Scratch Lesson 11: Game Programming Part 2 Sprites

In Lesson 11, we will create all the necessary sprites for the Mini Mario game. Especially, we will focus on Mario and show how to make him walk, jump, and squat.

  1. Create Fruit Platter sprite

Name

Look

Script

How to Create

  1. Fruit Platter

-Delicious

None

Import costume from library

Import the Fruit Platter image by clicking  then select COSTUMES->THINGS. Scroll to select fruit_platter  and click OK to save. Rename the costume as Delicious. Save this sprite as Fruit Platter.

  1. Create Princess sprite

Name

Look

Script

How to Create

  1. Princess

-Surprised

-Happy

-Jump for Joy

1. Import first costume from library

2. Create another costume based on the first costume

3. Create Jumping for Joy script

Import the image from Scratch library by clicking  then select COSTUMES->PEOPLE. Scroll to select squaregirl  and click OK to save. Rename this costume as Surprised  and modify Surprised to become Happy.

Add a script to keep changing to next costume.

Save this sprite as Princess.

  1. Create Coin sprite

Name

Look

Script

How to Create

  1. Coin

-Spin1

-Spin2

-Spin3

-Spin

1. Create custom costumes

2. Import sound

3. Add Spin script

Create three costumes:

Spin1, Spin2, and Spin3.

Add a script to create the spinning effect:

Save this sprite as Coin.

  1. Create Brick Sprite

Name

Look

Script

How to Create

4.  Brick

-Regular

-Cracked

-Crushed

1. Create custom costumes

2. Import sound

3. Create Crushed script

Use  to create a new Sprite which has two costumes: Regular and Cracked.

Save this sprite as Brick.

  1. Create Bat Sprite

Name

Look

Script

How to Create

  1. Bat

-Fly1

-Fly2

-Fly

1. Import both costumes from the library

2. Import sounds

3. Add Fly script

Import the image by clicking  then select COSTUMES->ANIMALS. Scroll to select  and; save them as Fly1 and Fly2.

Add a script to simulate the wing flapping:

Save this sprite as Bat.

  1. Create Crab sprite

Name

Look

Script

How to Create

  1. Crab

-Walk1

-Walk2

-Walk

1. Import Walk1 from library

2. Create Walk2 based on Walk1

3. Create Walk script

Import the image from Scratch library by clicking  then select COSTUMES->ANIMALS. Scroll to select and; save them as Walk1 and Walk2.

Add a script to simulate its claws opening and closing:.

Save this sprite as Crab.

  1. Create Mario sprite

Name

Look

Script

How to Create

  1. Mario

-Walk1

-Walk2

-Jump Up

-Jump Down

-Squat Down

-Walk

-Jump

-Die

-Grow

-Shrink

1. Create custom costumes

2. Import sounds

3. Create action script blocks

7.1 Create Mario’s Costumes

Name

Look

  1. Mario

-Walk1

-Walk2

-Jump Up

-Jump Down

-Squat Down

To create Mario’s hat:=> => =>=>

You should have all these pieces before moving on.

TO PUT MARIO’s HEAD TOGETHER:=>=>=>=>=>=>=>

TO PUT MARIO’S UPPER BODY TOGETHER:=>

Select one arm=>

Trim the top=>=>=>=>=>

TO CREATE MARIO’S LOWER BODY:

=>

Select feet =>

Use Shrink Tool to shrink the feet=>

Connect feet to legs=>

Move feet to connect to the butt =>

Erase the line=>

Fill with the same color

TO PUT MARIO’S LOWER BODY WITH THE REST OF HIS BODY:

Connect lower body to the upper body=>

Erase lines=>

Fill with color.

TO ROTATE ONE LEG:

Select a leg=>

Rotate it=>

Reconnect

TO CREATE COSTUME WALKING2:

Select both legs.=>

Flip it.=>

Reconnect.

I’ve also created other costumes: Jumping Up, Jumping Down, and Squat Down.

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Jumping Up

*

Jumping Down

*

Squat Down

The complete list of Mario’s costumes is shown below:

7.2    Create Mario’s Scripts

Let’s create Walk script and Jump Script and add more in Lesson 12,

Name

Script

  1. Mario

-Walk

-Jump

CREATE WALK SCRIPT:

Add a script that makes Mario show up at a starting location when the game starts:

Add a script that makes Mario move right when the right arrow is clicked:

Add a script that makes Mario move left when the left arrow is clicked:

Add a script that makes Mario squat down when the down arrow is clicked:

CREATE JUMP SCRIPT

Add a script that makes Mario jump up when the up arrow is clicked:

9 Comments

  1. Sarah

    When can you post the other guides?
    Lesson 12: Mini Mario Game Part III – Game Rules
    Lesson 13: Mini Mario Game Part IV: Platforms
    Lesson 14: Mini Mario Game Part V: Intro to Scrolling
    Lesson 15: Mini Mario Game Part VI: Game Wrap Up

    I can’t find these lessons

  2. Amy

    I’m with Sarah?
    are there pdf versions to download?

    • Anonymous

      I still learn though

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