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Crackout
Learn Crackout’s NES controls, ball launch, paddle speed boost, power-up use, brick-clearing basics, and miniboss strategy in this quick guide.
Browser play
Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) / Famicom — EmulatorJS controls
Default Player 1 keyboard mapping. Change keys in Controller Settings.
| Console button | Keyboard |
|---|---|
| ↑ / ↓ / ← / → | ↑ / ↓ / ← / → |
| A / B | Z / X |
| START / SELECT | Enter / V |
Open Controller Settings to configure your keyboard or gamepad. Touch controls are available on mobile.
How to Play CrackOut
Quick start
Move under the ball with Left and Right, then press A or B to launch it. Keep rebounds aimed into the brick field and catch falling power-ups. Press A to use an available power-up; hold B when you need faster paddle movement. Learn each special brick’s behavior before chasing a high score.
Controls
Left/Right: move the paddle. A: launch the ball and activate a collected power-up. B: launch the ball; hold during play to increase paddle speed. START: pause. SELECT has no documented gameplay function.
CrackOut — About this game
Crackout expands the familiar ball-and-paddle formula into a sequence of increasingly elaborate rooms. Move the paddle to keep the ball alive, break unusual brick types, catch useful power-ups, and fight miniboss encounters that interrupt the normal stages. The launch buttons also serve distinct purposes: one activates collected items, while the other temporarily speeds up the paddle for difficult saves.
Cheats
No cheats have been added for this edition.
Player verification and sources
Browser play was reviewed before this edition was published in the catalogue. The date below is the catalogue publication date, not the game’s original release date.
- Browser test and catalogue publication date
- Browsers and devices
- PC: Chrome, Edge and Firefox. Mobile: Chrome on Android and Safari on iPhone and iPad.
- Player engine and core
- EmulatorJS 4.3.0-pre · nes
- Tested by
- rwEmulator
Sources and editorial basis
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