How to make a Pacman platform game in ScratchJr (Step by step follow along kids coding tutorial)

In this follow along kids coding video tutorial, I take you step by step, click by click and show you everything you need to know to create a Pacman game in ScratchJr. Designed for both kids and adults, this video is 100% child friendly, and is designed to be watched at home or in class so that you and the children you teach can create this game realtime.

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Time stamps:

0:00 Intro
1:34 How to customise a background in ScratchJr
4:56 How to create the Pac-man character in ScratchJr
6:23 How to create the Pac-man ghost characters in ScratchJr
10:04 How to code the red ghost character from Pac-man in ScratchJr
13:37 How to code the orange ghost character from Pac-man in ScratchJr
16:33 How to code the pink ghost character from Pac-man in ScratchJr
18:10 How to code the aqua ghost character from Pac-man in ScratchJr
19:43 How to create and code a joypad in ScratchJr
21:58 How to code Pacman to move in ScratchJr via the joypad
23:10 How to code the ghost to trigger the the 'game over end screen' if Pacman touches them.
25:06 How to create and code the coins for Pacman to collect.
28:10 How to create and code a scoreboard in ScratchJr
34:02 How to create and code a countdown timer in ScrachJr
36:47 How to change the speed of the ghosts to increase or decrease difficulty
39:14 Outro