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Arkanoid

Description

This is a variation on an early ball and paddle video game where the paddle moves left and right at the bottom of the screen and a ball is deflected to hit bricks. Some bricks contain special powers to enhance play. The next level achieved by removing all the bricks.

Arkanoid was produced by Taito in 1986.

Taito released 486 machines in our database under this trade name, starting in 1967. Taito was based in Japan.

Other machines made by Taito during the time period Arkanoid was produced include: Lady Master of Kung Fu, Typhoon Gal, Super Dead Heat, Onna Sanshirou, Metal Soldier Isaac 2, Alcon, Battle Lane Vol. 5, Big Event Golf, Bobble Bobble, and Bubble Bobble

Specs

Name	Arkanoid
Developer	Taito (Japan)
Year	1986
Type	Videogame
KLOV/MOG #	6916
Class	Wide Release
Genre	Ball and Paddle
Monitor	Orientation: Vertical Type: Raster: Standard Resolution Color: Color
Conversion Class	Taito Classic
# Simultaneous Players	1
# Maximum Players	2
Game Play	Alternating
Control Panel Layout	Single Player Ambidextrous
Controls	Rotary: Optical Buttons: 1 - Fire/Release Ball
Sound	Amplified Mono (one channel)
Cabinet Styles	Upright/Standard Cocktail
Instructions	Arkanoid Instructions Image

Game Introduction

In this game, move a paddle Vaus to deflect a ball towards rows of various colored bricks. Some of the bricks have special powers to increase the speed of the ball. Extra points are earned from destroying all of the bricks. This is a color variation of Atari's Breakout.

Game Play

The object of this game is to keep the ball between the Vaus and the bricks.

Arkanoid KLOV/IAM 5 Point User Score: 3.60 (12 votes)

Fun Factor: 3.63

Overall Like	4.00
Fun (Social)	3.08
Fun (Solo)	4.08
Collector Desire	2.75

Technical Rating: 3.57

Gameplay	4.33
Graphics	3.50
Originality	3.08
Sound/Music	3.08

Personal Impressions and Technical Impressions each account for half of the total score. Within the Personal Impressions category, Like carries a little more weight than the other factors.

Hacks

Akka Pong - Changes the paddle to the one from Pong.
Arka Boom - A gory hack of the original.
Arkanoid Plus - Improves the graphics.
Teknoid - A groovy hack.

Images

Trivia

Bootleg versions have on-screen copyrights of "Tayto" instead of "Taito". A game called Arkanoid: Doh It Again was released for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System in 1997. This release contained the original, as well as some new backgrounds an a two-player mode.

Cabinet Information

Most of these games were sold as conversion kits so the cabinets either have generic Romstar side graphics or no art at all.

Miscellaneous

Manufacturer: Taito. Licensed to Romstar for US distribution. A bootleg of this game is called Block.

VAPS Arcade/Coin-Op Arkanoid Census

There are 15,264 members of the Video Arcade Preservation Society / Vintage Arcade Preservation Society, 9,669 whom participate in our arcade census project of games owned, wanted, or for sale. Census data currently includes 166,973 machines (7,000 unique titles).

Very Common - There are 504 known instances of this machine owned by Arkanoid collectors who are active members. Of these, 106 of them are original dedicated machines. 202 of them are conversions in which game circuit boards (and possibly cabinet graphics) have been placed in (and on) another game cabinet. 194 of them are only circuit boards which a collector could put into a generic case if desired.

For Sale - There are 14 active VAPS members with a Arkanoid machines for sale. There are 12 active VAPS members with a Arkanoid circuit boards for sale.

Wanted - Very Popular - There are 26 active VAPS members currently looking for Arkanoid. There is one active VAPS member looking for a Arkanoid circuit board set.

This game ranks a 87 on a scale out of 100 (100 = most often seen, 1=least common) in popularity based on census ownership records.

This game ranks a 33 on a scale out of 100 (100 = most often seen, 1=least common) in popularity based on census want list records.

Rarity and Popularity independently are not necessarily indications of value. [More Information]

Flyers

Technical

The original does not have a cocktail mode. Bootlegs use DIP switch 1 to enable cocktail mode screen flips for player 2.

Legacy

Manuals

Instruction Manual - Arkanoid Manual — **Instruction Manual**
(8 pages, 755 kB File)

Arkanoid Tournament Manual - Arkanoid Manual — **Arkanoid Tournament Manual**
(16 pages, 0.94 MB File)

Additional References (logged in members often see more)

3D Model (External): Upright B (44a836b45d926d0671d096a6914e7333)
3D Model (External): Upright A (fecf3555d473997b71d096a6914e7333)

Arcade Map - Play This Game

Our members have reported that Arkanoid is playable at 1 locations:

Name	Location	State	Country	Details	Check-ins
District 82 Pinball Arcade	800 O Keefe Road, De Pere	Wisconsin	United States	Arcade	0

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