What games are there like Arkanoid?

nzgirl · 16 October 2008, 12:39

DamienD · 16 October 2008, 13:02

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Originally Posted by nzgirl

What games are like Arkanoid?

HOL [Category: Bat and Ball]

nzgirl · 16 October 2008, 13:13

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Originally Posted by DamienD

HOL [Category: Bat and Ball]

Ahhh was wondering what cat they'd be in

Thankies!

Graham Humphrey · 16 October 2008, 15:42

Thought I'd split these posts from this thread as it's a little bit off-topic

fryguy · 16 October 2008, 15:45

There's lots of such games, some i can remember:

Megaball, Poing, Crystal hammer.

musashi5150 · 16 October 2008, 15:46

I'd highly recommend Shufflepuck Cafe

http://hol.abime.net/1916

kriz · 16 October 2008, 16:41

Megaball !! Poing !!

TCD · 16 October 2008, 18:40

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Originally Posted by musashi5150

I'd highly recommend Shufflepuck Cafe

http://hol.abime.net/1916

Second that (although it's not exactly like Arkanoid

).

gklinger · 17 October 2008, 09:20

My favourite genre! So many breakouts for the Amiga and I'm going with Giganoid FTW! It has some kind of weird hold on me and I can't stop playing it.

musashi5150 · 17 October 2008, 09:29

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Originally Posted by TheCyberDruid

Second that (although it's not exactly like Arkanoid

).

Details details....

AmigaFriend · 17 October 2008, 14:17

Don't forget Amegas! A true classic for Amiga.

http://hol.abime.net/3258

Frog · 17 October 2008, 14:32

Krypton Egg of course...

There's also the great Freeware Babenoid by DawnBringer !

i also like the freeware Poing series...

TCD · 17 October 2008, 17:34

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Originally Posted by musashi5150

Details details....

Where to start...

1. You play against an opponent.
2. You can choose the skill level by selecting different opponents.
3. There are no 'bricks' to destroy.
4. It's actually 'Bat and puck'

Just some of the differences

It's a really nice game and quite addictive

Retroplay · 17 October 2008, 18:14

Detonator is Arkanoid'ish.

rsn8887 · 17 October 2008, 18:36

Cybersphere (Full registered version) it even has a two player mode.

But the best game ever in this genre is the MS-DOS/Mac version of the German game
Bolo by Dongleware

It is a colorful and much improved sequel to the monochrome Atari ST classic of same name. The game is made by the creator of cult games Oxyd and Per.Oxyd.
This is the single most innovative breakout clone ever made. Your paddle can move in any direction but not through the bricks (and some bricks will kill you on touch!) and holes that can be anywhere on screen suck up the ball instead of only the bottom of the screen being deadly.
Almost every one of the 50 levels introduces a new gameplay element. Physics effects such as rubber bands, magnetism, gravity with varying ball sizes and weights, varying inertia... the list goes on... bombs, switches, teleports meditative music in the background etc.

There is a yahoo group about it
http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/bolo-dongleware/

PS: It works in Dosbox and I have the original cd and the update patch file here...

rsn8887 · 19 October 2008, 20:17

To add to my last post, I just found out Bolo is abandonware. It is available with some screenshots and install instructions for Dosbox (in French) at LTF abandonware:
http://www.abandonware-france.org/lt...jeu.php?id=958

The only thing the instructions are missing is to force refresh rate to 60 Hz with DXdiag->more help->override value = 60 and also set cycles=max in dosbox.config for perfectly smooth gameplay.

s2325 · 18 January 2011, 01:12

Bang! (hack of Poing):

Nostalgeek · 18 January 2011, 13:36

As the OP didn't mention Amiga, Popcorn on MS-DOS CGA (works on DosBox with very low cycles)

http://www.mobygames.com/game/dos/popcorn/screenshots

My favorite, and I played this kind of games a lot

It features lots of bonuses, nice layouts, it's really really good!

Oh and interestingly enough, the GFX are made by Frédéric Raynal (the guy behind Alone in the Dark, Little Big Adventure 1 and 2...), it is one of his first games if not the first

Interesting article (Google translated from French)

s2325 · 18 January 2011, 13:41

Popcorn was too fast on my 286 12MHz

Jope · 18 January 2011, 15:20

Crack!

