Code Ninjas | Ghostly Game Jam 2024

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Code a Project that highlights the theme of magic, featuring Witches & Wizards!

October 14th - November 3rd

GAME JAM PROMPT:

CHECK IT OUT!

Code your own Halloween-themed project using Microsoft's MakeCode Arcade, a game engine for retro pixel-art games! Please refer to the Guidelines for more information & categories.

HALL OF FAME

These are the winning projects from the 2024 Code Ninjas Game Jam!

Congratulations to all the winners, and check out their incredibly spook-tacular projects!

WINNING GAMES

& HONORABLE MENTIONS

Jack, 12

MY HALLOWEEN GAME JAM

PLAY GAME

University Heights, SK, Canada

PLAY GAME

Arcola East, SK, Canada

Pordee, 14

AKUMU

PHANTOM PHRENZY: THE HAUNTED CARNIVAL

Evan, 11

Louisville, CO, USA

PLAY GAME

1st PLACE

3rd PLACE

2nd PLACE

PLAY GAME

West Coquitlam, BC, Canada

University Heights, SK, Canada

Matteo, 12

Spencer, 13

NEVER RENT A WIZARD VRBO

CAULDRON CHAOS

Carrollwood, FL, USA

Aiden, 14

PLAY GAME

THE LEGEND OF EDU

HOCUS POCUS

SPOOKY VILLE!

HALLOWEEN GAME JAM

Logan, 13

Rylee, 11

Arthur, 12

Aurora, ON, Canada

Ponte Vedra Beach, FL, USA

Arvada, CO, USA

PLAY GAME

Wokingham, UK

Aaditya, 11

Wycombe, UK

Sophia, 10

Atharva, 12

Barrhaven, ON, Canada

HALLOWEEN.

HALLOWEEN HUNT

MAGIC MATRIX

PLAY GAME

HONORABLE MENTION

PROJECT

WINNING MUSIC

& HONORABLE MENTIONS

Andrew, 11

JAZZING WITH WIZARDS

PLAY MUSIC

Amelia Island, FL, USA

PLAY MUSIC

University Heights, SK, Canada

Natalie, 9

CUTE GHOST DANCE

SPOOPY SONGS ALBUM

Jocelyn, 11

World Golf Village, FL, USA

PLAY MUSIC

1st PLACE

HONORABLE MENTION

WINNING SPRITE PACKS

& HONORABLE MENTIONS

Brennan, 13

PUMPKIN PALS

VIEW SPRITES

West Coquitlam, BC, Canada

VIEW SPRITES

West Coquitlam, BC, Canada

Malcom, 9

HALLOWEEN SPRITE PACK MALCOM 1&2

HALLOWEEN MONSTERS

Mason, 8

Atlanta, GA, USA

VIEW SPRITES

1st PLACE

HONORABLE MENTION

VIEW SPRITES

HONORABLE MENTION

Ponte Vedra, FL, USA

Daniel, 5

Ponte Vedra, FL, USA

Laban, 6

Trystan, 8

TRYSTAN GAME JAM

VIEW SPRITES

Princeton, NJ, USA

SPOOKVILLE

HONORABLE MENTION

IN THE FOREST

WINNING SPLASH SCREEN

WITCHES BY WIZARD

Emily, 9

Amelia Island, FL, USA

VIEW SPLASH SCREEN

Partnering for Good

This Halloween Season, Code Ninjas is partnering with Extra Life - a Program of Children's Miracle Network Hospitals to raise money for children's hospitals and make a positive impact on young lives!

Click below to donate to the Extra Life today!

DONATE TO EXTRA LIFE

Our Goal is $150,000!

A Game or other type of Project created in MakeCode Arcade game creator

A Sprite Pack consisting of a minimum of 3 pixel art assets created in the MakeCode Arcade pixel art editor

A 160x120 Pixel Splash screen including images and text, created in the MakeCode Arcade pixel art editor

Original Music that is at least 8 measures long, created in the MakeCode Arcade music editor

Submit a project in any of these categories:

Contestants have from Monday, October 14th to 11:59pm Sunday, November 3rd to submit their project!

What Can I Win?

Create a Magic-themed project featuring Wizards and Witches using

Winning games will be featured on our website

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The Grand Prize Winner will receive a limited-edition t-shirt!

Here's how it works:

Check out the Guidelines & Categories

Please read through the Guidelines below, to read everything you need to know for the Game Jam! Projects must fall under at least one of our four categories described!

Get Coding in MakeCode Arcade!

Get started on your Project! You have from October 14th to November 3rd to submit your project - so take your time making something you're excited about!

Wrap Up & Submit Your Project!

Ready to submit? Great! Make sure you have a shareable link or file to your project, and submit your project to the correct form based on whether you are or are not a Code Ninja!

VIEW GUIDELINES

OPEN MAKECODE

SUBMIT PROJECT

The winners of the Game Jam have a chance to be featured on the site!

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What Can I Win?

The Grand Prize Winner will receive a limited-edition t-shirt!

Including a $500 donation in the winner's name to Extra Life, who we are partnering with this year to donate to Children's Miracle Network Hospitals!

But That's Not all!

Your project could be showcased on the Extra Life livestream, November 9th & 10th!

Winning Projects will be featured on this website!

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Winners will be chosen by age group and region, so show us your best magical moves!

READY TO SUBMIT YOUR PROJECT?

All entries must include a MakeCode Arcade project link or png file. If you are enrolled at Code Ninjas, please submit your project under the "Enrolled" option. If you are not enrolled at Code Ninjas, please submit your project under "Not Enrolled".

Please follow the submissions steps on the submission pages, if you don't, your project may not be eligible for review!

SUBMIT PROJECT HERE

Are You Enrolled at Code Ninjas?

SUBMIT PROJECT HERE

Are You Not Enrolled At Code Ninjas?

SUBMIT PROJECT HERE

Submissions Are Closed

Thank you to all those who submitted your projects! Stay tuned while we judge the submitted projects, and present the winners on this site!

The 2024 Ghostly Game Jam concluded on November 3rd.