Sunday Shockwave Silliness

July 10, 2005 7:48 AM

Moby Blaster is an arkanoid clone that lets you create your own levels. (requires Shockwave)
posted by furtive (15 comments total)

I am the winner!

At least until someone else finishes the board ...

I have to admit to being a complete sucker for breakout games, and the ability to make your own levels seems pretty cool. I'm a bit weirded out that it's connected to VeggieTales, though ...
posted by jacobm at 8:20 AM on July 10, 2005

"application will not load" :(
posted by arse_hat at 8:53 AM on July 10, 2005

That is tremendously fun. Like jacobm, I am a total sucker for breakout games, and this one is particularly good (surprising, for a kiddie-tie-in game). The multi-ball action in that game is just awseomely awesome!
posted by antifuse at 9:42 AM on July 10, 2005

And here I thought I was the only one who referred to these as "Arkanoid clones." I spent way too much of my childhood playing Arkanoid and Arkanoid 2: Revenge of Doh.

I'm still not sure why I bought both games, Arkanoid 2 did little to progress the plot established by the first title.
posted by herting at 9:50 AM on July 10, 2005

furtive, do you work for veggie tales?
posted by Baby_Balrog at 9:53 AM on July 10, 2005

I'm amazed that there's anyone in this world who isn't burned out on Breakout-style games yet. Breakout was one of the very first arcade games -- the game was a few years old even when the Atari 2600 was released. I don't know of anything usefully added to the genre since Arkanoid and Off The Wall.

Which isn't to detract from you guys enjoying the game, mind. Just expressing surprise, is all.
posted by JHarris at 10:00 AM on July 10, 2005

Please disregard my last comment.
Heh.

I had yet to finish downloading shockwave onto this machine.
posted by Baby_Balrog at 10:01 AM on July 10, 2005

Yah fools! Whose the best, now??!?!? Huh?? HUH?


posted by Baby_Balrog at 10:45 AM on July 10, 2005

I got sick of breakout a long time ago, and thought it really couldn't measure up to the class and sophistication of Kaboom!
Plus you're helping to eliminate weapons of minor destruction with Kaboom!

Still, I enjoyed the build-your own feature.
I should try it with a brick that doesn't explode, I guess, but it wouldn't be as much fun for me.
posted by Busithoth at 11:08 AM on July 10, 2005

I love games that allow the player to design/ehance the game's environment -- viz., Pinball Construction Set.
posted by alumshubby at 11:46 AM on July 10, 2005

This is a really fun game. Who wants to make a dithered version of #1's head?
posted by grouse at 12:02 PM on July 10, 2005

aw yeah, 742 now B_B...

of course, that score has more to do with which random items i collected than any kind of skill...
posted by deliquescent at 1:12 PM on July 10, 2005

742 is tough to beat -- I got a 665 only with a perfect storm of 22-point blocks and super-multiball.
posted by brain_drain at 2:24 PM on July 10, 2005

Here's a tough one.
posted by brain_drain at 3:17 PM on July 10, 2005

Me and my friends are sick breakout freaks. While I can't seem to get this to work on my PC, (neither Firefox or IE seem to want to open it; Photoshop wants to open....yadda yadda yadda) the two breakout clones that have been eating up all my time lately are these two.
posted by daHIFI at 8:16 PM on July 10, 2005