Arkanoid (ARC)

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Arkanoid
Arkanoid - ARC - USA.jpg
Platform: Arcade
Year: 1986
Developer: Taito Corporation

Arkanoid is an action ball-bouncing game built on the theme originally designed by Atari's Breakout. You control a paddle (a spaceship named "Vaus") at the bottom of the screen and must bounce a ball toward a wall of "bricks" at the top of the screen. Each hit breaks a brick, and when they're all broken, you move to the next stage. However, if you miss the ball with your paddle, you lose a life.

Taito innovated several new features to the Breakout theme which would later become staples of the genre including invincible gold bricks, monsters that roam around the screen, and capsules that grant power-ups like making your paddle bigger, breaking the ball into multiple balls, the ability to catch the ball, and so on.


Screenshots

Arkanoid - ARC - Title.png

The game's title screen.

Arkanoid - ARC - Story.png

The opening story.

Arkanoid - ARC - Level 1.png

Level 1 introduces you to the game.

Arkanoid - ARC - Level 3.png

Things are already pretty hard by level 3!

Arkanoid - ARC - Level 4.png

The two columns of level 4 bounce the ball at odd angles.

Arkanoid - ARC - Level 5.png

A nod to Taito's earlier game, Space Invaders.


Music

The bulk of Hisayoshi Ogura songs for Arkanoid are just short jingles, but he did compose a proper song for those few skilled players who are able to beat the game and see the ending. The game also has an unused jingle in the ROM which doesn't appear to be played anywhere in the game.


Recording

#

Title

Composer

Length

Listen

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01 Story Hisayoshi Ogura 0:04 Download
02 Round Start Hisayoshi Ogura 0:02 Download
03 Player Extend Hisayoshi Ogura 0:01 Download
04 Doh Round Hisayoshi Ogura 0:04 Download
05 Game Over Hisayoshi Ogura 0:02
Download
06 Ending Hisayoshi Ogura 0:42 Download
07 Unused Hisayoshi Ogura 0:05
Download


Credits

(Source: Stored in the ROM. Game lacks credits.)


Game Rip

Format

Download

VGM.png

Download

(Info)


The VGM rips were logged using MAME and recorded with VGM Input v0.40 in Winamp. A true program rip does not yet exist. The Player Extend track has not been ripped and was recorded during game play.


Audio Devices

Arkanoid uses a YM2149 clocked at 1.5 MHz for music and sound effects.


Releases

  Japan.svg   Japan
BoxMissing.png
Title: アルカノイド (Arkanoid)
Platform: Arcade
Released: 1986-??-??
Publisher: Taito Corporation
  USA.svg   USA
Arkanoid - ARC - USA.jpg
Title: Arkanoid
Platform: Arcade
Released: 1986-??-??
Publisher: Romstar Inc.
  EU.svg   EU
BoxMissing.png
Title: Arkanoid
Platform: Arcade
Released: 1986-??-??
Publisher: Taito Corporation


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