<s>
Super	B-Application
Breakout	I-Application
is	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
the	O
1976	O
video	O
game	O
Breakout	B-Application
released	O
in	O
arcades	B-Application
in	O
September	O
1978	O
by	O
Atari	O
,	O
Inc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
uses	O
the	O
same	O
mechanics	O
as	O
Breakout	B-Application
,	O
but	O
allows	O
the	O
selection	O
of	O
three	O
distinct	O
game	O
modes	O
via	O
a	O
knob	O
on	O
the	O
cabinet	O
—	O
two	O
of	O
which	O
involve	O
multiple	O
,	O
simultaneous	O
balls	O
in	O
play	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
arcade	B-Application
game	O
was	O
commercially	O
successful	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Atari	O
published	O
home	O
versions	O
–	O
in	O
color	O
–	O
for	O
most	O
of	O
its	O
consoles	O
and	O
computers	O
,	O
including	O
as	O
the	O
pack-in	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
1982	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
5200	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
fundamental	O
gameplay	O
—	O
use	O
a	O
paddle	O
to	O
bounce	O
a	O
ball	O
into	O
a	O
wall	O
of	O
destructible	O
bricks	O
—	O
is	O
the	O
same	O
as	O
Breakout	B-Application
,	O
but	O
Super	B-Application
Breakout	I-Application
contains	O
three	O
different	O
game	O
modes	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
written	O
by	O
Ed	O
Rotberg	O
,	O
who	O
later	O
designed	O
Battlezone	B-Application
(	O
1980	O
)	O
for	O
Atari	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rotberg	O
developed	O
Super	B-Application
Breakout	I-Application
after	O
hearing	O
that	O
Atari	O
founder	O
Nolan	O
Bushnell	O
wanted	O
Breakout	B-Application
updated	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
original	O
was	O
constructed	O
with	O
discrete	O
logic	O
instead	O
of	O
a	O
microprocessor	O
,	O
Super	B-Application
Breakout	I-Application
uses	O
a	O
MOS	B-General_Concept
Technology	I-General_Concept
6502	I-General_Concept
CPU	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
Breakout	B-Application
,	O
Super	B-Application
Breakout	I-Application
uses	O
a	O
black	O
and	O
white	O
display	O
with	O
overlays	O
to	O
simulate	O
color	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Super	B-Application
Breakout	I-Application
appeared	O
as	O
a	O
cartridge	O
for	O
the	O
Atari	B-Device
8-bit	I-Device
family	I-Device
in	O
1979	O
with	O
support	O
for	O
up	O
to	O
8	O
players	O
taking	O
turns	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
port	O
for	O
the	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
VCS	I-General_Concept
(	O
later	O
renamed	O
the	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
2600	I-General_Concept
)	O
was	O
available	O
at	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
1981	O
,	O
initially	O
as	O
a	O
Sears	O
exclusive	O
release	O
under	O
the	O
Tele-Games	O
branding	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Four	O
years	O
after	O
release	O
,	O
Super	B-Application
Breakout	I-Application
became	O
the	O
pack-in	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
then-new	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
5200	I-General_Concept
console	O
in	O
1982	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
Atari	B-Device
ST	I-Device
version	O
developed	O
by	O
Pardox	O
was	O
published	O
by	O
Atari	O
UK	O
in	O
1987	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Majesco	O
released	O
Super	B-Application
Breakout	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
in	O
1998	O
and	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
in	O
1999	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
the	O
Atari	B-Device
ST	I-Device
and	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
versions	O
have	O
sculpted	O
bricks	O
similar	O
to	O
those	O
of	O
the	O
Breakout-inspired	O
Arkanoid	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
of	O
the	O
home	O
ports	O
also	O
include	O
a	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
simply	O
as	O
Breakout	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
the	O
ninth-highest-earning	O
arcade	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
of	I-Application
1978	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
the	O
eighth-highest-earning	O
arcade	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
of	I-Application
1979	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Atari	O
sold	O
a	O
total	O
of	O
4,805	O
Super	B-Application
Breakout	I-Application
arcade	B-Application
cabinets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
regard	O
to	O
Super	B-Application
Breakout	I-Application
being	O
included	O
with	O
every	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
5200	I-General_Concept
,	O
David	O
H	O
.	O
Ahl	O
of	O
Creative	B-General_Concept
Computing	I-General_Concept
Video	O
&	O
Arcade	B-Application
Games	O
,	O
wrote	O
in	O
1983	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1995	O
,	O
Flux	O
magazine	O
ranked	O
Super	B-Application
Breakout	I-Application
93rd	O
on	O
their	O
"	O
Top	O
100	O
Video	O
Games.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
Kid	O
Stuff	O
Records	O
,	O
John	O
Braden	O
recorded	O
a	O
7-in	O
33	O
RPM	O
record	O
telling	O
the	O
story	O
of	O
Super	B-Application
Breakout	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
science	O
fiction	O
story	O
dealt	O
with	O
NASA	O
astronaut	O
Captain	B-Application
John	I-Application
Stewart	I-Application
Chang	I-Application
returning	O
from	O
a	O
routine	O
mission	O
transporting	O
titanium	O
ore	O
from	O
Io	O
to	O
space	O
station	O
New	O
California	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2008	O
,	O
Atari	O
released	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Device
and	O
iPod	B-Device
Touch	I-Device
via	O
Apple	B-Application
's	I-Application
App	I-Application
Store	I-Application
.	O
</s>
