Brick eliminator game

Hey Mike - you've done a great job bringing back a classic. Just an idea to make it a little different from the original is (1) have 'special' bricks that will cause the ball to split into 3 (or however #). It'll add a challenge to go after 3 balls at once, but only if you miss all 3 then the game ends (2) have another special brick that causes the ball to go extra fast for a bit of extra challenge (3) have a 'bad brick' that will create holes in your paddle or create ridges so that the bounce is less predictable. Keep up the great work!

you could add more artwork to the game. give it a induvial twist like with each brick you break you unlock part of a cool image in the background gives reason to the level.

Hey sure i can help you improve this

Nice work! I'd be happy to help improve it.

Hello! From an art perspective, I see that the light reflection on the blue bar is pointing up, but the light on the bricks is pointing down. I would try to make those consistent. Also, I might make the blue bar have less height (less thick) so that its size is more like the other elements in the game.

Mike_studiopro wrote:

Hey sure i can help you improve this

Do you have Unity experience?

Solo_Dev wrote:

Nice work! I'd be happy to help improve it.

Maybe you could make your own by purchasing this $10 asset:

https://assetstore.unity.com/packages/templates/packs/block-buster-breakout-clone-153712

Honestly, I don't remember how I made that game, but I don't think I started from scratch.

mike74 wrote:

Any ideas to improve it?

I am old enough to have cut teeth with a PONG TV console, and to have played Breakout in the original in the arcades. One thing that your implementation is missing, is the ability to "slice" the ball. This is when you move your paddle rapidly to the left or right as it connects with the ball. It provides an extra horizontal component to the ball's movement. I'm sure there are various ways you can mathematically implement that kind of collision interaction; use whatever works.

The left right paddle control also seems rather slow. In historical arcade games, you're typically using a potentiometer dial. Those controls move very fast, pretty much allowing you to arrive near instantly to anywhere on the bottom of the screen. Overshooting is more often the problem with old arcade games.

bvanevery wrote:

mike74 wrote:

Any ideas to improve it?

I am old enough to have cut teeth with a PONG TV console, and to have played Breakout in the original in the arcades. One thing that your implementation is missing, is the ability to "slice" the ball. This is when you move your paddle rapidly to the left or right as it connects with the ball. It provides an extra horizontal component to the ball's movement. I'm sure there are various ways you can mathematically implement that kind of collision interaction...

I don't remember all the Physics code since I used Unity, but I think the implementation does have the ability to "slice" the ball.

I remember hitting the ball off the corners of the paddle and having it work as expected.

But, maybe you are right. I honestly don't know if the physics takes into account the velocity of the paddle.

Classically, I don't think hitting with a corner was necessary for slicing the ball. Although with the speed of the old school paddles, who knows, it could have been a factor. I think it's just that the speed of the paddle does impart a horizontal component vector.