Demolition:
A Tutorial On Creating A Clone Of The 1970s Arcade Game ‘Breakout’ In Scratch

About this document

This document is a Scratch (version 3) programming tutorial aimed at people with some experience of Scratch coding.

I guide the reader through the steps to create a playable version of the 1970s classic computer game Breakout.

In this tutorial I cover programming concepts such as variables, loops, reusable code blocks, parameters, events and the cloning of sprites.

Versions available

This tutorial is available in different formats:

• the online HTML version (most people will want this one)

• a PDF version for offline reading

Linked Scratch projects

The tutorial is accompanied by the following Scratch projects:

• The Demolition template project:
  This project contains the backdrops, sprites, costumes and sounds used in the tutorial, ready for you to add your code.

• The extra sprites for challenges: This project contains the backdrops, sprites, costumes and sounds used in the Challenges section of the tutorial.

• A working version of the basic game:
  This project is a demonstration of the game in a minimal working state.

• Working versions of the game with the extra challenges from the tutorial completed:

  1. Challenges: Start the ball moving in a random(ish) direction & Offset alternate rows of bricks completed

  2. Challenge: Give the player three balls

  3. Challenge: Give the game more than one round

All these projects are included in my Demolition Scratch Studio

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