<s>
Breakout	B-Application
2000	I-Application
is	O
a	O
1996	O
action	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
MP	O
Games	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Telegames	O
for	O
the	O
Atari	B-Device
Jaguar	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Part	O
of	O
the	O
2000	O
series	O
by	O
Atari	O
Corporation	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
a	O
remake	O
of	O
the	O
arcade	O
game	O
Breakout	B-Application
(	O
1976	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
last	O
officially	O
licensed	O
releases	O
for	O
the	O
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Breakout	B-Application
2000	I-Application
was	O
the	O
first	O
Jaguar	B-Device
project	O
by	O
MP	O
Games	O
,	O
an	O
Indiana-based	O
developer	O
which	O
had	O
previously	O
worked	O
on	O
productivity	B-Application
software	I-Application
for	O
PC	B-Device
and	O
WalZ	O
,	O
a	O
Breakout-style	O
game	O
for	O
Atari	B-Device
ST	I-Device
based	O
on	O
Arkanoid	B-Device
(	O
1986	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mario	O
Perdue	O
,	O
who	O
acted	O
as	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
lead	O
programmer	O
,	O
had	O
originally	O
developed	O
a	O
Windows	B-Application
3.1x	I-Application
version	O
of	O
WalZ	O
,	O
which	O
went	O
unreleased	O
due	O
to	O
its	O
similarity	O
with	O
Breakout	B-Application
and	O
fear	O
of	O
lawsuit	O
from	O
Atari	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
later	O
approached	O
Atari	O
staffer	O
J	O
.	O
Patton	O
,	O
who	O
recommended	O
Perdue	O
to	O
work	O
with	O
the	O
Jaguar	B-Device
hardware	O
and	O
loaned	O
him	O
a	O
development	O
kit	O
for	O
the	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Breakout	B-Application
2000	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action	B-Application
game	I-Application
featuring	O
a	O
similar	O
premise	O
to	O
Breakout	B-Application
(	O
1976	O
)	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
main	O
objective	O
is	O
to	O
destroy	O
a	O
layer	O
of	O
brick	O
lines	O
from	O
the	O
playfield	O
by	O
repeatedly	O
bouncing	O
a	O
ball	O
spawned	O
off	O
a	O
paddle	O
into	O
them	O
and	O
keep	O
it	O
in	O
play	O
,	O
using	O
the	O
walls	O
and	O
paddle	O
to	O
eliminate	O
the	O
bricks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
with	O
previous	O
arcade	O
remakes	O
and	O
updates	O
on	O
the	O
Atari	B-Device
Jaguar	I-Device
such	O
as	O
Tempest	B-Application
2000	I-Application
,	O
Missile	B-Application
Command	I-Application
3D	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Defender	O
2000	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
modifies	O
and	O
builds	O
upon	O
the	O
gameplay	O
of	O
its	O
original	O
counterpart	O
,	O
introducing	O
a	O
third-person	O
perspective	O
behind	O
the	O
paddle	O
in	O
a	O
pseudo-3D	O
playfield	O
,	O
power-ups	O
,	O
enemies	O
,	O
varying	O
level	O
designs	O
,	O
and	O
multiplayer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
each	O
mode	O
,	O
failing	O
in	O
making	O
the	O
ball	O
rebound	O
from	O
the	O
paddle	O
results	O
in	O
losing	O
it	O
and	O
the	O
game	B-Application
is	I-Application
over	I-Application
once	O
all	O
the	O
balls	O
are	O
lost	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Breakout	B-Application
2000	I-Application
was	O
the	O
first	O
Atari	B-Device
Jaguar	I-Device
project	O
by	O
MP	O
Games	O
,	O
an	O
Indiana-based	O
developer	O
initially	O
established	O
in	O
1991	O
under	O
the	O
name	O
MP	O
Graphics	O
Systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
company	O
had	O
previously	O
worked	O
on	O
productivity	B-Application
software	I-Application
for	O
PC	B-Device
like	O
DynaCaDD	O
and	O
DynaDesigner	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
WalZ	O
,	O
a	O
Breakout-style	O
game	O
for	O
Atari	B-Device
ST	I-Device
based	O
on	O
Arkanoid	B-Device
(	O
1986	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mario	O
Perdue	O
,	O
who	O
previously	O
worked	O
on	O
WalZ	O
and	O
projects	O
for	O
the	O
ST	O
and	O
Atari	B-Device
TT030	I-Device
computers	O
,	O
acted	O
as	O
lead	O
programmer	O
with	O
Richard	O
Degler	O
providing	O
additional	O
programming	O
,	O
while	O
T	O
.	O
Gary	O
Degler	O
was	O
responsible	O
for	O
the	O
artwork	O
and	O
cover	O
illustration	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Perdue	O
originally	O
programmed	O
a	O
Windows	B-Application
3.1x	I-Application
version	O
of	O
WalZ	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
never	O
released	O
due	O
to	O
its	O
similarity	O
with	O
Breakout	B-Application
and	O
fear	O
of	O
lawsuit	O
from	O
Atari	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
had	O
health	O
issues	O
in	O
the	O
early	O
1990s	O
but	O
later	O
recovered	O
and	O
approached	O
Atari	O
staffer	O
J	O
.	O
Patton	O
,	O
who	O
recommended	O
Perdue	O
to	O
work	O
with	O
the	O
Jaguar	B-Device
hardware	O
and	O
loaned	O
him	O
a	O
development	O
kit	O
for	O
