1 BreakOut

This is the VAX version of the well-known arcade game by the same name.

2 Instructions

This game is similar to the arcade game, BRKOUT.  As written, it must be
played  on  a VT100 video terminal.  The screen consists of five rows of
bricks near the top, a bouncing ball, and a paddle along the bottom that
you  can move left (by hitting the "4" key on the VT100 keypad) or right
(by hitting the "6" key on the VT100 keypad).  The idea  is  to  destroy
all  the  bricks by hitting them with the ball.  The ball is in constant
motion, and bounces off walls, bricks, and your  paddle.   If  the  ball
moves  off  the bottom of the screen without colliding with your paddle,
it is lost.  When you have lost three balls, the game is over.  Whenever
all  the bricks have been destroyed, a new set of bricks appears and the
game continues.  The longer a ball remains on the screen, the faster  it
moves, making it increasingly difficult to keep it on the screen.

You can  move  the  paddle  in  "steps"  by  hitting  the  4  or  6  key
repetitively,  or you can hold the key down for continuous motion in the
selected direction.  Continuous motion requires the  use  of  the  VT100
autorepeat  function,  however,  which  does not "kick in" until about a
half-second after you hold the key down.   There  is  thus  a  time  lag
between  when  you  hold the key down, and when continuous motion in the
selected direction begins.


The scoring of the game is as follows:

bricks on the first row -   10 points
bricks on the second row -  20 points
bricks on the third row  -  30 points
bricks on the fourth row -  40 points
bricks on the fifth row  -  50 points

Thus, an entire screen of bricks is worth 2100 points.

Enjoy!!
