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Arkanoid
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ARKANOI1.zip 74.21 KB 69 Commodore 64 Arcade - Breakout/Pong Imagine / Taito Corporation 1987 1 - 2 Joystick Port 1 Cartridge 12/07/2019 01/05/2024 26 times Direct Download Play in browserAbout game
History
An extraterrestrial attack destroys the spacecraft "Arkanid" and leaves only one survivor: the ship "Vaus". Sent in another dimension by a mysterious enemy, Vaus will have to pass several security devices, then destroy "Doh", the alien responsible for the aggression.
Game Mechanics
The player moves from right to left a horizontal bar supposed to represent a spaceship. This tray, positioned at the bottom of the screen, allows to bounce a ball that will destroy blocks at the top of the screen. The player passes to the next level when all blocks are destroyed (except some indestructible blocks); the player loses a life every time he lets the ball go down the screen. The game consists of 32 levels.
The blocks have different colors indicating different properties:
- any standard block touched by the ball is destroyed in one stroke;
- any grey block must be hit several times to be broken (from 1 to 3 strokes, depending on the initial condition of the block);
- any yellow block is indestructible (the ball bounces on it).
The destruction of a block sometimes allows to obtain a bonus or malus represented by a letter and activated when intercepted by the ship. Here are some examples of effects:
- the size of the vessel increases or decreases (which offers more or less surface to bounce the ball)
- the vessel is equipped with 2 guns to shoot the blocks;
- a door opens and allows access to the next level;
- the number of balls at stake is multiplied by three;
- the ball speed increases or decreases;
- the player gets an extra life;
- the ball becomes black and can destroy all types of blocks, without bounce (limited bone in time);
- a force field appears under the ship and prevents the ball from falling (limited bone in time, or dispelled if the ball hits the field more than a number of times).
- the ship becomes magnet and retains the ball at its contact.
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