[Coco] Arkanoid Was: Re: Joysticks...

[Rogelio Perea]

And also written by Steve Bjork: BASH, a better Arkanoid for the CoCo (oh
well, it depends who you ask!).

http://nitros9.lcurtisboyle.com/bash.html

Some elements from Arkanoid are not in Bash, but I always thought that the
implementation on Bash was way better than with Arkanoid's.


-=[ Rogelio ]=-


On 10/23/07, Joel Ewy <jcewy at swbell.net> wrote:
>
> Mark McDougall wrote:
> > Mark McDougall wrote:
> >
> > I really need to get a joystick so I can actually _play_ some of these
> > games!!! Arkanoid looks _damn_ impressive - well done Steve! ...
> Yes, Arkanoid is really good.  I never really liked 'breakout'-type
> games all that much.  But a couple years ago I bought a CoCo 3 for 3 or
> 4 bucks at a local thrift store that came with an Arkanoid cartridge
> plugged into the side.  A friend and I played it all the way through.
> Sounds are great, graphics are great, animation is smooth, and most
> importantly, the gameplay is very good.  The controls respond precisely,
> responsively, and predictably.  Arkanoid is one of the better action
> games I've played on the CoCo, or any 8-bit micro.  The best arrangement
> is one of the Kraft/Tandy Deluxe joysticks with the X axis free-floating
> and the Y axis self-centering.
>
> Rampage is good too, though I find the controls just a little awkward in
> some places.
>