Ideas for my own game

So what game do I want to make? The problem is that I don't know too much with how to actually code a flash game, therefore I would want to make it simple. But a simple game can always be difficult to create, or to play.

For example;

Tealy & Orangey

This game involves moving two balls across different levels by using the direction keys (left, right, up, down), but it gets difficult because there are hit marks on the spikes, so if you hit one of them, then you have to restart from the beginning with both balls. This is very fustrating as it is hard to focus on the position of both of the balls as the maps are different, it's easy to get confused.

For my game I think I want to either create a similar game to copter, or a racing game, given that I can figure out the code and find the right tips online. A game that I have always been keen of playing however is the brick breaker style games, where you have to shoot a ball to destroy bricks, and you gain powerups to help you such as multiball and rockets.

Here's an example of this;

Smashing

It looks like it might be one that I can possibly make, so here's a list of what I presume I will need to incorporate into the game;

• Boxes placed together in a shape/formation
• Board/shape which can be moved left & right by pressing keys
• Ball which will move around the stage, and when it hits; edges, board or boxes it will bounce back the other way
• Boxes will dissapear when hit, and a score will be added to the running total
• A set of lives, which when they dissapear it will be game over

Optional: Powerups, explosions, extra levels, restart button, level selector

Personally I think that this will be quite difficult for myself to create, but i'm interested in making it so this will be what I will create.The main reason for interest is due to playing 'brick breaker 3D' alot on my ipod touch. It's a very addictive game due to the graphics and the large number of levels that it has.

Brick Breaker 3D