<s>
is	O
a	O
1986	O
block	B-Application
breaker	I-Application
arcade	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Taito	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Created	O
by	O
Taito	O
designers	O
Akira	O
Fujita	O
and	O
Hiroshi	O
Tsujino	O
,	O
Arkanoid	B-Device
expanded	O
on	O
the	O
concept	O
established	O
in	O
Atari	O
's	O
Breakout	B-Application
,	O
a	O
successful	O
game	O
in	O
its	O
own	O
right	O
that	O
was	O
met	O
with	O
a	O
large	O
wave	O
of	O
similar	O
clone	O
games	O
from	O
other	O
manufacturers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
contest	O
within	O
Taito	O
,	O
where	O
two	O
teams	O
of	O
designers	O
had	O
to	O
complete	O
a	O
block	B-Application
breaker	I-Application
game	O
and	O
determine	O
which	O
one	O
was	O
superior	O
to	O
the	O
other	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
film	O
Tron	B-Language
served	O
as	O
inspiration	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
futuristic	O
,	O
neon	O
aesthetic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Early	O
location	O
tests	O
for	O
Arkanoid	B-Device
surpassed	O
Taito	O
's	O
initial	O
expectations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
became	O
a	O
major	O
commercial	O
success	O
in	O
arcades	O
,	O
becoming	O
the	O
highest-grossing	O
table	O
arcade	O
cabinet	O
of	O
1987	B-Application
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
the	O
year	O
's	O
highest-grossing	O
conversion	O
kit	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
commended	O
by	O
critics	O
for	O
its	O
gameplay	O
,	O
simplicity	O
,	O
addictive	O
nature	O
,	O
and	O
improvements	O
over	O
the	O
original	O
Breakout	B-Application
concept	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Arkanoid	B-Device
was	O
ported	O
to	O
many	O
home	O
video	O
game	O
platforms	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
Commodore	O
64	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
Entertainment	O
System	O
,	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
(	O
years	O
later	O
)	O
mobile	O
phones	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
spawned	O
a	O
long	O
series	O
of	O
sequels	O
and	O
updates	O
over	O
the	O
course	O
of	O
two	O
decades	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Arkanoid	B-Device
is	O
a	O
block	B-Application
breaker	I-Application
video	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
plot	O
involves	O
the	O
starship	O
Arkanoid	B-Device
being	O
attacked	O
by	O
a	O
mysterious	O
entity	O
from	O
space	O
named	O
DOH	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
small	O
paddle-shaped	O
craft	O
,	O
the	O
Vaus	O
,	O
is	O
ejected	O
from	O
the	O
Arkanoid	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
the	O
player	O
succeeds	O
in	O
defeating	O
"	O
DOH	O
,	O
"	O
the	O
game	O
rewards	O
them	O
by	O
showing	O
the	O
ending	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
time	O
starts	O
to	O
flow	O
backwards	O
,	O
and	O
Vaus	O
escapes	O
the	O
distorted	O
space	O
just	O
in	O
time	O
to	O
return	O
to	O
the	O
Arkanoid	B-Device
,	O
which	O
has	O
also	O
reversed	O
back	O
to	O
perfect	O
condition	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Arkanoid	B-Device
was	O
designed	O
by	O
Akira	O
Fujita	O
and	O
Hiroshi	O
"	O
ONIJUST	O
"	O
Tsujino	O
,	O
both	O
of	O
whom	O
were	O
members	O
of	O
Taito	O
's	O
Yokohama	O
Research	O
Institute	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
company	O
's	O
sales	O
department	O
requested	O
a	O
new	O
block	B-Application
breaker	I-Application
arcade	O
game	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
genre	O
beginning	O
to	O
see	O
an	O
upturn	O
in	O
popularity	O
,	O
following	O
a	O
steady	O
downfall	O
in	O
the	O
early	O
1980s	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
builds	O
on	O
the	O
overall	O
block	B-Application
breaker	I-Application
concept	O
established	O
in	O
Atari	O
's	O
Breakout	B-Application
,	O
a	O
widely-successful	O
arcade	O
game	O
that	O
spawned	O
a	O
long	O
series	O
of	O
similar	O
clone	O
games	O
by	O
other	O
manufacturers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
neon	O
,	O
futuristic	O
aesthetic	O
was	O
inspired	O
by	O
the	O
film	O
Tron	B-Language
(	O
1982	O
)	O
,	O
which	O
Tsujino	O
was	O
a	O
big	O
fan	O
of	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Arkanoid	B-Device
was	O
officially	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
July	O
1986	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
later	O
that	O
year	O
by	O
distributor	O
company	O
Romstar	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Arkanoid	B-Device
was	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
,	O
Amstrad	B-Device
CPC	I-Device
,	O
Commodore	O
64	O
,	O
BBC	B-Device
Micro	I-Device
,	O
MSX	B-Operating_System
,	O
Atari	B-Device
8-bit	I-Device
family	I-Device
,	O
Apple	B-Device
II	I-Device
,	O
NES	O
,	O
Amiga	B-Device
,	O
Atari	B-Device
ST	I-Device
,	O
Apple	B-Device
IIGS	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
and	O
IBM	B-Device
PC	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Macintosh	B-Device
version	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
1987	B-Application
and	O
a	O
port	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Tandy	B-Device
Color	I-Device
Computer	I-Device
3	I-Device
in	O
1989	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
NES	O
and	O
MSX	B-Operating_System
ports	O
were	O
packaged	O
with	O
a	O
custom	O
controller	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Arkanoid	B-Device
