Arkanoid (1986)

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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.

Details

Developers: Taito
Publishers: Romstar, Taito
Genres: Arcade
Themes: Action, Science fiction
Series: Arkanoid
Also known as: Арканоид (Bulgarian title)

Release dates

Apr 26, 1986 (Japan) Arcade
Aug 1986 (North America) Arcade
Nov 1986 (Europe) Arcade

Bundled in

Taito Milestones 4 (Mar 2026) · Switch

Ports

Arkanoid (Dec 1986) · PC-8800 Series
Arkanoid (Dec 1986) · famicom, NES
Arkanoid (Dec 1987) · Atari8bit
Arkanoid (Dec 1987) · ZXS
Arkanoid (Dec 1987) · bbcmicro
Arkanoid (Dec 1987) · Amiga
Arkanoid (Dec 1987) · ACPC
Arkanoid (Dec 1987) · Atari-ST
Arkanoid (Dec 1987) · C64
Arkanoid (Dec 1987) · DOS
Arkanoid (Dec 1987) · MSX
Arkanoid (Feb 1988) · Apple IIGS
Arkanoid (Dec 1988) · Apple][
Arkanoid (Dec 1988) · Mac
Arkanoid (Dec 1989) · TRS-80 Color Computer
Arcade Archives 2: Arkanoid (May 2026) · Switch 2, PS5, Series X|S
Arcade Archives: Arkanoid (May 2026) · Switch, PS4

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Mods

Arkanoid: Chinese Edition (May 2014) · NES
Arkanoid: Amiga Alternate Levels (Mar 2020) · NES