Atari ST - Taito Software - 1988
Arkanoid
1 / 9- Genre
- Arcade - Breakout / Pong / Circus
- Year
- 1988
- Language
- Machine Language
- Publisher
- Taito Software
- Controls
- Mouse
- Distributor
- -
- Players
- 1 / 2 (alt.)
- Developer
- [n/a]
- Resolution
- Low
- Licensed from
- Taito
- Programmer(s)
- Johnson, Peter
- Country
- Graphic Artist(s)
- Johnson, Peter
- Software
- English
- Game design
- Taito
- Box/Instructions
- English
- Musician(s)
- Johnson, Peter
- License
- Commercial
- Sound FX
- Johnson, Peter
- Serial
- —
- Cover Artist(s)
- —
- ST Type
- ST, TT / 0.5MB
- MIDI
- Yes
- Version
- —
- Dump
- Download
- Number of Disks
- 1 / Single Sided
- Dump format
- Pasti
- Protection
- —
OTHER VERSIONS WITH THE SAME TITLE (1)
1 / 2
Disk 1
ADS (1)
CATALOGS (1)
VIDEOS (2)
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)
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.
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, 1987Rating: 10/10
Atari ST User · July, 1987Rating: 9/10
The Games Machine · December, 1987Rating: 89%
ST Format · July, 1991Rating: 80%
ST Review · April, 1993Rating: 5/5