Ricochet
breakout game for Commodore 64, 1988
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Use Control Port 2.
Ricochet is based on the classic arcade game Breakout which has you tasked to
complete various levels to destroy the building blocks of the universe to
stop Dimension-5 becoming a White Dwarf. This involves controlling a bat at
the bottom of the screen and bouncing a ball off it to hit the blocks above.
When the ball hits a block it will disappear and bounce back down the screen
and you have to hit it back up. Don't let the ball go pass you as this will
lose one of three lives.
Hitting various blocks release a coloured ball and when five are collected of
the same colour you receive a power-up which include, magnetic bat or a
laser. The coloured balls are represented by the letters of the word GRAVY
and each letter turns a different shade to indicate how many balls to
collect. Occasionally a letter will fall and when collected you can press the
space bar at any time to use it. When you reach the last couple of blocks, a
Nortie appears and releases multiple balls and when you do clear the screen
you play a bonus round. A wave of Norties appear and you have to hit them
when they move to the bottom of the screen to receive points.
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Some useful keyboard shortcuts
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[PAUSE] - stop/continue game
[F9] - quick load game state
[F12] - quick save game state (still stored after leaving the site)
[F11] - toggle fullscreen mode
[ScrollLock] - quick switch control ports
[PageDown] - make a screenshot (320x200)