Trying to find a particular Breakout clone/homebrew

[Rev. Rob]

I've never actually seen a ROM of this, I've only heard rumor. It sounds good, so I am trying to find it.

 

The concept is like breakout, but the blocks are in the center of the screen separating it. Players are on each side of the screen. The catch is that if player 1's ball goes to player 2's side, and player 2 does not save it, then it's lost and player 1 loses a ball.

 

Anyone hear of this? Was it ever made? It's been years since someone told me about it back on the old IGN boards (when it was free).

 

It was supposed to be for 2600.

[Thomas Jentzsch]

I've never actually seen a ROM of this, I've only heard rumor. It sounds good, so I am trying to find it.

 

The concept is like breakout, but the blocks are in the center of the screen separating it. Players are on each side of the screen. The catch is that if player 1's ball goes to player 2's side, and player 2 does not save it, then it's lost and player 1 loses a ball.

 

Anyone hear of this? Was it ever made? It's been years since someone told me about it back on the old IGN boards (when it was free).

 

It was supposed to be for 2600.

IIRC that was about 10 years ago. People even had paid money for it (which was refunded much later), but the game never materialized. Check the [stella] mailing list, there should be some threads about it.

[Devin]

That sounds like an interesting idea. It kinda sounds like the Galaxian Table-Top game. There was a game variation where two ships where defended by their "aliens" on opposite sides.

[+Nathan Strum]

There's a Flash version of it online here. It's a cool concept, sort of like head-to-head Arkanoid.

[yuppicide]

Sounds like breakout and pong in one.