Editing Kaboom! (video game) (section)

== Gameplay ==
[[File:Atari-2600-Paddle-Controller-FR.jpg|thumb|150px|left|''Kaboom!'' uses the VCS paddle controller, which had fallen out of regular use at time of the game's release.{{sfn|Montfort|Bogost|2009|p=117}}]]

In ''Kaboom!'', a "Mad Bomber" is dropping bombs to watch them explode.{{sfn|Activision|1981|ref=BackCov}}  The player starts with three water-filled buckets and must catch the bombs to defuse them and gain points.{{sfn|Activision|1981|ref=BackCov}}{{sfn|Activision|ref=manual}}

The game uses the [[Paddle (game controller)|paddle controller]], moving the buckets of water left and right by moving the dial clockwise and counter-clockwise.{{sfn|Activision|ref=manual}} The bombs start dropping faster as more of them are collected.{{sfn|Activision|1981|ref=BackCov}} When the player misses a bomb, all other bombs on the screen explode and the player loses one of their buckets. If at least one bucket is missing, the player will receive a new bucket every 1,000 points.{{sfn|Activision|ref=manual}}

Difficulty switches on the console make it so buckets are half as wide, making grabbing bombs more difficult. A two-player option is available where the players take turns controlling their buckets and have their own individual scores displayed.{{sfn|Activision|ref=manual}} 
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