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A 1986 arcade block breaker, later ported to many home systems including the Commodore 64, the Nintendo Entertainment System and the ZX Spectrum. The starship Arkanoid is attacked by a mysterious entity named DOH, and the small paddle shaped craft Vaus is ejected from it. With a control knob you move the Vaus from side to side to hit a ball into a pattern of bricks. Most bricks fall in one hit, some need several and others cannot be destroyed. Some also release capsules that, when caught, lengthen the Vaus, slow the ball for a while or grant an extra life. Floating enemies appear at times and can be hit for bonus points, and the last stage, 33 in most versions and 36 on the NES, is a fight against DOH. A ball off a paddle, with bricks that each behave differently, is still a simple loop that holds you today.
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