Clean Sweep

About

Clean Sweep is a 1974 arcade game that plays like a retro paddle-and-ball challenge with a twist. You control a movable bat to hit a bouncing ball toward a grid of targets. The goal is to clear all blocks in each level while avoiding losing the ball. Multiplayer adds competitive flair as two players battle to outscore each other. The simple controls and fast reflexes required make it feel like an early arcade staple. This game predates similar titles like Breakout and Pac-Man but borrows from shared design DNA of the era. It runs on the AY-3-8606 chip, a lesser-known platform for its time. Despite its age, Clean Sweep shows how early developers experimented with combining movement, strategy, and speed. The dual-player mode was a rarity in 1974 arcade releases, adding to its charm for historians and collectors.