The noise of the guards grew distant. The Steel Ball gave a quick sideways glance, leaped into the air and smashed the chains. Steel Ball bounced with excitement and waited for the whack that would signal the demolition of the cell wall, and the latest dash for freedom. Its up to you. Breakout was originally released by Atari's coin-op division in the mid 1970's.
Breakout is, for the most part, a one player version of Pong.
Steve Jobs was an Atari employee in the 70's. The idea behind Breakout is to knock out the bricks in a wall. Score is based on the type of brick that you eliminate. Once you eliminate the bricks, you move on to a harder level with faster-moving balls. The screen capture on the left was taken from the Atari's Greatest Hits collection.