Arkanoid
Arkanoid was an arcade game developed by Taito in 1986. It was based upon Atari's Breakout games of the 1970's. 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. The ball striking a brick causes the brick to
disappear. When all the bricks are gone, the player goes to the next level, where another pattern of bricks appear. There are a number
of variations (bricks that have to be hit multiple times, flying enemy ships, etc.) and power-up capsules to enhance the Vaus
(expand the Vaus, multiply the number of balls, equip a laser cannon, break directly to the next level, etc.), but the gameplay
remains the same.
At round 33, the final stage, the player will take on the game's boss, DOH, a giant head. Once a player reaches round 33, he must defeat DOH with his remaining extra lives because there are no continues on the final round.
The game opens with a monologue stating: "THE TIME AND ERA OF THIS STORY IS UNKNOWN. AFTER THE MOTHERSHIP "ARKANOID" WAS DESTROYED, A SPACECRAFT "VAUS" SCRAMBLED AWAY FROM IT. BUT ONLY TO BE TRAPPED IN SPACE WARPED BY SOMEONE........"
A second monologue can be seen at the end of the game, after destroying the fort: DIMENSION-CONTROLLING FORT "DOH" HAS NOW BEEN DEMOLISHED, AND TIME STARTED FLOWING REVERSELY. "VAUS" MANAGED TO ESCAPE FROM THE DISTORTED SPACE. BUT THE REAL VOYAGE OF "ARKANOID" IN THE GALAXY HAS ONLY STARTED......"
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. The ball striking a brick causes the brick to
disappear. When all the bricks are gone, the player goes to the next level, where another pattern of bricks appear. There are a number
of variations (bricks that have to be hit multiple times, flying enemy ships, etc.) and power-up capsules to enhance the Vaus
(expand the Vaus, multiply the number of balls, equip a laser cannon, break directly to the next level, etc.), but the gameplay
remains the same.
At round 33, the final stage, the player will take on the game's boss, DOH, a giant head. Once a player reaches round 33, he must defeat DOH with his remaining extra lives because there are no continues on the final round.
The game opens with a monologue stating: "THE TIME AND ERA OF THIS STORY IS UNKNOWN. AFTER THE MOTHERSHIP "ARKANOID" WAS DESTROYED, A SPACECRAFT "VAUS" SCRAMBLED AWAY FROM IT. BUT ONLY TO BE TRAPPED IN SPACE WARPED BY SOMEONE........"
A second monologue can be seen at the end of the game, after destroying the fort: DIMENSION-CONTROLLING FORT "DOH" HAS NOW BEEN DEMOLISHED, AND TIME STARTED FLOWING REVERSELY. "VAUS" MANAGED TO ESCAPE FROM THE DISTORTED SPACE. BUT THE REAL VOYAGE OF "ARKANOID" IN THE GALAXY HAS ONLY STARTED......"