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|image=Arkanoid marquee.jpg | |image=Arkanoid marquee.jpg | ||
|developer=[[Taito Corporation]] | |developer=[[Taito Corporation]] | ||
|publisher=[[Taito Corporation]], [[Romstar]], [[Nintendo | |publisher=[[Taito Corporation]], [[Romstar]], [[Nintendo]], [[Square Enix]] | ||
|year=1986 | |year=1986 | ||
|genre=[[Action]] | |genre=[[Action]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''Arkanoid''' is a series of nine [[Breakout]]-style games that were released by [[Taito Corporation]] between [[1986]] and [[2017]]; the first three games in the series, '''[[Arkanoid]]''' (1986), '''[[Tournament Arkanoid]]''' ([[1987]]), and '''[[Arkanoid: Revenge of Doh]]''' (again 1987), were initially licensed to Taito's then-current American distributor [[Romstar]], for manufacture and distribution in the United States, | '''Arkanoid''' is a series of nine [[Breakout]]-style games that were released by [[Taito Corporation]] between [[1986]] and [[2017]]; the first three games in the series, '''[[Arkanoid]]''' (1986), '''[[Tournament Arkanoid]]''' ([[1987]]), and '''[[Arkanoid: Revenge of Doh]]''' (again 1987), were initially licensed to Taito's then-current American distributor [[Romstar]], for manufacture and distribution in the United States, but the fifth one, '''[[Arkanoid Returns]]''' (1997), was only ever released in Japan. | ||
*'''[[Arkanoid]]''' ([[1986]]): The first title in the series was an update of the early "ball-and-paddle" arcade games, in particular [[Atari]]'s [[Super Breakout]] ([[1978]]), and it introduced a number of new elements to the genre (including bricks that left powerups behind in the form of falling capsules when destroyed); the fifth round was also made to look like a "Medium Invader", from both the original [[Space Invaders]] (also 1978) and [[Space Invaders Part II]] ([[1979]]). | *'''[[Arkanoid]]''' ([[1986]]): The first title in the series was an update of the early "ball-and-paddle" arcade games, in particular [[Atari]]'s [[Super Breakout]] ([[1978]]), and it introduced a number of new elements to the genre (including bricks that left powerups behind in the form of falling capsules when destroyed); the fifth round was also made to look like a "Medium Invader", from both the original [[Space Invaders]] (also 1978) and [[Space Invaders Part II]] ([[1979]]). |