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Wallbuster was a type-in listing I wrote that was published in Amstrad Computer User (ACU) October 1991. Below you can play the game, and see the original listing as it appeared in the magazine. Click the game window to activate it (including sound), and then use the cursor keys to play.

About the Wallbuster type-in from ACU

This game is a Breakout clone, a version of the bat and ball game that has appeared on pretty much every home platform since computer games began. The most famous example on the Amstrad CPC is probably Arkanoid.

I've made a few modifications to this version of the game, including making the starting level random so players are more likely to experience the different level designs. I'm particularly pleased with the collapse and reveal of the game screen and title screen, which makes it feel quite polished for a type-in.

Wallbuster includes a stereo sound effect for the Amstrad CPC that I called Transound and the sprites were designed using my Amstrad CPC Sprite Designer.

Download my disc of Amstrad games and utilities to use in your favourite emulator here.

The Wallbuster listing from ACU

Load another game into the Amstrad CPC 6128 emulator

• Play The Further Adventures of Fred
• Play BAS Invaders (an Amstrad Addict type-in)
• Play Alien Intervention (an Amstrad Action type-in)
• Play Gribbet (an Amstrad Action type-in)
• Play Wallbuster (an Amstrad Computer User type-in)
• Watch Fishtank (an Amstrad Computer User type-in)
• Play Misfit (from my book The Basic Idea)
• Play Paclone (an Amstrad Computer User type-in)
• Play Chords Tutor (an Amstrad Computer User type-in)
• Play 3D Mapper (an Amstrad Computer User type-in)
• Use the User Defined Graphics generator
• Reset the machine and program something yourself
• How to embed the Amstrad CPC 464 / CPC 6128 emulator in your website

You can download my Amstrad CPC games and utilities disc to use these programs in your favourite emulator.

Where next?

• Sean's Amstrad CPC homepage, including Amstrad type-ins and my Amstrad BASIC programming tutorial.
• Download my disc of Amstrad games and utilities
• Read my books to learn to program in Python or Scratch