Break-Vaders

Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.04
Fun★★★★★★★★★★2.72
Innovation★★★★★★★★★★3.31
Theme★★★★★★★★★★3.36
Graphics★★★★★★★★★★2.58
Humor★★★★★★★★★★2.93
Mood★★★★★★★★★★2.71
Coolness★★★★★★★★★★48%
Breakout + Space Invaders.

Killing an Invader spawns a block on the breakout filed. Killing a block on the breakout field spawns and Invader. Getting hit by a bullet or letting the ball hit the back plate makes the score multiplayer drop. If it goes lower then 0.0 you lose (there is no lose screen so it just exits)

WASD to move and space to fire for space inviaders. Left and right arrows to control breakout

Windows only for now (xp will not work either)

I cheated in that the font is downloaded. Other then that its strict compo rules. Box2D + SFML + Some random c++ code I had lying around

screenshot

Comments14

SpringPowered25 Aug 2014, 16:23
I really liked the idea! Connecting the worlds of two different games together is pretty clever.

It would be cool if:
1) The space invader ship could only move horizontally (and generally have that area behave like space invaders)
2) The breakout pad and the ship would be in the middle
That way you can keep an eye on both games more easily.
MarekkPie
MarekkPie25 Aug 2014, 16:25
Neat idea! I remember playing a similar game with breakout and tetris. A bit difficult to play; your eyes have to be constantly looking at the other half of the screen. Might have been easier if the paddle and ship have the same movement keys.
Maek25 Aug 2014, 17:02
LOL. For 1 player is it really hard, but maybe fine for 2 players. Window is a little bit to big for my Laptop. No Bugs, well done!
eruiz0025 Aug 2014, 17:04
Atari and taito connected.... almost as fun as shakira and myself! !! Seriously, not very original but well done.
Capitals
Capitals25 Aug 2014, 17:17
This really fits the theme well, It is surprisingly hard to easily to do well. It would be nice if it had a failure screen.
The Number Guy25 Aug 2014, 18:56
A little too difficult to control, but otherwise good. With SpringPowered's suggestions this game would be even better! Maybe you should think about doing an Android port, perhaps using the accelerometer for one of the games.
ShadowStryker
ShadowStryker27 Aug 2014, 00:19
I got a "Computer missing OpenAL32.dll error when trying to run it. All other games have ran fine though, so who knows.
sorle27 Aug 2014, 00:22
The game always shouts down after a while. does it mean i lost?
DJWizardCop
DJWizardCop27 Aug 2014, 02:12
Haha, you and I had very similar ideas! Similar game names as well.

I really like the way you've combined the two games.
nerd burglars
nerd burglars27 Aug 2014, 02:21
Clever gameplay! Tetris is one of my favorite old school games! Solid entry! Good luck!
Scott Baker28 Aug 2014, 03:02
I couldn't get it to work on my windows VM... but the concept is awesome.
Moosefly30 Aug 2014, 18:48
Yeah, it's kinda hard to control. At least I can't focus on them both at once when theyre this far apart. Interesting use of the theme though.

Anssi@MooseflyGames
Razoric
Razoric4 Sep 2014, 17:03
Great idea and clever take on the theme.
arhpositive9 Sep 2014, 17:28
Decent game but really tough to keep eyes on both screens. Had fun playing it. It can be improved in so many ways, including visuals and audio.

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