Very successful and respectable "Arkanoid" clone with many innovative extras. Technically very impressive, but the lack of title and in-game music unfortunately prevents us from giving it our highest rating. A simultaneous 2-player mode would also have been very welcome. Our German-language review can be found at 00:29:37. English subtitles are also available. Subscription to our YouTube and Twitch channel is welcome. 🙂
Thank you for the detailed review and the kind words! I'm glad you found the game technically impressive—the project utilizes 100% of the available RAM to push the C64 to its limits, which is the main reason for the lack of in-game music. Since your video, I have released version 1.1 with several upgrades: 1351 Mouse support, a jitter filter for paddles, and a Parallax ON/OFF option. I’ve also refined the projectiles—with the right power-up, you can now shoot and destroy bricks! I have subscribed to your channel and will be following your work. Keep it up!
Thanks for featuring Rob-Boll on your channel!
Best regards,
Robert
Thank you so much for the feedback and the detailed explanation! The mouse support is truly excellent and further perfects the game. 😎 Regarding the missing music: perhaps there's the possibility of releasing a cartridge version to circumvent such RAM limitations. That would make the game practically perfect.
Thank you for the great idea! A cartridge version would indeed be excellent. To be honest, I'm more focused on assembly programming for Commodore systems (C64, C128, MEGA65) and I don't have much experience with the hardware/banking side of cartridges yet. I would definitely need some help or collaboration to make that happen. But it’s definitely something to think about for the future!
Thanks again for the support!