Arcade, NES, PC-88 (1986), Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari 8-bit, Atari ST, BBC Micro, Commodore 64, MSX, ZX Spectrum (1987), PC DOS, Apple II, Apple IIgs, Macintosh (1988)
Arkanoid is an arcade game developed by Taito in 1986. It is based upon Atari's Breakout games of the 1970s. The title refers to a doomed "mothership" from which the Vaus, the player's ship, escapes. Much like the game 'Breakout', the player controls the "Vaus", a space vessel that acts as the game's "paddle" which prevents a ball from falling from the playing field, attempting to bounce it against a number of bricks...