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Arkanoid

Arkanoid is a block-breaking arcade game developed by Taito. Released for the NES in 1986, it expands upon the classic Breakout concept with power-ups, varied level designs, and a boss battle. Players control the Vaus spacecraft to deflect a ball and destroy colorful blocks.

Release Date
January 1, 1986
Developer
Taito
Publisher
Taito
Players
1
Region
US

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Arkanoid is a block breaker video game. Its plot involves the starship Arkanoid being attacked by a mysterious entity from space named DOH. A small paddle-shaped craft, the Vaus, is ejected from the Arkanoid. The player controls the Vaus, moving it from side to side in order to hit a ball into a pattern of bricks and destroy them.

After all bricks have been destroyed, the player advances to the next level and faces a new pattern. Most bricks can be destroyed in one hit; some require multiple hits, and others cannot be destroyed at all. Some bricks release capsules that bestow various power-ups when caught, such as increasing the length of the Vaus, temporarily slowing the ball down, or granting an extra life. Floating enemies/obstacles emerge onto the screen at times and can be hit for bonus points.

On the final stage (33 on most versions, but 36 on the NES), the player takes on the game's boss , "DOH". Once this point is reached, the player no longer has the option to continue after running out of lives, making this segment more difficult. The game is over regardless of the outcome. If the player succeeds in defeating "DOH", the game rewards them by showing the ending, in which time starts to flow backwards, and Vaus escapes the distorted space just in time to return to the Arkanoid, which has also reversed back to perfect condition.

The game's text warns, however, that the journey has only started, and that the player has not seen the last of "DOH".

About Arkanoid

Arkanoid is a classic video game released for the Nintendo Entertainment System on January 1, 1986. Developed by Taito and published by Taito, this title has become a beloved entry in the retro gaming library.

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