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1986 · Arcade & Origins

Arkanoid

Taito · Arcade

Cover Arkanoid
Screenshot Arkanoid 1
Developer
Taito
Publisher
Taito, Romstar
Original release
26 aprile 1986
Genre
Arcade

Overview

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, and a variety of level layouts. The title refers to a doomed "mothership" from which the player's ship, the Vaus, escapes.

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Arkanoid — screenshot

Screenshot Arkanoid 1

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1986 — A year in gaming

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1972–1983

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Game data

Original title
Arkanoid
Developer
Taito
Publisher
Taito, Romstar
First release
26 aprile 1986
Genres
Arcade
Era
Arcade & Origins