Arkanoid ​

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Description ​

Arkanoid is a classic brick-breaking game where the player controls a paddle to bounce a ball and destroy bricks. The project is implemented in C and offers two branches:

• main: contains the game with sound effects, for which you need to install the SDL_Mixer() library on your machine (apt-get install libsdl2-mixer-2.0-0).
• no-sound-branch: contains the game without sound effects.

Game Rules ​

• The player uses the paddle to keep the ball in play and break all the bricks on the screen.
• Some bricks have special characteristics:
  • Gray bricks: require 2 hits to be destroyed, then an additional hit every 8 hits.
  • Golden bricks: indestructible.
• The game includes 33 levels, with a final boss named Doh at the last level.

Bonus Capsules ​

Bonus capsules sometimes drop from destroyed bricks. Each capsule has a unique effect and grants 1000 points:

• S: Slows down the ball.
• C: Catches the ball and allows shooting.
• E: Expands the paddle.
• D: Divides the ball into three.
• L: Adds lasers, fired with the space bar.
• B: Advances to the next level (the rarest).
• P: Adds an extra life to the player.

Additional Features ​

• Shadows for the balls and bricks.
• Ball trail effects.
• Gradual brick fading.
• Non-random bonus distribution.
• Final level with the boss Doh.

Contributors ​

@WRKT aka Winness Rakotozafy
@Dinholu aka Alizée HETT