alt Hacker NewsShow HN: A little physical breakout clone
Idea: How about a 5 minute game I can play in my browser and it's actually fun to play.
Controls: Mouse or keyboard (left/right, left alt/right alt or A/D), space and esc are pause toggle. Page up / Page Down are next or previous level (if already unlocked).
Cheats: Z toggles zapper, M toggles magnets.
Debug stuff: I, P, E keys are toggles for various stuff (E lets you change some aspects of physics engine).
Game is maybe playable on mobile devices, there is a menu on top right, and then click the circle to select type of control.
Physical engine is decoupled from refresh rate and runs at 240 Hz.
Fully vibe coded (deepseek, chatgpt), levels are human made with some amount of love.
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I really like the many variations from the original that you have added (the physics like spin and anti-gravity).
These surprises made it far-more-interesting to play than I expected.
The new beta brings some ornamental debris and slightly worse fps: https://brontosaurusrex.github.io/physical/v8beta/
(f to show fps, shift+f to reset lowest fps)
Website not loading (stuck on plausible.io) fyi.
Kinda fun
Its a bit hard to play on ios, the controls only work in the playable area, so your finger blocks the action. On iOS there is a ‘bar’ at the bottom of the screen when in landscape mode, interfering (visually) with the paddle/parallel