Smash every brick across two stages of pixel-perfect arcade action.

From Breakout to Brick Blaster

Brick breakers trace back to Atari's Breakout in 1976, where a single ball and a wall of bricks was the entire game. Taito's Arkanoid (1986) is the version most people remember: it added falling power-up capsules, tougher silver bricks, and indestructible gold ones. Brick Blaster follows that Arkanoid recipe, and the sound is synthesised live in your browser rather than played from audio files.

A few habits separate a clean clear from a lost ball. Hit the ball with the edge of the paddle to send it out at a sharp angle — the centre sends it almost straight up, which is safe but slow. Dig a channel up one side of the wall and get the ball above the bricks: it will bounce around up there and clear rows on its own while you collect capsules.

The power-ups are worth chasing but not at any cost. W widens the paddle for about fourteen seconds, S slows the ball down, M splits it into three, and the rare pink 1 gives you an extra life. Stage two adds gold bricks that never break — they are there to bounce off, so aim at the silver and coloured bricks around them.