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Introducing the new Kitronik ARCADE Max for Makecode Arcade

May 06, 2025 • ages 8+ • digital technologies • game programming • Kitronik

Introducing the new ARCADE Max for Makecode Arcade from Kitronik, gamification has never been this exciting! It's our smallest handheld gamer to date but packs the biggest screen we've ever had! Your games will never have looked so good before.

The Kitronik ARCADE Max has been designed for use with Microsoft Arcade and as such, it can be used with the online editor to learn/hone your programming skills. It can also be used purely as a gamer, just download a game from the MakeCode website and play! ARCADE Max is available in two formats, single units and as a class pack

Write Block Code to Run on the Portable Kitronik ARCADE Console

November 21, 2023 • ages 11+ • ages 7+ • Kitronik • makecode arcade • programming • retrogaming • speaker

MakeCode Arcade is block-based coding that you can learn online, in your web browser, with loads of free tutorials included. The coolest thing about the Kitronik ARCADE is that it's a physical game console that runs your MakeCode Arcade code! Create multi-level 2d games, load them on the ARCADE, tweak the code more, and keep adding updates!

The New Kitronik Bluetooth Amplifier Kits are in!

October 28, 2023 • ages 11+ • amplifier • audio • bluetooth • Kitronik • kits • speakers

This new version (SKU: KT_2182) replaces the older discontinued kit; with improved bluetooth connectivity that reconnects when switched on, and can be powered from 5V USB-C, a lipo battery, or equivalent 5V power source.

Supplied with straightforward plug-in speakers, your kit is a great base for building your own custom enclosures!

The Kitronik ARCADE - a teaching tool for beginner to advanced students

October 22, 2023 • ages 11+ • ages 7+ • ages 8+ • ages 9+ • I2C • kids • Kitronik • makecode arcade • programming • sound • speaker • teaching

The Kitronik ARCADE is a fun and engaging educational tool for kids to learn Digital Technologies' concepts! With web-accessible programming interfaces, the ARCADE is suitable for both visual block programming and later text-based with expansion for hardware tinkering; design game-based programs that are playable through a familiar game controller/console interface.

Kitronik LAB:bit - A Single micro:bit add-on Board to Demonstrate Lights, Motors, Sound, and Sensors!

September 14, 2023 • ages 9+ • Battery • BBC micro:bit • BBC microbit v2 • coding • educational • educational electronics • Kitronik • kits • makecode • microbit • microbit accessories • sound • stem • tutorials • USB

There's a unique sense of accomplishment that comes from assembling an electronic kit and witnessing it spring to life. For educators across Australia, the Kitronik LAB:bit educational platform for BBC micro:bit offers just that experience, but with an educational twist.