🧱 Brick Breaker Game (Java)

A classic Brick Breaker / Breakout-style arcade game built in Java. The objective is simple — control the paddle, bounce the ball, and destroy all bricks to win!

🎮 Features

✅ Smooth ball & paddle movement

✅ Collision detection with bricks, paddle & walls

✅ Score tracking & high score saving (scores.txt)

✅ Game restart on completion or game-over

✅ Simple & lightweight Java project (works offline)

✅ Packaged .jar executable included

🖥️ Gameplay Action Control Move Paddle Left ⬅️ Left Arrow Move Paddle Right ➡️ Right Arrow Start / Restart Enter

🎯 Goal: Break all bricks without letting the ball fall!

📂 Project Structure 📦 Brick Breaker Game ┣ 📁 src → Java source files ┣ 📄 BrickBreaker.jar → Executable game file ┣ 📄 manifest.txt → Manifest file for JAR ┣ 📄 scores.txt → Stores high scores ┗ 📄 README.md → Documentation

🚀 How to Run the Game Option 1 — Run JAR

Make sure Java is installed.

java -jar BrickBreaker.jar

Option 2 — Compile & Run from Source javac src/*.java java Main

🏆 High Scores

The game saves your top score in scores.txt and updates it automatically.

📸 Screenshots

(Add your game screenshots here later)

👨‍💻 Tech Stack Technology Purpose Java Core game logic Swing / AWT Graphics rendering & input handling 📌 Future Improvements (Optional Ideas)

Power-ups (speed boost, multi-ball, bigger paddle)

Audio effects

Custom levels

Difficulty modes

✨ Author

Anuj Sharma 📍 Bennett University Passionate about Java, ML, CV, and Game Development

⭐ Support

If you like this project, consider giving the repo a ⭐ on GitHub!