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Arcade Remix: Breakout Basics

Single-canvas Breakout with bricks, paddle, and bounce tweaks.

Published January 8, 2026

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Quick start

A compact Breakout with collision, bricks, and paddle control.

Can You Guess?

What controls bounce direction?

Play it

Controls: Arrow keys move paddle. Space to restart. Score in top-left.

Video walkthrough

Tweak it

  • Make it harder: increase dx/dy or shrink paddle to 50px.
  • Add levels: repopulate bricks when all alive are false.
  • Color shuffle: randomize brick colors each draw.

    • Key Takeaways

    • āœ“ Paddle collision offset steers bounce angle.
    • āœ“ Bricks are just alive flags with simple AABB checks.
    • āœ“ Small speed and paddle tweaks change difficulty fast.

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