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{{Header | {{Header Bar|game=Tournament Arkanoid|num=4}} | ||
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|title=Tournament Arkanoid | |title=Tournament Arkanoid | ||
|image=Tournament Arkanoid flyer.jpg | |image=Tournament Arkanoid flyer.jpg | ||
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|genre=[[Action]] | |genre=[[Action]] | ||
|systems=[[Arcade]] | |systems=[[Arcade]] | ||
| | |year=1987 | ||
|players=1-2 | |players=1-2 | ||
|preceded by=[[Arkanoid]] | |preceded by=[[Arkanoid]] | ||
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'''Tournament Arkanoid''' is a sequel to the original [[Arkanoid]], developed by [[Taito]] and published by [[Romstar]] in the United States in [[1987]]. Thanks to the success of Arkanoid, many arcade owners were keen to have another version of the game that would continue to attract players and their quarters. | '''Tournament Arkanoid''' is a sequel to the original [[Arkanoid]], developed by [[Taito]] and published by [[Romstar]] in the United States in [[1987]]. Thanks to the success of Arkanoid, many arcade owners were keen to have another version of the game that would continue to attract players and their quarters. | ||
Tournament Arkanoid is more of an upgrade than an actual sequel. The game play is 100% identical to the original (see Arkanoid's [[Arkanoid/ | Tournament Arkanoid is more of an upgrade than an actual sequel. The game play is 100% identical to the original (see Arkanoid's [[Arkanoid/Gameplay|Gameplay]] page for more information.) The only thing different is that all 32 stages have completely different arrangements of blocks. Some are much more challenging, requiring the player to direct the ball through a single hole in a wall of gold bricks. Many players consider this version less fun to play because of the extreme difficulty of some of the stages. | ||
Oddly enough, the game does not appear to have been distributed anywhere else in the world but the U.S. Tournament Arkanoid was also never ported to any home system. | Oddly enough, the game does not appear to have been distributed anywhere else in the world but the U.S. Tournament Arkanoid was also never ported to any home system. | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
File:Tournament Arkanoid title.png|Title screen | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
== Stages arrangements == | == Stages arrangements == | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
File:Tournament Arkanoid Stage 01.png|Stage 1 | |||
File:Tournament Arkanoid Stage 02.png|Stage 2 | |||
File:Tournament Arkanoid Stage 03.png|Stage 3 | |||
File:Tournament Arkanoid Stage 04.png|Stage 4 | |||
File:Tournament Arkanoid Stage 05.png|Stage 5 | |||
File:Tournament Arkanoid Stage 06.png|Stage 6 | |||
File:Tournament Arkanoid Stage 07.png|Stage 7 | |||
File:Tournament Arkanoid Stage 08.png|Stage 8 | |||
File:Tournament Arkanoid Stage 09.png|Stage 9 | |||
File:Tournament Arkanoid Stage 10.png|Stage 10 | |||
File:Tournament Arkanoid Stage 11.png|Stage 11 | |||
File:Tournament Arkanoid Stage 12.png|Stage 12 | |||
File:Tournament Arkanoid Stage 13.png|Stage 13 | |||
File:Tournament Arkanoid Stage 14.png|Stage 14 | |||
File:Tournament Arkanoid Stage 15.png|Stage 15 | |||
File:Tournament Arkanoid Stage 16.png|Stage 16 | |||
File:Tournament Arkanoid Stage 17.png|Stage 17 | |||
File:Tournament Arkanoid Stage 18.png|Stage 18 | |||
File:Tournament Arkanoid Stage 19.png|Stage 19 | |||
File:Tournament Arkanoid Stage 20.png|Stage 20 | |||
File:Tournament Arkanoid Stage 21.png|Stage 21 | |||
File:Tournament Arkanoid Stage 22.png|Stage 22 | |||
File:Tournament Arkanoid Stage 23.png|Stage 23 | |||
File:Tournament Arkanoid Stage 24.png|Stage 24 | |||
File:Tournament Arkanoid Stage 25.png|Stage 25 | |||
File:Tournament Arkanoid Stage 26.png|Stage 26 | |||
File:Tournament Arkanoid Stage 27.png|Stage 27 | |||
File:Tournament Arkanoid Stage 28.png|Stage 28 | |||
File:Tournament Arkanoid Stage 29.png|Stage 29 | |||
File:Tournament Arkanoid Stage 30.png|Stage 30 | |||
File:Tournament Arkanoid Stage 31.png|Stage 31 | |||
File:Tournament Arkanoid Stage 32.png|Stage 32 | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||