Popcorn
The object of this game is to use your paddles to catch as many of the falling popcorn kernels as possible, before they hit the bottom of the popper. You are awarded points for every kernel you catch. The more…
Popcorn is an arcade developed by Frédérick Raynal, released 31 December 1988 on DOS.
What Popcorn is
Popcorn is an arcade game developed by Frédérick Raynal and released in 1988. It was published by Lacral Software. It is available on DOS only.
The premise, in the publisher's words
PopCorn is a 1989 Breakout clone by French developers Christophe Lacaze and Frédérick Raynal. The game was released as freeware for MS-DOS IBM PC compatibles with a CGA. The game was also released with the European version of Little Big Adventure 2.[citation needed] The game is in French and was programmed in assembly language for the intel 8086 CPU clocked at 8Mhz. In 2013, Popcorn was remade by Frédérick Raynal for both Windows and mobile devices under the name Popcorn 1988. It contains a full remake of all 50 levels using the original game's visuals. However, it lacks the level editor featured in the original, which allowed for custom level sets.
What it launched against
Popcorn launched on 31 December 1988, within three weeks of Last Ninja 2: Back with a Vengeance, Keith Van Eron's Pro Soccer, Laser Squad and Cybernoid: The Fighting Machine.
Released around the same time: Last Ninja 2: Back with a Vengeance, Keith Van Eron's Pro Soccer, Laser Squad, Cybernoid: The Fighting Machine.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
Screenshots
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Quick answers
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