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1976 · Arcade & Origins

Breakout

Atari · Arcade

Cover Breakout
Screenshot Breakout 1
Developer
Atari
Original release
13 maggio 1976
Genre
Arcade

Overview

The objective of the game is to destroy a multilayered wall of bricks at the top the screen. Upon hitting the bricks with a ball which bounces off of a paddle at the bottom of the screen the bricks are destroyed. If the player misses the ball with his horizontally moveable paddle the ball is lost. After loosing five balls the game is over.

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Screenshots

Breakout — screenshot

Screenshot Breakout 1

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1976 — A year in gaming

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Game data

Original title
Breakout
Developer
Atari
Publisher
Atari, Namco, ASCII Corporation
First release
13 maggio 1976
Genres
Arcade
Era
Arcade & Origins