Arcade / Arcade - Breakout / Pong / Circus · 1987

Arkanoid

Published by Imagine · Developed by [n/a]

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Information

Genre: Arcade - Breakout / Pong / Circus
Language: Machine Language
Controls: Mouse
Players: 1, 2 (alt.)
Resolution: Low
Programmer(s): Johnson, Peter
Graphic Artist(s): Johnson, Peter
Game design: Taito
Musician(s): Johnson, Peter
Sound FX: Johnson, Peter
MIDI: Yes
Year: 1987
Publisher: Imagine
Distributor: Ocean Software
Developer: [n/a]
Licensed from: Taito
Country: United Kingdom
Software: English
Box/Instructions: English, French, German
License: Commercial
ST Type: ST, TT, 0.5MB
Number of Disks: 1, Single Sided

Votes / Statistics

Rating: 7.2/10 · Votes: 97 · Downloads: 1,036 · Hits: 25,815

Additional Comments

See P. Putnik's site for adapted versions for hardware like HxC Floppy Emulator, Atari harddisk, TT, Falcon030 and more: The Atari ST Game Archive

See Klaz' Hideaway for another adaption for Atari hard disk, TT, Falcon and more: Spiced up games

Screenshots (5)

Cover Art (3)

Instructions (3)

Ads (4)

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Article (1)

Tips (2)

Trivia (5)

Origins

Based on 1986 Taito coin-op.

Conversion - Atari 8-bit

Hardware

Requires TOS 1.0

Sound

Features MIDI soundtrack (introduction screen)

Releases

First 8-bit releases reviewed in UK multiformat magazines for ZX Spectrum (4/1987), Commodore 64 (4/1987), Amstrad CPC (11/1987)
First 16-bit releases reviewed in UK Atari or multiformat magazines for Atari ST (6/1987), Amiga (3/1988)

Based on the review data, the Atari ST version was released first on the 16-bit market in Europe, and ported later for other 16-bit systems.
Source: Research of over 16700 software reviews from UK computer magazines between 1985 and 1996.

Book / Magazine Reviews (5)

Computer + Video Games (C+VG) · June, 1987 · Rating: 10/10

Atari ST User · July, 1987 · Rating: 9/10

The Games Machine · December, 1987 · Rating: 89%

ST Format · July, 1991 · Rating: 80%

ST Review · April, 1993 · Rating: 5/5

Comments (2)

renaud — 1 Mar 2015
j'étais totalement accro...grand jeu , classique définitif
Cal Franklin — 4 Apr 2009
This has got to be the best arcade game of all times. I came across this arcade table-top game in a local DQ years again and it got me back into the Atari home gaming scene. Be sure to check out the 8-bit version also. Both are very faithful adaptations of the arcade game. This game is still very popular on new gaming systems, including Pocket PC's.