🧱 CS50 — Breakout

Course: CS50's Introduction to Game Development
Assignment: Breakout
Engine / Language: LÖVE2D (Lua)

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📋 Project Overview

This repository contains my implementation of the Breakout assignment from CS50's Introduction to Game Development.
📺 You can also watch my gameplay demo on YouTube.

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What I implemented:

• ✔️ Added a Powerup that spawns two extra Balls.
• ✔️ Implemented Paddle growth/shrink mechanics:
  • Paddle shrinks when losing a life.
  • Paddle grows when reaching certain score thresholds.
• ✔️ Introduced a Locked Brick:
  • Can only be broken by collecting the Key Powerup.
  • Key spawns randomly when locked bricks exist, similar to Ball Powerup.
• ✔️ Balanced gameplay by resetting balls upon entering the Victory State.

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🎬 Gameplay Preview

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🚀 How to Run

1. Install LÖVE2D.

2. Clone this repository:

   git clone https://github.com/huzaifa-gamedev/cs50-breakout.git
   cd cs50-breakout

3. Run the game:

   love .

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🎯 Controls

• Enter — Start the game / Serve the ball
• ← / → (Arrow Keys) — Move Paddle
• Escape — Quit game

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✨ Credits

• Original skeleton code & assets: CS50's Introduction to Game Development (Harvard). Licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.

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📄 License

• This implementation: © 2025 Muhammad Huzaifa Karim. Licensed under the MIT License.

For more details, see ATTRIBUTION.md.

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✍️ Author

Muhammad Huzaifa Karim
GitHub Profile

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📬 Contact

For ideas, feedback, or collaboration, feel free to reach out via GitHub.

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© 2025 Muhammad Huzaifa Karim. All rights reserved.