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As a child's first game programming machine —— ELECFREAKS Retro Arcade Create
The RETRO Arcade for Education is the first arcade device in a big screen with a high resolution. Kids are able to use them to create their games in a fun and easy way through the blocks program, and the Retro allows for a self-defined game role, multiple game sceneries and plots design.
Create Rather Than Play Games
Big Display and High Resolution: With a large 2.4-inch screen, kids will have a better sense of experience and will be more interested in programming.
Through Graphical Programming, it is easier for kid to understand and code
Arcade is a game programming project under the MakeCode graphical programming platform, Microsoft supports it with a technical framework. Microsoft MakeCode Arcade WEBSITE: " arcade.makecode.com ". ELECFREAKS Learning Wiki: " wiki.elecfreaks.com/en/retroarcade/ "
Microsoft MakeCode Arcade WEBSITE: " arcade.makecode.com "
Don’t worry about the difficulty of game programming, a lot of learning materials are available for free. MakeCode is a graphical programming platform born for education under the Microsoft Corporation. It provides programming tools and learning tutorials for children in different coding levels.
Humanized Handle Design——Bring a good experience in operation
Silicon buttons
The buttons are made of silicon in cross design, each product has 8 command directional buttons and provides the best handling experience.
Compatible with Lego bricks
The bricks compatible design makes the construction more enjoyable.
Special comfort holding design
Inspired by the best holding design from ergonomics, it gives you a pleasant holding experience.
Colorful and environment shell
Made from ABS & PC environment materials, the shells have fine outlook with high durability and safety.
Connie Hilton
Reviewed in the United States on February 20, 2025
I teach a course that uses Microsoft Make Code Arcade for one of the units. I love how we can create our games and then download them and play them! It increases student interest in the unit.
TWCA
Reviewed in the United States on January 11, 2025
Son loves it, he has been playing it for more than 1 month now. Notes: If he still likes it after the 2nd month, I will buy another one since there are some makecode arcade codes that require 2 consoles, and he has been asking me to get another 1.
michkal
Reviewed in the United States on April 8, 2025
This is the best. Making your own video games on the computer then downloading them to a game device to play. The best way to learn how to code in a fun way. Elecfreaks has great products.
Frank
Reviewed in the United States on September 29, 2024
Very disappointed. Wrote half of a multiplication game for my coding students. It ran flawlessly on the MakeCode Arcade online simulator, but would not run on the Retro Coding Arcade device. The program I wrote was not that long or complicated. Very simple programs I tried did run OK. Fortunately, my program ran fine on an Android phone. Save your money. Use your phone. (Probably OK for young children with very limited coding experience.)
Mr. Fred
Reviewed in the United States on August 31, 2023
I teach young people to explore coding and tinkering with electronics. This past summer I began looking for a way to get projects into their hands to actually play and share with friends. The Elecfreaks Retro Arcade for Education (or at home) is perfect.The device feels solid and it also feels like the vintage GameBoy.You start off by building or remixing game code (low cade, Python, or Javascript) on Microsoft MakeCode. Then follow the easy to follow instructions to connect your computing device to the Retro. It will then download your chosen game and you can play it on the device.Battery life is good for playing these small 2-D low res (read RETRO old school) games.It really is alot of fun.
Veronica
Reviewed in the United States on July 6, 2023
Bought these for my classroom. My middle school students enjoyed coding video games and playing then with this device.
Elana Overcash
Reviewed in the United States on November 3, 2023
This is a nifty gadget, my only issue is it only lets you put one game on it at a time.It's not hard to figure out how to put games on it or use, so that is a plus.
C. J. Harris
Reviewed in Australia on November 4, 2022
I have had this less than a month and it wont hold a charge in the battery. Not happy.
James Gilbert
Reviewed in the United States on October 24, 2022
We purchased this device after the X-Tron Pro, which was a really great toy for tinkering, but has a very small screen which can be hard on the eyes.This handheld has a nice big screen that is much easier to look at. Although ours arrived with some noticeable, long vertical and horizontal scratches. The scratches, while unpleasant, are more cosmetic in effect and do not detract much from the overall value.However, it is important to note, when using the handheld with Microsoft Makecode, as advised, the resolution is not 320x240, as the advertiser is listing. It registers as 160x120, like the X-Tron pro. It may be that the device actually is 320x240, and they are doubling the pixels to fill the screen? Whatever the case, I have yet to see the resolution boasted in the product details above.Finally, the operation of the device is a little strange. Unlike the X-Tron Pro, it hosts one game at a time, which is simple enough. The game can be loaded from the PC via USB-C cable after hitting the small round button under the screen. To power the device off, it seems one must hold the faintly indented button at the top edge of the handheld for 20 seconds or so. The instruction manual it came with had no English translation, so I may be wrong about this!Overall, I think it is a worthwhile alternative to the X-Tron if you need a bigger screen, but otherwise you should get that instead.
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