This is another game from my “Games You Can’t Lose” series. I believe this was the second one I did.
I ran across this breakout game on Github. It had all the parts that I was looking for, and as a bonus it included lots of documentation. It was a sample game that explained a lot about how to write a game for Android.
- It was rather stale, so it took a bit to import it into Android Studio and get it to work
- It had a lot of game options I had to remove or change for my needs
- I had to play around with the settings to get the most humor out of it
This one was different in that you don’t win immediately like in the Tetris game. You can move the paddle around and try to make the process faster, but it doesn’t matter.
Keeping the game play intact was a good idea – it makes the game a little more fun. The ball can’t fit past the paddle, but it looks like it could. It’s amazing to see people’s first reaction when they play. They have an initial sense of urgency to save the ball even though it’s impossible for the ball to fit past the paddle.
You can view the code here: https://github.com/jjerome00/cant-lose-breakout