Powerball

Powerball is a 1994 Breakout-styled arcade game for Macintosh, written by Wolfgang Weber and distributed through Magnetic Software. The Macintosh Garden description sells it as fast 256-colour animation paired with music, sound effects, and the familiar paddle-and-bricks loop polished for the classic Mac desktop.

Breakout, Polished for Mac

The core gameplay is Breakout: bounce a ball off a paddle to chip away at a wall of bricks, clearing the field to advance. Powerball layers in the kind of power-ups, varied brick types, and stage progression that became standard for the genre after Arkanoid raised the bar.

256-Colour Production

Powerball was built around the 8-bit colour displays common on mid-1990s Macs. The publisher's blurb highlights fast 256-colour animation, music, and sound effects, presenting the title as a more polished alternative to the era's many monochrome Breakout clones.

Wolfgang Weber and Magnetic Software

Powerball is credited to Wolfgang Weber, with Magnetic Software listed as publisher in the Macintosh Garden record. The release is dated 1994, placing it within the brief window when full-colour shareware arcade titles were a Mac scene staple.