Brickles
| Filename | brickles-3000-205.hqx |
|---|---|
| Size | 564.7 KB (578221 bytes) |
| Year | 2004 |
| Architecture | PowerPC |
| Downloads | 15 |
Brickles is a long-running ball-and-paddle franchise on the Macintosh, originally launched in 1985 shortly after the first Mac shipped. The Brickles3000 incarnation - sibling and direct predecessor of Brickles Pro - was released by Ken Winograd and Space-Time Associates of Merrimack, New Hampshire; version 2.0.5 shipped on February 14, 2004.
Gameplay twist
Brickles3000 takes the familiar Breakout-style ball-and-paddle template and opens nearly every parameter to the player: ball and paddle sizes, speed, color and pattern of the playfield, window dimensions, and even the number of paddles in play.
Audience range
The wide configurability is intentional. Slow speeds and oversized paddles make the game suitable for very young children learning to use a mouse, while tightened settings turn it into a fast-paced arcade challenge for experienced players.
What's new in 2.0.5
Version 2.0.5 is optimized for the PowerPC and delivers much smoother animation than earlier Brickles releases. A new toolbar exposes the most-used customizations - speed, ball/paddle sizes, colors, and window shape - for quick adjustment, and the program now reduces processor load when its window is in the background.
System requirements
Brickles3000 needs a PowerPC Macintosh, an 800x600 or larger display, and either Mac OS 9 with CarbonLib 1.6 or later, or Mac OS X. A free trial is offered, with online registration through the winograd.com web site.
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