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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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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...
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...
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...
MakeCode Sync Cable - micro B USB to micro B USB - 1 meter long
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Ready Players 1 and 2? Double up on your MakeCode gaming with a Sync Cable! We got this Micro B USB to Micro B USB cable specially made to connect you and your frenemy for co-op fun or player-versus-player showdowns. Works with our PyBadges and PyGamer - we connected the JACDAC pin to the 5th ID ...
Gravity: 2.0 Inch IPS Color Serial Display with I2C & UART (Support micro:bit; MakeCode Graphical Programming)
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A 2.0-inch IPS colour display with 320 × 240 resolution and 16-bit colour depth (RGB565), supporting both I2C and UART communication via the Gravity connector. Powered by an ESP32-S3 chip with integrated LVGL graphics, it includes over 200 built-in icons, GIF animations, and dynamic widgets such ...
noise:bit
Add sound to your micro:bit projects with noise:bit, a tiny speaker board made for bleeps, bloops, tones and speech.Just slot in your micro:bit and use the sound generation blocks and code in Microsoft MakeCode or MicroPython to create audio in your project. It is handy for simple sound effects, ...
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...
Air:bit 2 micro:bit Drone Kit
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Air:bit 2 is a STEAM drone kit for the BBC micro:bit that students build, code and fly. It combines the approachable micro:bit platform with a hands-on drone project for learning coding, engineering and technology.Note: micro:bits are not included as standard with this kit. The supplier recommend...
MakeKit Air:bit 2 Drone Class Kit - 6 Pack
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This class kit bundles six Air:bit 2 drone kits for BBC micro:bit, giving students a hands-on way to build, code and fly their own drones as part of a STEAM program.Air:bit combines the approachable micro:bit ecosystem with drone flight, helping students explore coding, engineering, aerodynamics,...
micro:Maqueen Plus V2 (18650) with HUSKYLENS
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This compact programmable robot platform is designed for classroom robotics, AI experiments and hands-on engineering projects. Built around the micro:bit ecosystem, it brings together a mobile rover chassis, onboard sensors, lighting effects and expansion ports for building intelligent vehicle pr...
micro:Maqueen Plus V2 (Ni-MH) with HUSKYLENS
This advanced STEAM robotics platform is built for hands-on classroom learning, coding activities, autonomous navigation experiments and student competitions. It expands the Maqueen robot car platform with more onboard sensors, richer expansion options and a larger chassis for creative builds.The...
NeoPixel Silicone Bead LED Strip - 180 LEDs/m, 1m
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This ultra-high-density NeoPixel strip packs 180 miniature RGB LEDs into a 1 metre length, with a milky silicone bead coating that helps create a smoother, more continuous colour gradient than classic pixel strips.The strip is 10mm wide and supplied on a reel with three 10cm colour-coded wires, a...
micro:bit Wonder Building Kit(Without micro:bit board)
Build robots and interactive models around a micro:bit using this brick-compatible kit from ElecFreaks. It pairs a Wukong expansion board with a large set of bricks, motors and sensors for hands-on STEM projects.The kit is designed for graphical programming, making it approachable for beginners w...
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 (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 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. ...
micro:Maqueen Plus V2 (Ni-MH) with Mechanic and micro:bit V2
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This DFRobot bundle brings together the micro:Maqueen Plus V2 AA robot platform, the micro:Maqueen Mechanic kit and a micro:bit V2 board, giving students a ready-to-build STEM robot set for classroom projects, after-school activities and robot competitions. Batteries are not included.Maqueen Plus...
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...
micro:Maqueen Plus V2 (Ni-MH) with HUSKYLENS and micro:bit V2
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This classroom-ready STEAM robot bundle combines DFRobot’s Maqueen Plus V2 vehicle with a HUSKYLENS AI vision sensor and a micro:bit V2 board. It is designed for fast setup, hands-on coding lessons, line tracking, AI camera experiments and robot competition practice.Maqueen Plus V2 expands on the...
