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Arkanoid

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, 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

Developers
Taito
Platform
Microsoft MSX
Genre
Action
Alternate Names
No information available

Media

Box - 3D

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Japan -  330 x 409
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Europe -  315 x 540

Box - Back

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Europe -  505 x 797
Arkanoid - Box - Back (Japan) - 2032x2248
Japan -  2032 x 2248

Box - Front

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Spain -  770 x 1185
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Europe -  510 x 795
Arkanoid - Box - Front (Japan) - 2036x2227
Japan -  2036 x 2227

Box - Spine

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Japan -  530 x 2295

Cart - Front

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Japan -  384 x 235
Arkanoid - Cart - Front (Europe) - 813x505
Europe -  813 x 505

Clear Logo

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1733 x 512

Fanart - Background

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World -  1920 x 1080

Screenshot - Game Title

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Japan -  272 x 240
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Europe -  256 x 212

Screenshot - Gameplay

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World -  272 x 240