I mean, typing in code and etc is much different than using something with built in sprites and such like Gamemaker...
I think I have enough knowledge of Ruby to make a siiiimple text game, though due to its nature, you'd have to download the Ruby interpreter and you could just look at the code >_>
Anyway, I tried the brick wall...perhaps the bullet could be a little faster? It's not like...you're throwing a rock XD
I mean, you can still do complicated things with Scratch, and it does need some skill...sorta like Lego Mindstorms, the old one?