Discontinued. Perhaps a BrickSmasher 2.0 will be made in the future.
The information below may only be applicable to the latest version.
In the current version of BrickSmasher there are 10 levels and 10 different types of bricks. Here's what they are (Spoiler Alert!):
Simple Brick - A normal brick that takes 1 hit to destroy. Introduced on level 1. Game ID: "brick_1".
Tougher Brick - A tougher brick that takes 2 hit to destroy. Introduced on level 2. Game ID: "brick_2".
Toughest Brick - The toughest brick that takes 3 hit to destroy. Introduced on level 3. Game ID: "brick_3".
Steel Brick - A steel brick that practically can't be destroyed. Introduced on level 4. Game ID: "steel_brick".
Bomb (small) - A bomb that damages (by 1 hit) 4 bricks immediately around it. Introduced on level 5. Game ID: "bomb_1".
Bouncy Brick - A bouncy brick that takes 1 hit to destroy and makes the ball faster. Introduced on level 6. Game ID: "bouncy_brick".
Harmless Troll Brick - A troll brick that takes 1 hit to destroy and makes the ball go on a weird trajectory. Introduced on level 7. Game ID: "troll_brick_2".
Spooky Skeleton Brick - A brick that takes 1 hit to destroy and plays music. Introduced on level 8. Game ID: "spooky_brick".
Bomb (big) - A bomb that damages (by 1 hit) 12 bricks around it. Introduced on level 10. Game ID: "bomb_2".
Troll Troll Brick - A troll brick that takes 1 hit to destroy YOU. Introduced on level 10. Game ID: "troll_brick_1".
Here are the controls, excluding some 5 hack-keys:
Arrow keys to move the pad,
Space key to lauch ball,
P to pause,
ESC to return to menu,
G to skip level. (If you cheat, your achievements/score won't be saved!)
On menu: arrow keys to change options, space key to select.
As these are spoilers they are not displayed on the page. Click here if you want to see what they are and how to get them.
After downloading one of the below, right click on it and press 'Extract Here'. To play, run the batch file (.BAT) if in 1.3 or above. If in 1.2 or below, run the executable (.EXE)
Brick Smasher 1.6 - Windows 64bit - ZIP
Brick Smasher 1.5 - Windows 64bit - ZIP
Brick Smasher 1.4 - Windows 64bit - ZIP
Brick Smasher 1.3 - Windows 64bit - ZIP
Brick Smasher 1.2 - Windows 64bit - ZIP
Brick Smasher 1.6 has come out!
This update features:
-an inordinate amount of shitty graphics
-difficulty system (see below)
-lives (You start with 3 and gain 3 per level)
-the ball will no longer get stuck in several blocks
-a 'log.bsd' file in the assets folder - open this in notepad for a view into the inner workings of the program.
-achievements system (see here for spoilers)
-1200 lines of code >:D
There are 3 difficultes (easy, meduim, and hard). Gameplay in pre-1.6 is equivalent to easy in 1.6 . Medium yields 2x the score, and
hard yields 3x. However, the ball and pad will move at 2x and 3x the speed, respectively.
All of the BSD files (BrickSmasher Documents) in the assets folder are encrypted (except for 'log.bsd'), so don't try to edit them.
Brick Smasher 1.5 has come out!
This update features:
-even more shitty graphics!
-more sound and video effects
-many, many bug fixes
-menu screen!
-score system, saved locally
-ESC is now return to menu
-the ball will now not occasionally fly outside the screen
-completely new and revamped structure
-generally improved performance
-the non-existence of one bug that took me a total of 8 hours to fix
-almost 900 lines of code (the longest standalone code I have ever made)
Peoples, don't change any files outside of the assets folder, or (big surprise) IT WILL NOT WORK. Also,
don't try to give yourself infinite score - the data is encrypted :-)
About score, this is how it works:
-hitting a block will give you 10 score (damaging blocks with bombs counts as hitting them)
-that amount will increase every level (+10 score on level 1, +20 on level 2, +30 on level 3, etc.)
-you lose 1 score every ~2 seconds (depends on lag)
Brick Smasher 1.4 has come out!
This is the first major update, which features:
-more shitty graphics
-levels now have text
-bombs will no longer destroy random blocks
-the ball won't try to bounce on the pad until launched
-pressing the space bar won't make the ball spontaneously change direction in midflight
-added bigger bomb
-there are now 2 types of troll bricks - the harmless troll (it's not a bug!) and the troll troll (leave this one alone)
-spooky scary skeleton block
-over 600 lines of code :-)
This update has some new command architecture, and so now if the program crashes email me the text that will appear in the black
window (to vladshev8@gmail.com).
Remeber:
-arrow keys to move the pad
-space to launch ball
-G to skip to next level
-P to pause
Make sure to play with the sound on!
Brick Smasher 1.3 has come out!
This update features the handsome troll brick (lol) as well as 5 more levels. And of course, more bug fixes.
As it is doubtful that anyone would have the patience to win the first 9 levels many many times (the 10th levels is quite difficult),
pressing G teleports you to the next level.
Brick Smasher 1.2 came out!
This update adds the bouncy brick (makes the ball go faster) and the bomb (sort of self-explanatory)!
This update also features several new, 1.2 exclusive bugs! (And several bug fixes that affected 1.1)
Brick Smasher 1.1 came out!
This update adds the steel brick and revamped levels!
(As well as several bug fixes)
Brick Smasher 1.0 came out!
Shoot your way through 5 challenging levels and not 1, not 2, but 3 types of bricks!
The next updates will add more content!