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MakeCode works best with beginner-friendly boards and MakeCode Arcade handhelds. Here are the most relevant options from the catalog:
Great starter boards for Microsoft MakeCode
- Circuit Playground Express [Developer Edition] ($54.80) — all-in-one board with built-in LEDs, sensors, and speaker, and is explicitly designed to work with Microsoft MakeCode (blocks/JavaScript).
- Circuit Playground Express Developer Edition - Base Kit ($60.20) — a bundled kit version for getting started faster.
- Circuit Playground Snow Globe Kit ($80.30) — a fun MakeCode-friendly project kit built around Circuit Playground Express.
MakeCode Arcade handhelds (code games, then play on-device)
- Kitronik ARCADE for MakeCode Arcade ($84.65) — dedicated handheld for MakeCode Arcade (great classroom/home device).
- Kitronik ARCADE Max for Makecode Arcade ($81.35) — similar idea with a larger 2.4\" screen.
- Adafruit PyGamer for MakeCode Arcade, CircuitPython or Arduino ($90.35) — powerful handheld dev board for MakeCode Arcade plus CircuitPython/Arduino.
- Adafruit PyBadge for MakeCode Arcade, CircuitPython or Arduino ($70.25) — PyGamer-like experience in a slim badge form factor.
- Adafruit PyBadge LC - MakeCode Arcade, CircuitPython or Arduino - Low Cost Version ($63.90) — lower-cost PyBadge option for Arcade.
- Adafruit PyBadge Low Cost Starter Kit ($69.40) — bundled starter kit around PyBadge LC.
- Adafruit PyBadge Starter Kit ($85.30) — bundled starter kit around the full PyBadge.
MakeCode Arcade with micro:bit (uses a micro:bit V2 as the brain)
- ELECFREAKS Microsoft MakeCode micro bit Arcade Pro ($50.45) — turns a micro:bit V2 into a handheld with a 240×320 TFT.
- Kitronik ARCADE for micro:bit and MakeCode Arcade ($53.75) — micro:bit-powered Arcade gamepad option.
- ELECFREAKS micro:bit Retro Programming Arcade ($41.15) — micro:bit expansion board with a 160×128 TFT and controls.
Helpful extra (for Arcade multiplayer)
- MakeCode Sync Cable - micro B USB to micro B USB - 1 meter long ($6.65) — Micro-B to Micro-B USB cable for MakeCode Arcade sync/multiplayer setups.
Micro:bit robotics (MakeCode-friendly platform)
- DFRobot Maqueen Lite ROB0148 micro:bit Robot Platform ($78.65) — a micro:bit-based robot platform commonly used with block coding (including MakeCode in many curricula).
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Retro Arcade for Education
Designed for classroom and maker learning, this handheld arcade device lets students create their own games through Microsoft MakeCode Arcade. It supports a friendly blocks-based programming workflow, helping kids build game roles, scenes and plots in an approachable way.MakeCode Arcade is part o...
micro:bit V2- an Educational Creative Tool for Kids
The BBC micro:bit V2 is a pocket-sized programmable computer designed to make learning to code fun and accessible. It builds on the hugely successful original with new onboard features including a speaker, MEMS microphone, and a touch-sensitive logo — all packed into a board just 5 × 4 cm. Progr...
Kitronik - Arcade Class pack
The Kitronik ARCADE Classroom Pack provides everything you need to bring game-based coding into the classroom. Each pack includes 10 fully-featured programmable gamepads designed for use with the MakeCode Arcade block editor, along with cables, batteries, and a reusable storage tray. Students ca...
Kitronik ARCADE Max for Makecode Arcade
Develop your coding skills with the ARCADE Max, a fully featured programmable gamepad for use with the MakeCode Arcade block editor, featuring a large 2.4" screen and familiar design shape.The Kitronik ARCADE Max for Makecode Arcade is an all-in-one handheld gaming platform, that can help you lea...
Kitronik ARCADE for micro:bit and MakeCode Arcade
Develop your coding skills with the Kitronik ARCADE for BBC micro:bit and MakeCode Arcade, a fully featured programmable gamepad for use with the MakeCode Arcade block editor. The Kitronik ARCADE for BBC micro:bit and MakeCode Arcade is a handheld gaming platform designed specifically for use wit...
Adafruit PyBadge LC - MakeCode Arcade, CircuitPython or Arduino - Low Cost Version
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The Adafruit PyBadge LC is the low-cost version of the PyBadge — a credit-card-sized development board with a colour TFT display, game-style buttons, and a built-in speaker. It runs MakeCode Arcade games, CircuitPython programs, or Arduino sketches on the same ATSAMD51 processor as the full PyBad...
micro:Maqueen Lite with micro:bit V2, Enclosure, Cable and Track Map
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This STEAM education kit combines the micro:Maqueen Lite robot platform with a micro:bit V2, USB cable, micro:bit enclosure and track map, giving students a ready-to-build starting point for robotics and programming activities. Batteries are not included.Maqueen is designed as an easy-to-use micr...
