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Arkanoid

1985 1 Players 78% Not Rated

Arkanoid is an arcade game developed by Taito in 1986. It expanded upon Atari's Breakout games of the 1970s by adding power-ups, different types of bricks, a variety of level layouts, and visual layering and depth. The title refers to a doomed "mothership" from which the player's ship, the Vaus, escapes. The player controls the "Vaus", a space vessel that acts as the game's "paddle" which prevents a ball from falling from the playing field, attempting to bounce it against a number of bricks

Release date
December 31, 1985
Developer
Taito
Publisher
Imagine Software; Erbe Software; Nidecom; The Hit Squad; Topia
Players
1

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Arkanoid

Arkanoid is an arcade game developed by Taito in 1986. It expanded upon Atari's Breakout games of the 1970s by adding power-ups, different types of bricks, a variety of level layouts, and visual layering and depth. The title refers to a doomed "mothership" from which the player's ship, the Vaus, escapes.

The player controls the "Vaus", a space vessel that acts as the game's "paddle" which prevents a ball from falling from the playing field, attempting to bounce it against a number of bricks

Genres

Action

Modes

Single Player

Studios and credits

Developer
Taito
Publisher
Imagine Software; Erbe Software; Nidecom; The Hit Squad; Topia

Regional releases

Release date

WorldwideDecember 31, 1985 · Not Rated

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