Breakout: The Rescue

Breakout: The Rescue v1.2

Release type: Shareware
Release date: ~1994-1995
Levels: 5
Author: Kevin Vance
Website: KVance.com
Registration bonus: Two more episodes
Registration price: $15.00
Related games: none

FULL ENTRY COMING SOON!

Kirk Voodia author Kevin Vance has turned up with a newly-discovered opus from the mid-'90s. More information soon.

Forging an escape in Breakout

Background

Level 1 of Breakout

Kevin Vance:

Breakout is about a guy busting out of a prison guarded by laser turrets and sword-wielding guards.

I remember uploading this one to AOL, and getting hundreds of downloads! Probably most of those were disappointed that it had nothing to do with batting a ball into bricks.

This isn't the original distribution format; I just zipped up an old directory called brkout12 that contained the game. It also may be a work in progress: it's version 1.2, and the title screens are pretty incongruous with the rest.

I'm also not sure when exactly I made this. Given the 1.2 version number, it looks like I may have made some new title screens for a game I finished earlier using some 3D rendering software. Maybe 1994-1995?

It's also another "shareware" game with more episodes that were never made. Luckily, no one ever sent in the registration form!

Story

You are a prisoner in a jail of the future. After three months, you manage to steal two hyper-pills. You take them, break out of your cell, and steal a weapon in the prison's secret R&D labs. It is able to rearrange the molecular structure of walls and burn through enemies. With this weapon in hand, you need to fight your way to the fifth floor to rescue John. With him, you can escape!

Instructions

Level 2 of Breakout

Here's what to do:

Enemies

Purple rank is the highest shareware enemy. When they are shot, they become Red rank. When Red ranks are shot, they become white rank. When white ranks are shot, they are killed for good.

Laser Defense Mechanisms (LDMs) are your main worry because they project a high powered beam at you that your enemies are immune to.

Poison Gas chutes will be introduced to you in the last level. They spray a poisonous cloud up into the air. The bigger the cloud, the more dangerous it is.

Jumping

Left - HOME

Right - PG UP

Up - UP ARROW

Walking

Left - LEFT ARROW

Right - RIGHT ARROW

Attacking

Gun - SPACE BAR

Items

Hyper-pill - HITPOINTS

Sonic-Pretzel - XTRA LIFE

Grenades are available only in episodes OUTTA HERE and HUNTED

Credits

I, Kevin Vance did all of this game except for the music and a few sound FX. This version is much cooler than the other one.

Music - all unknown

Sound - Scream by id Software; Laser unknown; "Excellent" by RSD

Buy the next two episodes for $15.00 and support the shareware concept.

Downloads

• Breakout (192.6 kB)
• Level 1 map (12 kB)
• Level 2 map (12 kB)
• Level 3 map (12 kB)
• Level 4 map (11 kB)
• Level 5 map (11 kB)