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Jonathan's Breakout

Type of program:Game
Supported platforms:Windows 95
Company name: Nutz Software
Authors e-mail address: mr_nutz@mindless.com
Version: 2
Cost: Free
Installed size: 1 KB

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To start with you just can't beat the price, now can you? Secondly, the author makes no bones about the fact that he is 14, and I am very impressed with the fact that a 14 year old wrote this program. Hey, I can't hardly run the necessary utilities to keep my computer running and he is writing games that are fun, playable, and WICKED! For one thing, he took the classic breakout game and adds some twists that show lots of originality. For one thing the grid is different, there is only a few blocks to hit, but don't gloat, that's just sympathy. For one thing, this game is really rather hard, which gives even those pro breakout players something to keep them occupied. The ball comes out like a bat out of some nether region, and it's not easy to catch it the first time. Also I have never seen a ball that will sometimes bounce off the bottom and come back, you just never know. You will go through your 3 lives without knowing it, cause that ball is really shot out when it first comes out. The background picture is really neat, and drives me nuts cause one corner is very dark. This means that when the ball hits the corner, you must hit it by braille. All in all, this game will give even old jaded breakout players something to do for quite a while.

Keep up the good work, Jonathan-if this is what you can do at this age, I can't wait to see what you will come up with in the future!

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Reviewed by Stormy Strock


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