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September 27, 2026
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Game Review · Arcade

Blockbuster

Blockbuster
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Released 1987-12-31
Platforms Acorn Electron, Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST/STE, BBC Microcomputer System, Commodore C64/128/MAX, DOS, ZX Spectrum
Developer Audiogenic Software Ltd.
Publisher Audiogenic Software Ltd., Mindscape, Digital Integration, Action Sixteen

Blockbuster, also known as Impact in Europe, is a Break Out clone.

The user controls a paddle and needs to catch a ball with the paddle each time it comes down. When the ball hits a brick, it is destroyed (unless it’s made indestructible). Sometimes, a bonus will come out of the brick. This adds to the ‘bonus score’. When the player collected one or more bonuses, they may ‘release’ them, and they receives a powerup. Each ‘bonus score’ has a different powerup: the most powerful powerups need the largest number of bonus points. Impact comes with a lot of levels and a level editor.

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