Dont play this new Block Breaker game in Google Search Im already hopelessly addicted to the nostalgia

Date:
Thu, 30 Jan 2025 11:49:58 +0000

Description:
A new secret game has been added to Google, and its incredibly fun to play.

FULL STORY ======================================================================Google has added a Breakout-style game as a new Easter egg The game can be played entirely within your web browser Its sure to bring back nostalgic memories
for retro games lovers

I was just as much of a gamer when I was a child as I am now, but back then
it was Aladdin and Space Rocks 3D that occupied my time rather than Stardew Valley and Baldurs Gate 3 . Im a sucker for nostalgia, so every time I see
one of these classic titles it sends me back to my early years.

And thats exactly what happened when I was alerted to a new Easter egg from Google. Type the words block breaker into the search engine and youll see a large tile for a playable Breakout -style game. Just click Play to get
started it runs within any of the best web browsers .

Breakout is a classic Atari game from 1976 that puts you in control of a paddle at the bottom of the screen. Youve got to bounce a ball upwards into rows of colored bricks at the top of your monitor, breaking them down until none remain.

I never played the original Breakout , but we had a clone on my familys home PC. The name of the game escapes me, and a quick bit of research shows a nearly unlimited number of Breakout copycats exist, but it was enjoyable enough that the games imagery is still seared into my memory. Embrace the power-ups (Image credit: Google)

Just a few seconds with Googles Easter egg is enough for that nostalgic feeling to return. Googles effort is complete with old-fashioned sound
effects and blocky graphics that any retro games lover will enjoy. But what really hits home for me is its inclusion of power-ups, from those that increase the paddle size to lasers that fire at the blocks, Space Invaders- style.

The pick of the power-ups is the one that introduces additional balls into
the mix. It transforms the game from one where you can carefully aim the ball at specific bricks to one where you frantically race your paddle across the screen in a desperate bid to prevent the balls from going out of play.
Hitting bricks becomes secondary at this point and forget trying to aim properly at them yet its a wildly enjoyable mad dash of a game mode.

Googles game captures many of the features that made this game type great, including the unbeatable feeling you get when the ball bounces between the
top row of bricks and the upper limit of your screen, smashing block after block as a reward for your perfectly placed shot.

So feel free to give it a go and see what high score you can get. Just be careful you dont forget your days other tasks in the process. You might also like Netflix for retro games? Sega is considering its own subscription
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