Cover artwork of Arkanoid

// Archive entry № 3442

Arkanoid

Released in 1987, Arkanoid is indexed by VG90 as part of the 8-bit home-computer and console era for Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Apple II, Apple IIgs, Arcade, Atari 8-bit, Atari ST, BBC Micro, C64, DOS, Mac, MSX, PC-88, PC-98, TRS-80 CoCo.

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About the game

Arkanoid is a video game released in 1987 for Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Apple II, Apple IIgs, Arcade, Atari 8-bit, Atari ST, BBC Micro, C64, DOS, Mac, MSX, PC-88, PC-98, TRS-80 CoCo. VG90 lists it as a reference record so the title stays discoverable alongside the thousands of other releases that defined the 8-bit home-computer and console era.

The years around 1987 belonged to the 8-bit home-computer and console era, when bedroom coders and small studios shipped astonishing work on tiny memory budgets. VG90 groups titles like this one by era and platform so those connections are easy to trace.

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Why it matters

This entry is worth keeping because the 8-bit home-computer and console era is easy to flatten into a few famous names, when in truth bedroom coders and small studios shipped astonishing work on tiny memory budgets. Preservation archives exist so lesser-known releases are not lost between the landmarks.

Technical notes

Platform on record: Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Apple II, Apple IIgs, Arcade, Atari 8-bit, Atari ST, BBC Micro, C64, DOS, Mac, MSX, PC-88, PC-98, TRS-80 CoCo. Release year: 1987. Details are drawn from public catalogue metadata; corrections and additions are welcome through the archive.