Arkanoid for Amstrad CPC

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Arkanoid

Online version of Arkanoid for Amstrad CPC. Arkanoid is a 1986 arcade game by the Japanese company Taito that revived the brick-breaking concept of Atari's Breakout. The player controls a paddle - the space vessel Vaus - and deflects an energy ball to destroy brick formations across 33 stages, catching falling capsules with power-ups such as lasers, paddle extension or ball slowdown. It became one of the highest-grossing arcade machines of its era and was converted to practically every computer and console of the time, from the ZX Spectrum to the NES. It remains the defining block breaker and inspired hundreds of clones as well as its own sequels.

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Released in

1986

Publisher

Taito Corporation

Developer

Taito Corporation

Platforms

Arcade, NES, PC-88 (1986), Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari 8-bit, Atari ST, BBC Micro, Commodore 64, MSX, ZX Spectrum (1987), PC DOS, Apple II, Apple IIgs, Macintosh (1988)

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Amstrad CPC Computers

Online emulated version of Arkanoid was originally developed for the Amstrad CPC (Colour Personal Computer), a series of 8-bit home computers produced by Amstrad between 1984 and 1990. It was designed to compete in the mid-1980s home computer market dominated by the Commodore 64 and the Sinclair ZX Spectrum in Europe. The series spawned a total of six distinct models: The CPC464, CPC664, and CPC6128 were highly successful competitors in the European home computer market. The later 464plus and 6128plus, intended to prolong the system's lifecycle with hardware updates, were considerably less successful, as was the attempt to repackage the plus hardware into a game console as the GX4000.

The CPC models' hardware is based on the Zilog Z80A CPU, complemented with either 64 or 128 KB of RAM. Their computer-in-a-keyboard design prominently features an integrated storage device, either a compact cassette deck or 3 inch floppy disk drive. The main units were only sold bundled with either a colour, green-screen or monochrome monitor that doubles as the main unit's power supply. Three built-in display resolutions are available: 160×200 pixels with 16 colours, 320×200 pixels with 4 colours, and 640×200 pixels with 2 colours.
The CPC uses the General Instrument AY-3-8912 sound chip, providing three channels, each configurable to generate square waves, white noise or both. Additionally, a wide range of first and third-party hardware extensions such as external disk drives, printers, and memory extensions, was available.