Christmas Tree Rainbow LED for micro:bit
The Christmas Tree Rainbow LED is a festive, tree-shaped board featuring 6 individually addressable NeoPixel RGB LEDs. Designed for the BBC micro:bit, it connects with crocodile clips — no expansion board required — and can be programmed with MakeCode to display any colour pattern you like. Key ...
micro:Maqueen Lite with micro:bit V2, Skin, Mechanic, Cable, Gamepad and Track Map
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This classroom-friendly kit bundles DFRobot’s Maqueen Lite robot platform with a micro:bit V2 and a stack of accessories for hands-on STEAM learning. It is designed for students aged 8+ to explore graphical programming, robotics, sensors and logical thinking through a small, easy-to-use robot.The...
Adafruit PyBadge for MakeCode Arcade, CircuitPython or Arduino
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The Adafruit PyBadge is a credit-card-sized all-in-one development board with a colour TFT display, game-style buttons, NeoPixels, sensors, and a speaker. Powered by the ATSAMD51 running at 120 MHz with 512 KB Flash and 192 KB RAM, it can run MakeCode Arcade games, CircuitPython programs, or Ardu...
Kitronik ARCADE for MakeCode Arcade
The Kitronik ARCADE is a handheld gaming platform designed for Microsoft MakeCode Arcade. Code your own retro arcade games using drag-and-drop blocks, JavaScript, or Python — then play them on this fully featured gamepad with a colour LCD screen, audio, and haptic feedback. Hundreds of free game...
Colourful Lamp Starter Kit For Micro:bit
Introducing the latest addition to our learning kits collection - the Colourful Lamp Starter Kit for Micro:bit! Made with high-quality bass wood, this kit is specially designed to provide a fun and engaging learning experience.Featuring an RGB module and IR receiver, this kit is compatible with b...
micro:Maqueen Plus V2 (18650) with HUSKYLENS and micro:bit V2
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This AI vision educational robot kit combines a Maqueen Plus V2 robot car, Gravity HUSKYLENS AI vision sensor and micro:bit V2 board into one classroom-ready robotics platform. It is designed for STEM learning, coding practice, autonomous navigation experiments and entry-level robotics competitio...
micro:Maqueen Plus V2 (18650) with micro:Maqueen Mechanic
Designed for classroom robotics and STEAM projects, this kit combines the micro:Maqueen Plus V2 18650 robot base with the micro:Maqueen Mechanic add-on set for forklift, push, beetle and loader builds.Maqueen Plus V2 builds on the Maqueen series with a larger body, more expansion ports, a higher-...
micro:Maqueen Plus V2 (18650) with Mechanic and micro:bit V2
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Designed for classroom robotics, after-school projects and competitions, this STEAM robot bundle combines the Maqueen Plus V2 18650 vehicle body with a micro:bit V2 board and the micro:Maqueen Mechanic kit for forklift, push, beetle and loader builds.Maqueen Plus V2 adds more expansion options, a...
STOP:bit - Traffic Light for BBC micro:bit
The Kitronik STOP:bit is a pre-assembled traffic light board designed for the BBC micro:bit. It replicates a real traffic light with three 10 mm LEDs (red, amber, green) driven directly from the micro:bit's I/O pins (P0, P1, P2), making it ideal for pedestrian crossing and traffic management codi...
micro:Maqueen Lite - micro:bit Educational Robot Platform
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Maqueen Lite is a compact, pre-assembled robot for the BBC micro:bit, and the friendliest way into classroom robotics. Slot a micro:bit into the edge connector, write a few blocks in MakeCode, and it drives, follows a line, flashes its headlights and beeps. No soldering and no chassis to build. ...
ELECFREAKS Microsoft MakeCode micro bit Arcade Pro
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The micro:bit Arcade Pro is a gamepad-style expansion board that transforms your micro:bit V2 into a handheld gaming console. Featuring a vibrant 240×320 TFT colour display, comfortable directional controls, and a built-in rechargeable battery, it's the perfect platform for creating and playing r...
micro:Maqueen Plus V2 (Ni-MH) with micro:Maqueen Mechanic
This educational robot kit combines the micro:Maqueen Plus V2 AA vehicle body with the micro:Maqueen Mechanic set for building forklift, push, beetle and loader-style mechanisms. It is designed for micro:bit-based STEM and STEAM learning, classroom activities, after-school extension work and robo...
micro:Maqueen Plus V2 (Ni-MH) with Mechanic, micro:bit V2 and Gamepad
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This STEAM robotics bundle combines the Maqueen Plus V2 robot platform with a micro:bit V2, wireless gamepad and the micro:Maqueen Mechanic kit for building forklift, push, beetle and loader-style mechanisms.The Maqueen Plus V2 is designed for classroom learning, after-school projects and robot c...
