Fizzle Bricks by Pro Software - Acorn Atom - Emulated, Atomulator - Skill 0 - 1,380 points.

Fizzle Bricks is a Progressive Breakout game for the Acorn Atom. It was released by Pro Software, a Welsh company operating from Port Talbot. I don't know which year the game was released, but an advert appears on page 71 of the August 1982 issue of Personal Computing Today.

This is a straightforward game of breakout, which features only the mode known as "Progressive". This is the one where the bricks slowly move down the screen. You lose a life if you miss a ball and it is game over if the bricks reach the bottom of the screen. The game features 10 skill levels from 0 (Slowest and easiest) to 9 (fastest and you won't last long!).

It's ok as a game. It doesn't bring anything new or exciting to the table, but it is a very competent version of the game for the Atom, though obviously it is very dated in 2025. Skill level 0 is very slow - the bricks progress down the screen at a glacial rate and there is often little to do. Skill level 9 is very fast and you will find it impossible to stop the bricks reaching the bottom in seconds. Skill level 5 is about right if you want a decent game of Breakout.

This run was made on the 9th November 2025. Skill level 0 (Slowest) was chosen and the final score was 1,380 points.

Time Stamps:
00:30 Skill level selection - 0 chosen, the slowest (and it is slow for new bricks to appear).
00:37 Game start.
01:46 First life lost.
03:25 Second life lost.
03:33 Third life lost.
08:47 Fourth life lost.
10:41 Fifth life lost. Game Over! Final score 1,380 points.



Intro Music:
Music by: Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio
Title: Legend
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