---
title: Breakthrough also known as Le Mur De Briques
tags:
- ball and paddle
- breakout
years:
- '1978'
params:
  image: /media/museum/software/interact_breakthrough_title_ss.png
  specs:
  - label: year of release
    value: '1978'
  - label: companies
    value: Interact Electronics (publisher)
  - label: type
    value: game
  - label: media
    value: tape
  - label: systems
    value: Interact-Victors-Hectors model
  - label: number of players
    value: 1 - 2 players (alternate)
  screenshots:
  - title: Loading screen
    subtitle: ''
    text: ''
    image: /media/museum/software/interact_breakthrough_title_ss.png
  - title: 1 or 2 players
    subtitle: ''
    text: ''
    image: /media/museum/software/interact_breakthrough_menu_ss.png
  - title: Expert games ?
    subtitle: ''
    text: ''
    image: /media/museum/software/interact_breakthrough_menu2_ss.png
  - title: Fast game ?
    subtitle: ''
    text: ''
    image: /media/museum/software/interact_breakthrough_menu3_ss.png
  - title: Big paddle ?
    subtitle: ''
    text: ''
    image: /media/museum/software/interact_breakthrough_menu4_ss.png
  - title: Let's break this wall !
    subtitle: ''
    text: ''
    image: /media/museum/software/interact_breakthrough_game_ss.png
  - title: It's going well
    subtitle: ''
    text: ''
    image: /media/museum/software/interact_breakthrough_game2_ss.png
  - title: The wall is almost gone !
    subtitle: ''
    text: ''
    image: /media/museum/software/interact_breakthrough_game3_ss.png
  - title: Game over. Do you want to play with the same options ?
    subtitle: ''
    text: ''
    image: /media/museum/software/interact_breakthrough_gameover_ss.png
  - title: Tape
    subtitle: ''
    text: ''
    image: /media/museum/software/interact_breakthrough_tape_1.jpg
  - title: Tape inlay
    subtitle: ''
    text: ''
    image: /media/museum/software/interact_breakthrough_inlay_1.jpg
  - title: Instructions
    subtitle: ''
    text: ''
    image: /media/museum/software/interact_breakthrough_instructions_1.jpg
  - title: Tape Inlay
    subtitle: ''
    text: ''
    image: /media/museum/software/interact_breakthrough_inlay_2.jpg
  machines:
  - /museum/interact-home-computer-system
  company: /companies/interact
  oc_id: 852
  source:
    url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230223013224/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/software_detail.asp?id=852
    date: '2023-02-23'
---

Breakthrough is a clone of Atari arcade hit [Breakout](/software/breakout/).

It was released in 1978 for the Interact computer, being one of the first games available for this sytem.

This version is different from the arcade hit as the display is horizontal instead of vertical. Wall is on left, player on right.

There are several options available, like fast/slow mode, short/big paddle, 1 or 2 players game, and how many lives you start with (5 or 6).

The paddle is controled via the knob situated at the top of each Interact controllers, which is nice as it feels like the real arcade game.