Breakout 2000 - Mario Perdue Interview - A Forgotten Jag Gem?

[Adriano Arcade]

Hi Guys,

 

Arcade Attack's latest Jag related interview is with Mario Perdue. He was the main man behind Breakout 2000. He also worked on Skycopter II and Speedster II. Enjoy:

 

http://www.arcadeattack.co.uk/mario-perdue/

 

Adrian

[ace2184]

Thanks for the share. Interesting read.

[wozencl]

Succinct.

[Lost Dragon]

Great interview.

Never played any of the games he's worked on, but still found this a splendid read.

[UHATEIT]

Interesting read. I really enjoy Breakout 2000, decent graphics for the Jaguar as well. I played up to some decent high scores!

[+Stephen]

I got the game as soon as it came out. Neat concept and fun game, but tons of slowdown. I was very disappointed at the time - 64-bit powerhouse couldn't do Breakout without slowdown?!?

 

Mario was a nice guy though. We spoke a little via emails, although I cannot find them now. Was probably 20 years ago.

[+Cobra Kai]

In my top 5 favorites for the Jag. I probably still have the high score here, it's not played very much in the community. It's not all psychedelic like a Minter 2000 upgrade style gem, but it's still competent for a classic upgrade. It has good tunes, adjustable control speed, which is helpful since it doesn't support a real paddle, and nice graphics I think. I've also always loved the little droids as a mechanism for dropping powerups. Those little guys have character and seem to display attitude at times, teasing you with drops and then not delivering. Nice touch.