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Arkanoid
Taito
April 25, 1986
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TaitoRelease Date
April 25, 1986 (38 years and 11 months ago)Publishers
Taito, RomstarFranchises
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Arkanoid is an arcade game developed by Taito in 1986. It expanded upon Atari's Breakout games of the 1970s by adding power-ups, different types of bricks, and a variety of level layouts. The title refers to a doomed "mothership" from which the player's ship, the Vaus, escapes.
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TaitoRelease Date
April 25, 1986 (38 years and 11 months ago)Publishers
Taito, RomstarFranchises
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