I'm about to release Wrecking Ball v2. I've squashed a lot of bugs in this 
version, introduced a new laser gun bonus that allows you to destroy entire 
columns at a time, as well as a jynx that shrinks the length of the table. I've 
increased the default table length for the game, so that the ball doesn't come 
back at you so fast when you hit it, but if you shrink the table too many times 
you're going to have a tough game to play. I've also shrunk the default paddle 
size.
Do to the laser bonus, the use of the mouse has become essential. The 
alternative would be hitting the arrow keys, holding them down for who knows 
how long, then trying to shoot out the columns, and that seems tedious, but if 
you have ideas I'm open to implementing them.
So what I'm wondering is, what kinds of features do you want to see? Note: This 
is and probably will always be a single player game, as I'm not going to waste 
my time learning any new VB6 code. If I learn any new code it'll be for VB.net. 
However, I would like any ideas about extra levels, bonuses, jynxes, and so on. 
I remember that in some Breakout games, there was a mode where the walls would 
move closer and closer together, and I may do something similar.
So if you guys have additional ideas, I'd like to hear them, especially if you 
used to be sighted and loved playing Pinball, Pong, Breakout etc. This goofy 
game has been under development since 2005, and all I can say is that I'm glad 
I never charged for it. It's finally very close to complete though, thank 
goodness!

Ken Downey
www.ThePionEar.net
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