For detailed information about this series, see: Arkanoid at Wikipedia
Arkanoid is a Breakout-style "bat-and-ball" video game series by Taito.
Video Games[]
- Arkanoid (1986) for Arcade, Atari ST, Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Apple-II, BBC Micro, Commodore 64, PC, MSX, PC-8801, NES, Thomson, and ZX Spectrum
- Tournament Arkanoid (1987) for Arcade
- Arkanoid: Revenge of Doh (1987) for Arcade, Amiga, Atari ST, Commodore 64, Amstrad CPC, MSX, NES, PC, Apple-II ,and ZX Spectrum
- Arkanoid: Doh It Again (January 15th, 1997) for SNES, PC, and Satellaview
- Arkanoid Returns (February 1997) for Arcade, PlayStation, and PlayStation Network
- Arkanoid DS (December 6th, 2007) for Nintendo DS
- Arkanoid Live! (May 6th, 2009) for Xbox Live Arcade
- Arkanoid Plus! (May 26th, 2009) for WiiWare
- Arkanoid (August 31st, 2009) for iOS. Also known as Arkanoid HD.
- Arkanoid vs. Space Invaders (May 17th, 2017) for Android and iOS. A crossover title with the Space Invaders series.
- Arkanoid - Eternal Battle (October 27th, 2022) for Nintendo Switch, PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S
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Bubble Bobble | October 1987 | Rainbow Islands: The Story of Bubble Bobble 2 includes an island ("Doh's Island") based off Arkanoid, with several enemies and DOH as the final boss. DOH is also a boss in Bubble Bobble Part II and Parasol Stars; Bub, Bob and Drunk are among the characters providing assist attacks in Arkanoid vs. Space Invaders, while Round 79 in Bubble Bobble and "TV Machine" Round D-7 in Bubble Symphony references Arkanoid; Round 31 in Arkanoid Returns, Zone C-4 and Zone Beta in Arkanoid DS, Round 04L in Arkanoid Plus!, Round B-2 in Arkanoid HD and Round 98 in Arkanoid vs. Space Invaders contain references and two wallpapers from the series are unlockable in DS. | 1 |
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Rainbow Islands | October 1987 | Rainbow Islands: The Story of Bubble Bobble 2 includes an island ("Doh's Island") based off Arkanoid, with several enemies and DOH as the final boss; Bubby is one of the characters providing assist attacks in Arkanoid vs. Space Invaders. | 1 |
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Bakushou!! Jinsei Gekijou | March 17, 1989 | Arkanoid appears as a minigame in Bakushou!! Jinsei Gekijou. | 2 |
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Megablast | October 1989 | A mini boss that takes the appearance of DOH appears in Megablast. | 3 |
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Cameltry | September 25, 1991 | The Vaus from Arkanoid is a preset ball in the Ball Edit Mode from the Sharp X68000 port of Cameltry, while a wallpaper based on Labyrinth is unlockable in Arkanoid DS. | 2 |
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Space Invaders | September 9, 1994 | Stage 6 in the Parody Mode of Space Invaders DX is based on Arkanoid and features a playable Vaus; while Stage 5 in Arkanoid is patterned after an invader alien and Arkanoid vs. Space Invaders is a crossover between both franchises. | 1 |
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Kyuukyoku Harikiri Stadium | August 12, 1994 | One of the players in the "Taito Planets" team from Super Kyuukyoku Harikiri Stadium 2 is named "Arkanoid", after the series. | 3 |
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Turn it Around | February 2000 | The Arcade original and Nintendo DS Turn It Around feature Arkanoid as one of its minigames, Furu Furu Park also features an Arkanoid minigame. | 2 |
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Doom | April 3, 2005 | An Arcade parody of Arkanoid titled "Hellanoid" can be found and interacted with in Doom 3: Resurrection of Evil. | 2.5 |
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LostMagic | December 6, 2007 | A wallpaper based on LostMagic is unlockable in Arkanoid DS. | 2 |
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Music GunGun! | July 17, 2009 | Music from Arkanoid DS is featured in Music GunGun! and later releases. | 2 |
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Tetrobot | May 12, 2011 | A block based on Arkanoid is playable in Blocks That Matter. | 2 |
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Elevator Action | October 25, 2011 | The Vaus from Arkanoid is a DLC character in Elevator Action Deluxe, while the Spy from Elevator Action appears as one of the characters providing assist attacks in Arkanoid vs. Space Invaders, and Stage 141 in the game is patterned after the spy. | 1 |
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Angry Birds | March 22, 2012 | Angry Birds Space features a level based on Arkanoid. | 3 |
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Pixels | July 24, 2015 | The paddles from Arkanoid appear among the videogame characters in the movie Pixels, while the Pixels version of the Invader is an event character in Arkanoid vs. Space Invaders. | 1 |
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Spica Adventure | May 17, 2017 | Nico from Spica Adventure appears as one of the characters providing assist attacks in Arkanoid vs. Space Invaders. | 1 |
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Cleopatra Fortune | May 17, 2017 | Patrako from Cleopatra Fortune appears as one of the characters providing assist attacks in Arkanoid vs. Space Invaders, while a wallpaper based on Cleopatra Fortune is unlockable in Arkanoid DS. | 1 |