became	O
one	O
of	O
Taito	O
's	O
most	O
profitable	O
coin-operated	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Game	O
Machine	O
listed	O
it	O
as	O
being	O
the	O
most	O
popular	O
arcade	O
game	O
of	O
August	O
1986	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
remained	O
the	O
top-grossing	O
table	O
arcade	O
cabinet	O
for	O
six	O
months	O
through	O
September	O
,	O
October	O
,	O
November	O
and	O
December	O
1986	O
,	O
up	O
until	O
February	O
1987	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Arkanoid	B-Device
was	O
Japan	O
's	O
highest-grossing	O
table	O
arcade	O
game	O
during	O
the	O
second	O
half	O
of	O
1986	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
overall	O
sixth	O
highest-grossing	O
table	O
arcade	B-Application
game	I-Application
of	I-Application
1986	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
later	O
went	O
on	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
country	O
's	O
overall	O
highest-grossing	O
table	O
arcade	B-Application
game	I-Application
of	I-Application
1987	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
the	O
highest-grossing	O
arcade	O
conversion	O
kit	O
of	O
1987	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
the	O
fourth	O
highest-grossing	O
arcade	B-Application
game	I-Application
of	I-Application
1986	I-Application
on	O
London	O
's	O
Electrocoin	O
charts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Euromax	O
listed	O
it	O
as	O
being	O
the	O
third	O
most	O
popular	O
arcade	O
game	O
in	O
Europe	O
during	O
1987	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
arcade	O
game	O
was	O
reviewed	O
in	O
Computer	O
and	O
Video	O
Games	O
by	O
Clare	O
Edgeley	O
in	O
November	O
1986	O
,	O
where	O
she	O
compared	O
it	O
to	O
Pong	B-Application
and	O
Space	B-Application
Invaders	I-Application
in	O
its	O
simplicity	O
and	O
addictiveness	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
She	O
described	O
Arkanoid	B-Device
as	O
"	O
a	O
lovely	O
game	O
"	O
that	O
is	O
"	O
fast	O
,	O
colourful	O
,	O
simple	O
and	O
addictive	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Computer	O
Gaming	O
World	O
stated	O
in	O
1988	O
that	O
Arkanoid	B-Device
on	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
was	O
"	O
a	O
perfect	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
arcade	O
game	O
...	O
</s>
<s>
Along	O
with	O
Breakout	B-Application
,	O
the	O
magazine	O
noted	O
Arkanoid	B-Device
also	O
has	O
elements	O
of	O
Pong	B-Application
and	O
Space	B-Application
Invaders	I-Application
as	O
well	O
as	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
in	O
its	O
use	O
of	O
power-ups	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Arkanoid	B-Device
and	O
its	O
home	O
releases	O
received	O
several	O
awards	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
"	O
Silver	O
Award	O
"	O
from	O
the	O
Gamest	O
Awards	O
,	O
"	O
Games	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
from	O
Compute	O
!	O
</s>
<s>
Arkanoid	B-Device
was	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
to	O
enter	O
the	O
Popular	O
Computing	O
Weekly	O
Hall	O
of	O
Fame	O
,	O
in	O
1987	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Arkanoid	B-Device
was	O
followed	O
by	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
direct	O
and	O
indirect	O
sequels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tournament	O
Arkanoid	B-Device
was	O
released	O
in	O
1987	B-Application
exclusively	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
by	O
Romstar	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Developed	O
by	O
Taito	O
America	O
rather	O
than	O
Taito	O
Japan	O
,	O
it	O
has	O
the	O
same	O
gameplay	O
as	O
Arkanoid	B-Device
,	O
but	O
adds	O
new	O
levels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Revenge	B-Device
of	I-Device
Doh	I-Device
,	O
a	O
true	O
sequel	O
with	O
new	O
gameplay	O
mechanics	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
arcades	O
in	O
1987	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Arkanoid	B-Application
:	I-Application
Doh	I-Application
It	I-Application
Again	I-Application
and	O
Arkanoid	B-Application
Returns	I-Application
were	O
published	O
in	O
1997	O
,	O
followed	O
by	O
Arkanoid	B-Device
DS	I-Device
in	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Arkanoid	B-Device
Live	I-Device
!	O
</s>
<s>
was	O
published	O
as	O
on	O
May	O
6	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
WiiWare	O
game	O
Arkanoid	B-Application
Plus	I-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
A	O
version	O
of	O
Arkanoid	B-Device
for	O
iOS	B-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
mashup	O
Arkanoid	B-Application
vs.	I-Application
Space	I-Application
Invaders	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
2017	O
for	O
iOS	B-Application
and	O
Android	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Arkanoid	B-Device
appears	O
in	O
Life	B-Application
Is	I-Application
Strange	I-Application
:	I-Application
True	I-Application
Colors	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
modernized	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
titled	O
Arkanoid	B-Device
:	O
Eternal	O
Battle	O
,	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Pastagames	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Microids	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
October	O
27	O
,	O
2022	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
,	O
Windows	O
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
.	O
</s>
