Arkanoid
a.k.a. アルカノイド
created and published by Taito in 1986-12-26, running on Nintendo Entertainment System
type: action/reflex
genre: Breakout-like
series: Arkanoid
perspective: bird's-eye
player options: single player
languages: eng jpn
genre: Breakout-like
series: Arkanoid
perspective: bird's-eye
player options: single player
languages: eng jpn
3.9/5
Personal review
First released in the arcades, Arkanoid is a successfull reinterpretation of Atari's classic Breakout game. Arkanoid keeps the simplicity of Breakout and adds a few extras like lasers, expanded paddle, multi balls etc. As for NES Breakout-clones, Arkanoid is one of the better ones. I actually liked it a bit more than Konami's Nazo no Kabe: Block Kuzushi due to its more classic and fairer level design. The NES Arkanoid came with a special paddle controller, which significantly enhances controls. Playing Arkanoid with the standard controller is possible but quite difficult.
teran01 # 2010-10-28 21:39:45
teran01 # 2010-10-28 21:39:45
Official description
The era and time of this story is unknown. After the mothership Arkanoid was destroyed, a craft, "Vaus", scrambled away from it, only to be trapped in space warped by someone.
# 2017-09-28 17:28:39 - official description
# 2017-09-28 17:28:39 - official description
Technical specs
display: raster
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prequel of
Arkanoid II: Revenge of Doh (NES)
version of
Arkanoid (ZX Spectrum)
Arkanoid (Tandy Coco)
Arkanoid (Thomson)
Arkanoid (NEC PC9801)
Arkanoid (NEC PC8801)
Arkanoid (Amiga)
Arkanoid (Amstrad CPC)
Arkanoid (Apple II E)
Arkanoid (Apple IIGS)
Arkanoid (Atari 400/800)
Arkanoid (Atari ST)
Arkanoid (BBC)
Arkanoid (C64)
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Arkanoid (MS-DOS)
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