the	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Perdue	O
sent	O
a	O
copy	O
of	O
the	O
unreleased	O
Windows	O
version	O
of	O
WalZ	O
to	O
people	O
within	O
Atari	O
,	O
who	O
liked	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
decided	O
"	O
it	O
was	O
worth	O
pursuing	O
"	O
,	O
serving	O
as	O
basis	O
for	O
Breakout	B-Application
2000	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Perdue	O
received	O
full	O
freedom	O
during	O
development	O
,	O
receiving	O
possible	O
ideas	O
to	O
implemented	O
in	O
Breakout	B-Application
2000	I-Application
that	O
were	O
contributed	O
into	O
the	O
final	O
version	O
from	O
Patton	O
and	O
other	O
Atari	O
staffers	O
like	O
Bill	O
Rehbock	O
and	O
Mike	O
Fulton	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Perdue	O
tried	O
to	O
make	O
the	O
classic	O
mode	O
as	O
close	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
as	O
possible	O
,	O
while	O
also	O
focusing	O
on	O
making	O
the	O
2000	O
mode	O
playable	O
with	O
the	O
Jaguar	B-Device
's	O
controller	O
but	O
found	O
it	O
difficult	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Breakout	B-Application
2000	I-Application
was	O
first	O
previewed	O
in	O
1995	O
,	O
being	O
advertised	O
with	O
a	O
September	O
release	O
date	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1996	O
,	O
Atari	O
merged	O
with	O
JTS	O
Corporation	O
,	O
ceasing	O
production	O
of	O
the	O
Atari	B-Device
Jaguar	I-Device
and	O
games	O
that	O
were	O
in	O
development	O
for	O
the	O
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
merger	O
,	O
Atari	O
agreed	O
to	O
continue	O
support	O
for	O
the	O
Jaguar	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
this	O
time	O
,	O
Telegames	O
was	O
the	O
last	O
remaining	O
software	O
publisher	O
for	O
the	O
Jaguar	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Breakout	B-Application
2000	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Europe	O
on	O
December	O
10	O
(	O
although	O
some	O
sources	O
list	O
December	O
9	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Breakout	B-Application
2000	I-Application
garnered	O
average	O
reception	O
from	O
critics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Edge	O
felt	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
main	O
mode	O
provided	O
little	O
gameplay	O
"	O
thrills	O
"	O
compared	O
with	O
Arkanoid	B-Device
(	O
1986	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Red	O
of	O
German	O
publication	O
ST-Computer	O
concurred	O
with	O
Abramson	O
regarding	O
the	O
two-player	O
mode	O
,	O
while	O
commenting	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
perspective	O
was	O
reminiscent	O
of	O
Klax	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Regardless	O
,	O
Elektro	O
concluded	O
by	O
stating	O
:	O
"	O
The	O
original	O
Breakout	B-Application
(	O
included	O
on	O
this	O
cart	O
)	O
was	O
great	O
in	O
its	O
day	O
,	O
and	O
Breakout	B-Application
2000	I-Application
is	O
good	O
now	O
for	O
two	O
players	O
,	O
offering	O
low-key	O
,	O
broad-appeal	O
fun.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Author	O
Andy	O
Slaven	O
agreed	O
with	O
Iida	O
,	O
writing	O
that	O
the	O
Jaguar	B-Device
's	O
pad	O
cannot	O
emulate	O
the	O
precise	O
movement	O
of	O
a	O
paddle	O
,	O
while	O
also	O
commenting	O
that	O
the	O
pseudo-3D	O
visuals	O
failed	O
to	O
impress	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
finishing	O
development	O
on	O
Breakout	B-Application
2000	I-Application
,	O
Mario	O
Perdue	O
began	O
work	O
on	O
three	O
other	O
games	O
that	O
were	O
intended	O
to	O
be	O
used	O
on	O
kiddie	O
rides	O
manufactured	O
by	O
Carousel	O
Entertainment	O
,	O
using	O
Jaguar	B-Device
consoles	I-Device
purchased	O
from	O
Atari	O
as	O
their	O
control	O
units	O
across	O
establishments	O
such	O
as	O
K-Mart	O
and	O
Chuck	O
E	O
.	O
Cheese	O
:	O
the	O
racing	O
game	O
Speedster	O
II	O
,	O
the	O
helicopter-themed	O
shoot	O
'	O
em	O
up	O
Skycopter	O
II	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
spaceship	O
game	O
titled	O
SpaceGuy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2008	O
,	O
the	O
source	O
code	O
of	O
Breakout	B-Application
2000	I-Application
was	O
released	O
by	O
hobbyist	O
community	O
Jaguar	B-Device
Sector	O
II	O
under	O
a	O
CD	O
compilation	O
for	O
PC	B-Device
called	O
Jaguar	B-Device
Source	O
Code	O
Collection	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2011	O
,	O
Beta	O
Phase	O
Games	O
alongside	O
GOAT	O
Store	O
acquired	O
the	O
rights	O
to	O
both	O
Speedster	O
II	O
and	O
Skycopter	O
II	O
,	O
in	O
addition	O
of	O
purchasing	O
all	O
of	O
their	O
remaining	O
Jaguar-related	O
inventory	O
from	O
Carousel	O
Entertainment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Perdue	O
would	O
later	O
work	O
on	O
games	O
for	O
iOS	B-Application
such	O
as	O
Grid	O
Hunt	O
and	O
WalZ	O
Arena	O
before	O
retiring	O
from	O
game	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