16 October 2008, 12:39	#1
nzgirl Registered User Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: NZ Posts: 32	What games are there like Arkanoid?

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kriz Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: No(R)Way Age: 41 Posts: 3,188	Megaball !! Poing !! Last edited by kriz; 17 October 2008 at 17:46.

17 October 2008, 18:36	#15
rsn8887 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: USA Posts: 1,058	Cybersphere (Full registered version) it even has a two player mode. But the best game ever in this genre is the MS-DOS/Mac version of the German game Bolo by Dongleware It is a colorful and much improved sequel to the monochrome Atari ST classic of same name. The game is made by the creator of cult games Oxyd and Per.Oxyd. This is the single most innovative breakout clone ever made. Your paddle can move in any direction but not through the bricks (and some bricks will kill you on touch!) and holes that can be anywhere on screen suck up the ball instead of only the bottom of the screen being deadly. Almost every one of the 50 levels introduces a new gameplay element. Physics effects such as rubber bands, magnetism, gravity with varying ball sizes and weights, varying inertia... the list goes on... bombs, switches, teleports meditative music in the background etc. There is a yahoo group about it http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/bolo-dongleware/ PS: It works in Dosbox and I have the original cd and the update patch file here... Last edited by rsn8887; 17 October 2008 at 18:53.

19 October 2008, 20:17	#16
rsn8887 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: USA Posts: 1,058	To add to my last post, I just found out Bolo is abandonware. It is available with some screenshots and install instructions for Dosbox (in French) at LTF abandonware: http://www.abandonware-france.org/lt...jeu.php?id=958 The only thing the instructions are missing is to force refresh rate to 60 Hz with DXdiag->more help->override value = 60 and also set cycles=max in dosbox.config for perfectly smooth gameplay. Attached Thumbnails Last edited by rsn8887; 19 October 2008 at 20:29.

18 January 2011, 13:36	#18
Nostalgeek OT Whore Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Switzerland Age: 41 Posts: 290	As the OP didn't mention Amiga, Popcorn on MS-DOS CGA (works on DosBox with very low cycles) http://www.mobygames.com/game/dos/popcorn/screenshots My favorite, and I played this kind of games a lot It features lots of bonuses, nice layouts, it's really really good! Oh and interestingly enough, the GFX are made by Frédéric Raynal (the guy behind Alone in the Dark, Little Big Adventure 1 and 2...), it is one of his first games if not the first Interesting article (Google translated from French) Last edited by Nostalgeek; 18 January 2011 at 13:41.

16 October 2008, 15:42	#4
Graham Humphrey Moderator Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Norwich, Norfolk, UK Age: 37 Posts: 11,167	Thought I'd split these posts from this thread as it's a little bit off-topic

16 October 2008, 15:45	#5
fryguy Registered User Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Skarabörg, Sweden Age: 44 Posts: 1,019	There's lots of such games, some i can remember: Megaball, Poing, Crystal hammer.

16 October 2008, 15:46	#6
musashi5150 move.w #$4489,$dff07e Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Norfolk, UK Age: 42 Posts: 2,351	I'd highly recommend Shufflepuck Cafe http://hol.abime.net/1916

17 October 2008, 09:20	#9
gklinger Vegetable Lasagna Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Toronto, CANADA Age: 54 Posts: 711	My favourite genre! So many breakouts for the Amiga and I'm going with Giganoid FTW! It has some kind of weird hold on me and I can't stop playing it.

17 October 2008, 14:17	#11
AmigaFriend Registered User Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: CLI Posts: 1,462	Don't forget Amegas! A true classic for Amiga. http://hol.abime.net/3258

17 October 2008, 14:32	#12
Frog Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: France Posts: 1,385	Krypton Egg of course... There's also the great Freeware Babenoid by DawnBringer ! i also like the freeware Poing series...

17 October 2008, 18:14	#14
Retroplay Lemon Curry ? Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Denmark Age: 49 Posts: 4,080	Detonator is Arkanoid'ish.

18 January 2011, 01:12	#17
s2325 Zone Friend Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Gargore Age: 43 Posts: 17,789	Bang! (hack of Poing):

18 January 2011, 13:41	#19
s2325 Zone Friend Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Gargore Age: 43 Posts: 17,789	Popcorn was too fast on my 286 12MHz

18 January 2011, 15:20	#20
Jope - Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Helsinki / Finland Age: 43 Posts: 9,861	Crack!

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