 - Hitboxes, Overlaps, and Collisions (Part 1)](https://forum.makecode.com/t/richards-arcade-tips-6-hitboxes-overlaps-and-collisions-part-1/45107)
**Author:** [@richard](https://forum.makecode.com/u/richard)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2026, 9:07pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/richards-arcade-tips-6-hitboxes-overlaps-and-collisions-part-1/45107 "2026-07-28T21:07:08Z")
Hey folks! It’s been a while since I did one of these! Today I want to talk about hitboxes, overlaps, and collisions. This is something I’ve posted about many times when helping people with their games, but I figured i… --- ## [Richard’s Arcade Tips #7 - Hitboxes, Overlaps, and Collisions (Part 2)](https://forum.makecode.com/t/richard-s-arcade-tips-7-hitboxes-overlaps-and-collisions-part-2/45108)
**Author:** [@richard](https://forum.makecode.com/u/richard)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2026, 9:01pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/richard-s-arcade-tips-7-hitboxes-overlaps-and-collisions-part-2/45108 "2026-07-28T21:01:56Z")
Hey folks! This post is part 2 in a series about hitboxes, overlaps, and collisions; make sure you check out part 1 here! Originally this was going to be a 2 part series and this post was going to talk about animating … --- ## [Richard's Arcade Tips #5 - Asset Packs](https://forum.makecode.com/t/richards-arcade-tips-5-asset-packs/42367)
**Author:** [@richard](https://forum.makecode.com/u/richard)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2026, 1:31am UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/richards-arcade-tips-5-asset-packs/42367 "2026-03-01T01:31:41Z")
Hey folks! Wow, it’s been a long time since I did one of these. It’s almost like I completely forgot I was doing this series! Well, anyways, with the new 2026 Arcade release, I wanted to call attention to a feature that… --- ## [Richard's Arcade Tips #1 - SVG Paths for moving Sprites](https://forum.makecode.com/t/richards-arcade-tips-1-svg-paths-for-moving-sprites/28212)
**Author:** [@richard](https://forum.makecode.com/u/richard)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2025, 5:55pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/richards-arcade-tips-1-svg-paths-for-moving-sprites/28212 "2025-10-27T17:55:44Z")
Hey folks! I’ve decided I’m going to start a series of (mostly) weekly little tutorials about some tips and tricks you can use when making MakeCode Arcade games. This week, we’re going to be looking at movement animati… --- ## [Richard's Arcade Tips #3 - The Pause Until block](https://forum.makecode.com/t/richards-arcade-tips-3-the-pause-until-block/28794)
**Author:** [@richard](https://forum.makecode.com/u/richard)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2024, 5:03pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/richards-arcade-tips-3-the-pause-until-block/28794 "2024-11-07T17:03:04Z")
Hey folks! It’s time for Richard’s Arcade Tips #3! I’m trying out some new formatting stuff this time, so let me know if you like it in the comments. Pause Until Today, we’re going to talk about a very special block: … --- ## [Richard's Arcade Tips #4: Multithreading (Part 1)](https://forum.makecode.com/t/richards-arcade-tips-4-multithreading-part-1/29496)
**Author:** [@richard](https://forum.makecode.com/u/richard)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2024, 9:16pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/richards-arcade-tips-4-multithreading-part-1/29496 "2024-10-28T21:16:03Z")
Multithreading: Part 1 It’s time for the fourth edition of Richard’s Arcade Tips! This time around, we’re going to be talking about multithreading! This post was inspired by @Galcake’s recent question on the subject. I w…