A classic Brick Breaker replica developed in C++ as part of my CS 100 coursework. This desktop game features intuitive controls, profile management, multiple difficulty levels, and physics-based gameplay mechanics—all built from scratch without game engines.
Players can create/load profiles, select gameplay difficulty (Easy / Medium / Hard), and enjoy randomized tile layouts with escalating challenge across levels. Game saves persist between sessions, and collision logic is custom-designed for realistic behavior.
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🎯 Difficulty Modes:
- Easy: Slow ball / Long bar
- Medium: Faster ball / Shorter bar
- Hard: Fastest ball / Shortest bar
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🧪 Physics Engine:
- Ball rebounds off tiles, borders, and bar
- Adaptive speed increases on successful hits
- Custom side collision logic on bar edges
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🧑💻 User Interface:
- Mouse-controlled bar movement
- Menu navigation with arrow keys
- Real-time lives and score display
- Pause/Resume functionality
- Instruction panel accessible via menu
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💾 Game State Management:
- Create/load player profiles
- Save game progress after level completion or pause
- File handling for game saves, user data, and config files
- Use mouse to move paddle along the X-axis
- Navigate menus using arrow keys
- Game ends when all lives are lost
- Score and speed increase as bricks break
- Difficulty resets after each session
Tested on Windows with MinGW and BGI graphics library
- Install MSYS2
- Install MinGW32
- Add MinGW to system PATH
- Open
mingw32.exe - Navigate to your working directory
- Run the following command:
g++ main.cpp -o game -Igraphics -Lgraphics -lbgi -lgdi32 -lcomdlg32 -luuid -loleaut32 -lole32- Run
game.exeand enjoy!
👤 Profile Instructions
- Create a new profile from the main menu
- Load a profile by typing its name
- Game starts with default "Easy" mode and saved data if available
Everything—from tile rendering and collision to game progression and interface—was built from scratch in C++.
📣 Created by usjav for CS 100 project with ❤️