BeBreakout

BeBreakout v2.0 -- 4/4/99 -- BeOS R4/Intel
(C) Copyright 1999 by Andrew Bazan

BeBreakout is free software. It comes with no warrenty whatsoever; any use of the program is AT YOUR OWN RISK. I cannot be held responsible for any damages caused by the use or misuse of the program.

About BeBreakout...

Quite simply, BeBreakout is a clone of Arkanoid, the hugely popular paddle & bricks arcade game. It's not a direct clone; it just uses the same idea. The levels (25 in this release) are all original, and the arcade "powerups" are not present, though they may be implemented in a future version. BeBreakout is freeware.

Playing the game...

First of all, when you are at the title screen before you start a new game, you can use the up and down arrows to select your starting level. Once you have begun a game, you use the mouse to control your paddle. (Note: I have added preliminary keyboard support in this version because it was often requested -- it is _not_ precise at all, and I do _not_ recommend using it -- using the mouse is much more accurate, and Breakout was intended to be played with an analog controller.) Initally, the ball is sitting on the paddle (and it goes back to this position every time you lose a life) -- you can move around the paddle, and then click a mouse button when you are ready to release the ball. The object of the game is to destroy all the bricks on each level -- you get 5 points for every brick you destroy, and 200 points for each level you complete.

If you find the sound effects annoying, feel free to turn them off by unchecking "sound" under the game pull-down menu. If you want to customize the sound effects, you'll find them in the sounds/ directory -- note, all sound effects _must_ be of the same type (ie 44100Hz, 16-bit, stereo) or things will not work properly.

Contacting the author...

I can always be reached via abazan@berbee.com or abazan@kagi.com if that fails. New versions of BeBreakout and all my other programs can always be downloaded from my homepage: http://www.mailbag.com/users/abazan . Thanks for playing BeBreakout!