Bal Cube

Infobox VG
title=Bal Cube


developer = Metro
publisher = Metro
distributor=
designer=
version=
released = 1996 (Arcade)
platforms= Arcade Game
genre = Breakout / Puzzle game
modes = Single player, Up to 2 players, alternating turns
ratings=
media=
requirements=
input=8-way Joystick, 1 Button
cpu=68000
sound=YMF278B
cabinet=Horizontal
display=Raster, 320 x 224 pixels, 8192 colors

"Bal Cube" is an Arkanoid-type arcade game released by Metro in Japan in 1996. Instead of controlling a paddle, you control the ball itself by altering its momentum using the joystick. Various blocks (squares, triangles, and special blocks containing powerups) advance down from the top of the sceen. The player dies when the ball goes down through a hole in the bottom of the screen, or if the blocks reach the bottom of the screen. When you die, you start over at the beginning of the level. Although the game has a ball and paddle look and feel, puzzle elements come into play later in the game.

External links

*KLOV game|id=7001
* [http://www.arcade-history.com/?n=bal-cube&page=detail&id=173 "Bal Cube"] at [http://www.arcade-history.com/index.php?page=news Arcade History]