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The Fairyland Story | May 17, 2017 | Ptolemy from The Fairyland Story appears as one of the characters providing assist attacks in Arkanoid vs. Space Invaders, while Round 41 in the MSX port of The Fairyland Story makes reference to Arkanoid and Zone β-5 in Arkanoid DS bears resemblance to Ptolemy. Arkanoid - Eternal Battle features a The Fairyland Story background as DLC. | 1 |
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The NewZealand Story | May 17, 2017 | Tiki from The NewZealand Story appears as one of the characters providing assist attacks in Arkanoid vs. Space Invaders. | 1 |
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Pocky & Rocky | May 17, 2017 | Sayo-chan/Pocky appears as one of the characters providing special attacks in Arkanoid vs. Space Invaders, while Zone β-4 in Arkanoid DS is patterned after a Puka Puka enemy. | 1 |
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The Legend of Kage | May 17, 2017 | Kage from The Legend of Kage appears as one of the characters providing assist attacks in Arkanoid vs. Space Invaders, while a wallpaper based on The Legend of Kage 2 is unlockable in Arkanoid DS. | 1 |
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Time Gal | May 17, 2017 | Reika Kirishima from Time Gal appears as one of the characters providing assist attacks in Arkanoid vs. Space Invaders. | 1 |
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Pu·Li·Ru·La | May 17, 2017 | Zac from Pu·Li·Ru·La appears as one of the characters providing assist attacks in Arkanoid vs. Space Invaders. | 1 |
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Lufia | May 17, 2017 | Lufia from Lufia & the Fortress of Doom appears as one of the characters providing assist attacks in Arkanoid vs. Space Invaders. | 1 |
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Chack'n Pop | May 17, 2017 | Chack'n and Monsta from Chack'n Pop appear among the characters providing assist attacks in Arkanoid vs. Space Invaders, while Stage 4 in Tournament Arkanoid, Round D-4 in Arkanoid DS, Round 10L in Arkanoid Plus! and Round 66 in Arkanoid vs. Space Invaders are patterned after Chack'n. Arkanoid - Eternal Battle features a Chack'n Pop background as DLC. | 1 |
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Sonic Blast Man | May 17, 2017 | Sonic Blast Man appears as one of the characters providing assist attacks in Arkanoid vs. Space Invaders. | 1 |
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Puchi Carat | May 17, 2017 | C-Mond from Puchi Carat appears as one of the characters providing assist attacks in Arkanoid vs. Space Invaders, while the "Wings" Vaus customization from Arkanoid DS is the cursor from Puchi Carat. | 1 |
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Psychic Force | May 17, 2017 | Burn, Emilio, Keith and Wendy from Psychic Force appear among the characters providing assist attacks in Arkanoid vs. Space Invaders. | 1 |
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Darius | May 17, 2017 | Proco, Riga Pratica, Ti2, Iron Fossil and Great Thing are among the characters providing assist attacks in Arkanoid vs. Space Invaders, while several wallpapers based on the Darius series are unlockable in Arkanoid DS and Zone β-2 resembles the Silver Hawk. | 1 |
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The Ninja Warriors | May 17, 2017 | The main characters from The Ninja Warriors appear among the characters providing assist attacks in Arkanoid vs. Space Invaders, while Round 32 in Arkanoid Returns is patterned after the kunoichi from The Ninja Warriors. | 1 |
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Chase H.Q. | May 17, 2017 | Nancy from Chase H.Q. appears as one of the characters providing assist attacks in Arkanoid vs. Space Invaders. | 1 |
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Densha de Go! | May 17, 2017 | Tetsu-chan from Densha de Go! appears as one of the characters providing assist attacks in Arkanoid vs. Space Invaders. | 1 |
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Front Line | May 17, 2017 | The soldier from Front Line appears as one of the characters providing assist attacks in Arkanoid vs. Space Invaders. | 1 |
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Kirameki Star Road | May 17, 2017 | Kaori Tachibana from Kirameki Star Road appears as one of the characters providing assist attacks in Arkanoid vs. Space Invaders. | 1 |
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Exit | May 17, 2017 | Mr. ESC from Exit appears as one of the characters providing assist attacks in Arkanoid vs. Space Invaders, while a wallpaper based on Exit is unlockable in Arkanoid DS. | 1 |
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Groove Coaster | May 17, 2017 | Linka and Yume from Groove Coaster 3 appear among the characters providing assist attacks in Arkanoid vs. Space Invaders and Nadia Vivie appears as a Navigator in Groove Coaster, while Groove Coaster features two BGM remixes based on Arkanoid music. | 1 |
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Operation Wolf | October 27, 2022 | Arkanoid - Eternal Battle features an Operation Wolf background as DLC. | 2 |
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404 GAME RE:SET | April 25, 2023 | A human version of Arkanoid appears in 404 GAME RE:SET. The Moai head from Arkanoid appears when she uses her special attack. | 1 |
