Scratch

It would of been nice for the Wii too. But, I love scratch the way it is right now... On the computer. Of course eventually, something like scratch will be created on Game Consoles with Game developers running out of ideas.

Ahem, ahem. Haven't you seen this topic? Honestly, it's on the first page, and not that far down either.

But since you might not bother to go and have a look, I'll quote it here.

I have seen suggestions for the Xbox, Playstation, Playstation Portable, iPhone, iTouch, iPod, Nintendo DS, Wii, and possibly more. I am tired of explaining why over and over. So I created this topic.

Please note that the following reasons is written for all of the suggestions, so some devices may skip a few things. But it's all basically the same, with the result of Scratch not being made for those devices.


First of all, they don't support Java. You won't be able to view projects online (if you could use the internet on those).

Second, how would you program? Honestly, people don't seem to think. For all of these I have mentioned, it would be quite infuriating to drag and drop blocks. And right-clicking would be hard, and lastly, the paint editor! For some, it may be possible, but honestly, can you imagine using the paint editor with an Xbox?

Third, how would you get Scratch for your device? You won't be able to download it (though you [i]can insert some things downloaded from the internet into your device, like the DS or Wii. And they are getting good at accessing the internet), so then what? You're going to buy it at a shop? Yeah, right. Can you picture that? Scratch being bought and sold? That is seriously ridiculous.

Fourth, what's the use? You can already use Scratch on your computer. Why bother to make it for those devices?

Fifth? It just doesn't make sense.

In other words...

The reason it doesn't make sense is because Scratch works fine on a computer, and it would be hard to program on those other devices.

If you have no idea why it would be hard to program, here's some reasons:
1. The paint editor. How would you use the paint editor efficently for devices such as Wii?
2. Dragging and dropping blocks. This would be so annoying.
3. Typing. How would you type the names for variables and broadcasts? For cell phones, I suppose you could type the way you do texting. But for things like the Xbox and Playstation... it's just ridiculous.

Scratch for other devices is not going to be happening.

Last edited by Jonathanpb (2009-12-18 23:54:37)

cocoanut wrote:

Temper, Jonathan.... 

I'm being realistic, right?

cocoanut wrote:

But yeah, Jonathanpb's right.

Use DS Game Maker.

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I agree with Jonathon 100% Scratch is already great! Why work the programmers, and Scratch team to death? Everything is no longer on the computer really. I am running out of websites to go to. Game consoles are sort of taking over w/ multipurpose such as the internet! But that is my opinion....just think about it!