Breakout

A complete arcade round with a deliberate serve, lives, score, pause, instructions and a clear round-end state.

Run it

Build examples with devenv shell -- lcom-ng-build, then:

sh

lcom-ng run -- build/examples/breakout_demo

Controls

Left / Right or A / D move the paddle.
Space or Enter serves. Space or P pauses; R restarts.
F1 or H opens help; Escape closes help, then closes the game.

In the app

Three lives, 36 bricks, and a ball waiting on the paddle. — Ready to serveThree lives, 36 bricks, and a ball waiting on the paddle.

Help freezes play and explains the round without losing progress. — How to playHelp freezes play and explains the round without losing progress.

Space launches the ball into the wall. — First serveSpace launches the ball into the wall.

Move the paddle with arrows or A and D. — Paddle controlMove the paddle with arrows or A and D.

Each broken brick adds ten points to the score. — Breaking the wallEach broken brick adds ten points to the score.

Pause holds the ball and paddle in place. — Take a breakPause holds the ball and paddle in place.

A missed return costs a life. The next serve waits for you. — Another chanceA missed return costs a life. The next serve waits for you.

The round ends after three misses and offers a clear restart. — Out of livesThe round ends after three misses and offers a clear restart.

What it demonstrates

Held-key movement, timer-driven physics, collision handling, score and life state, pause and framebuffer drawing.

Source: examples/breakout_demo.c.

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