Arkanoid (was: Breakout... (was Space Duel mod))

>I know that if I grab the "red" capsule as it falls, I get the coveted
>"laser" to shoot bricks. Since I like that device as a player, I'm
>willing to take risks to get the laser-- even though I risk missing my
>ball as it bounces back to do so. I think it adds a new strategy to the
>game. The fact that it appears "randomly" isn't much of an issue to
>me-- most people think the fruit travels "randomly" in the maze in Ms.
>Pacman, or saucers appear at "random" intervals in Asteroids. For all I
>know, the reason "brick X" in Arkanoid drops the laser is because I just
>hit my 14th brick from the right hand side in the last 34 seconds and my
>score is under 10000 and I've been playing over a minute... Might as
>well be random... ;-)

When playing the first 2 screens of Arkanoid you should catch EVERY
SINGLE powerup that comes down. If the powerup is the tri-ball, lose
2 balls IMMEDIATELY to get back down to 1 ball; if you have more than
1 ball, no powerups will drop. Using this VERY easy and simple strategy
you can easily get 10 powerups per wave and the powerup catch bonus is
one of the largest point values in the game I have gotten 2 free guys in
the first 2 screens doing this!! Also, if you get lasers DO NOT SHOOT
because you are throwing away powerups! After the first couple of screens
when things get tough, switch to a standard strategy.
Received on Fri May 7 22:08:58 1999