Brick Break (MetaphysicsStudios)

(Submission for 8BitToInfinity's Palette Jam 2)

Welcome to a remake of the classic game, "Breakout." You have the ability to choose how many levels (1-10) and how difficult the levels are. Try to rack up as many points as you can.

New Additions from Classic Breakout

1. Destructible Walls - walls don't last forever, they can take hits and be destroyed

2. Vacuums - like black holes, appear briefly want to take in your ball

3. Portals - will suck your ball out and move them to another location

4. Random generation - levels are randomly-generated

Known Bugs

1. Gravity effect from vacuums is wonky (needs adjustment)

2. Portals can accidentally trap your ball in a solid brick

3. Wall bricks may take too long to break, making it too easy 

Controls

WASD/Arrow Keys - move paddle

Space - launch ball

Escape - pause menu

Mouse (Left Click)- menu navigation

[Debug] Minus - clear scoreboard (on Scoreboard Menu Only)

Bricks

Standard BricksTake one hit to destroyStrong BrickTakes two hits to destroySolid BrickCannot be destroyed, acts like a wallSpecial BrickTakes four hits to destroy, "mimics" other bricksInvisible BrickInitially "invisible" and must be hit before it
appears and can be destroyed 
(Hard & All-Star modes only)Wall BrickPrevent the ball from going out of bounds but
after 20 hits, they fall apart

Power-Ups

Every 10th brick always drops a powerup. Depending on the difficulty chosen, every other brick will have up to a 30% chance of dropping a power-up. Each powerup has a 12% chance of being chosen (except powerball & extra-life which have an 8% chance).

Multi-BallSplits ball into three Ball Speed Up / Speed DownIncreases / decreases speed of balls on screen  Paddle Speed Up / Speed DownIncreases / decreases speed of paddle  Paddle Size Up / Size DownIncreases / decreases paddle sizePowerballLets balls on screen fly through bricks,
destroying them instantlyExtra LifeSelf-explanatory

Obstacles

VacuumAttracts your ball and can hold it for a second or twoPortalsCan transport your ball to another part of the level

Credits

Contains music ©2021 Joshua McLean (https://joshua-mclean.itch.io) Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International

Menu Theme: "Effervesce" by Joshua McLean

Level Theme: "Buff" by Evan King