Krakout

Welcome to the ultimate challenge! A two way test of skill and nerve - can you out manoeuvre the awesome ogre and blast a path through the myriad of colourful bricks? Are your reflexes adept enough to retrieve the speeding missile, deflected from its block shattering journey or regurgitated contemptuously from the ogre's mouth?

Game Options

The options are:

1. You may play with the bat on the left or right hand side of the screen.
2. Sound effects On/Off
3. Ball speed 1-6 (1: slow, 6: fast)
4. Load new data from tape
5. Bat type can be inertia or dual speed. Inertia bat can be speeds 1-9 (Slow-Fast). Joystick right to alter numbers.
6. Dual speed bat has a normal speed and then a different speed.
7. When fire button is pressed 1-9 (Slow-Fast)
8. Pressing Q will exit the screen.
9. Aliens have varying effects e.g. Give you two balls, freeze your bat, eat the ball, bomb bricks, etc.

The bonuses are:

G - Glue:
The ball sticks to the bat.

B - Bomb:
There is a massive explosion destroying adjacent blocks.

S - Shield:
Makes a barrier appear behind you.

M - Missile:
Gives you one missile to fire.

0 - Slow Down:
Slows the ball down slightly.

x2 - Times Two:
Doubles scoring.

D - Double Bat:
Gives you another bat in front of your present bat. This gives some protection against Aliens.

X - Extra Man:
Gives you an extra life.

E - Expand:
Makes your bat expand.

Game Controls

P - Up, L - Down, SPACE - Fire

1 - Toggle Pause

Compatible with Interface II, Kempston and Cursor Joystick

Note: If you own a Spectrum +2 and wish to use the built-in joystick socket, select Interface II.

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