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Break Arcade Games Out - Preparing for Release!

A topic by Dan Zaidan created Aug 23, 2019 Views: 512 Replies: 3

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Hello everybody!

I can't believe this game that I created entirely on live streams is getting released! It was an awesome journey where I learned and taught a lot. I hope the development process was useful to you and hopefully you will enjoy the final result as well! :D

The game will be released here on Itch.io (along with all the source code!) and on Steam as well!

Here is the Itch game game: https://danzaidan.itch.io/break-arcade-games-out

Here is the Steam page: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1145020/Break_Arcade_Games_Out

I would love to get your feedback on the game to get it 100% before releasing it!

You can download for free on the Itch.io page!

Check out the trailer to see all the features we managed to add on the live streams:

About the game:

What if Breakout was the only arcade game people could make?

Modern take on an older game

Enjoy the classic arcade game Breakout with vibrant colors, modern but nostalgic music, tight controls, screenshakes, crazy animations and lots of particles.

Break Arcade Games Out

Play several other arcade games as if they all had to be based on Breakout! Experience gameplay surprises and changes based on each arcade game.

Open Source Development

This game was created during live streams, so you can watch the whole development process, from scratch! You can also download the Source code and play around with it! The game and its engine were written using the C language.

Key features

-ENTIRELY FREE GAME!

-Familiar gameplay applied to crazy situations

-Different arcade games give a nice variety to the base Breakout gameplay

-Special dedication on the game's feel: nice movement, animation, particles, colors, sounds and more!

-Open source code! Download the game's code to learn, play around and make your own games!

-Watch the entire development! The whole game was developed during live streams, so you can watch all the decisions, thoughts, doubts and progress!

If you want to see how the game was developed (from the very beginning!) you can watch it all on Youtube! https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL7Ej6SUky1357r-Lqf_nogZWHssXP-hvH

If you just want to see the best moments, check out the Highlights from the first episode!

I really hope you enjoy it!

I had a blast making the game live! :D

Thanks!

Dan Zaidan

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Don Bisdorf5 years ago(+1)

Hi there! I just downloaded and gave your game a spin. It's certainly bright and dynamic, and the music is catchy. It wasn't quite for me, though, because of the following:

Because the block colors were all similar shades, the block wall was graphically uninteresting for me. Also, I thought the basic rectangular layout of the blocks (at least in the first two levels) was dull. These elements made game play, at times, feel monotonuos to me.
A couple of game elements weren't obvious. For instance, it wasn't clear that the TNT block caused me to lose the ball, since there was no visual feedback when I grabbed the TNT. The ball and paddle simply reset. Also, it wasn't obvious when I lost a game, since the game simply restarted without telling me.
I found a couple of the graphic effects disagreeable. I found the screen shake a little annoying. And the stretch/wobble of the paddle made it difficult for me to accurately gauge the size of the paddle, which made it difficult for me to hit the ball at high velocities. I couldn't get past the Super Breakout level because of this.

It's cool that you live-streamed development of this and are offering the code as open-source. Looking forward to see future versions of this!

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Don Bisdorf5 years ago(+1)

Oh, also, the game crashed on me once during the Super Breakout level. I got the following dialog box:

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Dan Zaidan5 years ago (1 edit) (+1)

Thanks so much for taking the time to try my game out, Don!

Your feedback was awesome! I'll certainly consider that in the game's polish pass before released.

Also thanks for pointing out that crash!

You were super helpful!

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