Remake of the Atari Breakout for MS-DOS

A nostalgic remake of the classic Atari Breakout game, designed specifically for PC DOS.

Prerequisites

• Turbo C++ (>= 3.0)
• Turbo Assembler (>= 4.1)
• DOSBox or a real DOS computer

Building

To install the required build tools and compile the source files, follow these steps:

1. Download and install DOSBox from DOSBox website.

2. Open DOSBox and mount the directory containing the project files.

mount C /path/to/PROJECT

3. Change to the mounted directory.

C:

4. Navigate to the TOOLS/tcpp directory within the project directory.

C:\>cd TOOLS\tcpp

5. Run INSTALL.EXE.

C:\>INSTALL.EXE

6. Follow the on-screen prompts to complete the installation.

7. Move the MAKEFILE, COPTS.TXT, TOOLS/TASM.EXE, and the source files into the /TC/BIN/ directory.

8. After moving the files, return to DOSBox and cd /TC/BIN/.

C:\>cd /TC/BIN

and start the build process:

C:\>MAKE.EXE

Run

C:\>BREAKOUT.EXE

How to play

• Use the arrow keys on your keyboard to move the paddle left and right.
• Hit the ball with the paddle to break the bricks at the top of the screen.
• Prevent the ball from falling off the bottom of the screen by keeping it in play with the paddle.
• Try to break as many bricks as possible to score points and advance through levels.

Contributing

Contributions to improve the game are welcome! If you have ideas for enhancements or bug fixes, feel free to fork the repository, make your changes, and submit a pull request.

License

This project is licensed under the MPL-2.0 License. See the LICENSE file for details.