Bal Cube

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Bal Cube

Developer(s)	Metro
Publisher(s)	Metro
Platform(s)	Arcade Game
Release date	1996 (Arcade)
Genre(s)	Breakout / Puzzle game
Mode(s)	Single player, Up to 2 players, alternating turns
Input methods	8-way Joystick, 1 Button
Cabinet	Horizontal
CPU	68000
Sound	YMF278B
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.