Breakout

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

Run it

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

lcom-ng run -- build/examples/breakout_demo

Try a complete workflow

Serve with Space or Enter, move the paddle, and return the ball into the brick wall. Each destroyed brick scores ten points. A missed ball costs a life and waits for another serve.

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

These are actual runtime captures. Open a screenshot for a larger view; use Left and Right to browse, and Escape to close.

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

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

First serveSpace launches the ball into the wall.

Paddle controlMove the paddle with arrows or A and D.

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

Take a breakPause holds the ball and paddle in place.

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

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

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Ready to serve · Three lives, 36 bricks, and a ball waiting on the paddle.

What it demonstrates

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

Help and pause freeze the round. Restart begins a fresh board and resets the score.

Source: examples/breakout_demo.c.

Refresh these screenshots

devenv shell -- python3 scripts/capture_gallery.py --app breakout

See the screenshot workflow to add states or check freshness.