Beat Ball
Beat Ball is a computer game released in 1999 for Microsoft Windows and precedes Beat Ball 2.
It is one of many brick breaker clones to come out after Breakout.
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| Platform(s) | Windows |
| Release | January 30, 1999 |
| Genre(s) | Breakout clone |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
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Gameplay
Beat Ball has a total of 120 levels, each with different arrangements of bricks.
Brick Types
- Basic – One hit to break.
- Silver – Two hits to break.
- Invisible Metal – Two hits to break (Only visible for a brief moment upon being hit).
- Gold – 4 hits to break.
- Striped Metal – 50+ hits to break.
Upon breaking a basic brick type, there is a chance for it to drop a power-up that the player must catch with the paddle. Power-ups either give optional upgrades for the paddle or the ball, an extra life, or explosion.
Paddle power-ups (activated using right-click)
- Normal – Default paddle
- Sticky – Makes ball(s) stick to the paddle until shot away.
- Long – Extends the size of the paddle.
- Small – Shrinks the size of the paddle.
- Split – Splits the paddle into two small paddles with a gap between them.
- Extra Life – Grants the player an extra life.
- Guns – Equips the paddle with two guns that shoot pink bullets upon right-clicking.
Ball power-ups (activated using left-click)
- Double – Spawns an additional ball out of the main ball in play.
- Triple – Spawns two additional balls out of the main ball in play.
- Spread – Spawns three additional balls out of the main ball in play.
- Multi-shot – Spawns 10+ additional balls out of the main ball in play.
- Destruction – Turns the main ball in play gold that destroys and passes through any brick type it touches. Returns to the default ball upon using any other ball power-up.
Other Power-ups (activated upon pickup)
- Firework – Causes a small area-of-effect explosion that destroys bricks around the main ball in play. Unlike other power-ups, this one is always grey.
- Extra Life – Grants the player an extra life.
References
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