History VideoGame / Arkanoid

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Several sequels were made, such as ''Arkanoid: [[RevengeOfTheSequel Revenge Of Doh]]'', ''Arkanoid: [[PunBasedTitle Doh It Again]]'', ''Arkanoid Returns'', ''Arkanoid DS'' and ''Arkanoid Live''.

* AndYourRewardIsClothes: Your reward for finishing each of the 7 main clear mode trees for the first time in ''Arkanoid [=DS=]'' is another skin for the Vaus.

* PoisonMushroom: The Reduce {{powerup}}, which would shrink the Vaus. For expert players, this could be CursedWithAwesome, since you'd get [[ScoringPoints doubled points]] as long as it's active, and [[EveryTenThousandPoints extra lives are available at certain point plateaus (by default, the first two at 20,000 and 60,000 points... and then for every 60,000 points thereafter in the Arcade version)]]. However, for less expert players, and any player who sees one rolling down right where the ball is about to fall, it clearly is detrimental. On top of that, it was almost identical visually to [[OneUp the Player]] capsule.

* EliteMook: The black spheres in ''Revenge of [=DoH=]'', which only can be destroyed by touching the Vaus. In a way, the silver bricks as well, as they require between two to five hits to break (unless the Mega Ball power capsule is active).

* TheGoomba: In the games that have enemies, everything except the teleporting slimes that randomly move your ball to somewhere else in the level. They go down in one hit, and touching the Vaus kills ''them'' not you: Their purpose is not to inflict direct harm, only to throw your ball off trajectory. On the other hand, bosses do kill you with their attacks.

* HitboxDissonance: The last level is the only one where you can lose a life other than by dropping the ball: The FinalBoss is loosing projectiles at you. In the UsefulNotes/AmstradCPC version, said projectiles have a hitbox ''much'' bigger than they appear.

-->THE ERA AND TIME OF THIS STORY IS UNKNOWN. AFTER THE MOTHERSHIP "ARKANOID" WAS DESTROYED, A SPACECRAFT "VAUS" SCRAMBLED AWAY FROM IT. BUT ONLY TO BE TRAPPED IN SPACE WARPED BY SOMEONE........

-->DIMENSION-CONTROLLING FORT "DOH" HAS NOW BEEN DEMOLISHED, AND TIME STARTED FLOWING REVERSELY. "VAUS" MANAGED TO ESCAPE FROM THE DISTORTED SPACE. BUT THE REAL VOYAGE OF "ARKANOID" IN THE GALAXY HAS ONLY STARTED......

* PoisonMushroom: The Reduce {{powerup}}, which would shrink the Vaus. For expert players, this could be CursedWithAwesome, since you'd get [[ScoringPoints doubled points]] as long as it's active, and [[EveryTenThousandPoints extra lives are available at certain point plateaus]]. However, for less expert players, and any player who sees one rolling down right where the ball is about to fall, it clearly is detrimental. On top of that, it was almost identical visually to [[OneUp the Player]] capsule.

-->"THE ERA AND TIME OF THIS STORY IS UNKNOWN. AFTER THE MOTHERSHIP "ARKANOID" WAS DESTROYED, A SPACECRAFT "VAUS" SCRAMBLED AWAY FROM IT. BUT ONLY TO BE TRAPPED IN SPACE WARPED BY SOMEONE........"

* SequelDifficultyDrop: The original Arkanoid would only allow one power-up capsule on the stage at the same time, would not spawn any power-up capsules from silver bricks, completely lacked any way to destroy gold bricks, had a much less effective Disrupt capsule (the original would only split the ball into three; later games upped it to eight), and the game itself was completely linear (most later titles would allow you to choose between at least two levels to advance to).

* BigBad: [=DoH=].

* InvincibilityPowerup: The Mega Ball. For one, it could plow through the black sphere enemies. More importantly, it instantly plows through ''any'' brick - even gold and silver bricks. The only things it would bounce off of are the walls and the Vaus. However in all games starting from ''[=DoH=] it Again'', it would receive a {{Nerf}} to where it can no longer destroy gold bricks.

* MutuallyExclusivePowerups: Only one powerup is allowed at a given time. However, if you pickup a Disruption followed by a Mega Ball, the extra balls remain on the screen and can quickly clear the board. There is also a rare glowing powerup in ''Revenge of [=DoH=]'' that combines these two powerups for you.

** ''Revenge of [=DoH=]''[='s=] Mega Ball powerup was capable of tearing through any block, whenever they be colored, Silver, or Gold. ''[=DoH=] it Again'' altered it so it now rebounds off of Gold Blocks.
* NintendoHard: Missions involving mostly gold bricks tend to be this. An entire mass of them with only a few, or even a single, destructable brick is a common sight in later levels.

* OneUp: The Player capsule. Technically counted as a powerup, which means that MutuallyExclusivePowerups came in to play.

* SoundOfNoDamage: The ball makes a different sound when it bounces off of a gold brick or a silver brick that needs more hits to break.

* EenieMeenieMinyMoai: [=DoH=].

* PowerupLetdown: The Twin powerup, as of ''Arkanoid II: The Revenge of [=DoH=]''. The Vaus would split into two smaller copies that would move together. It only barely increased the surface area of the Vaus, was distinctly smaller than both the Extend powerup or the Image/Illusion powerup (the latter was longest, but only active while in motion), and there was a gap between the two Vaus units that the ball could fall through, costing a life. In either game, the Laser powerup if there were gold bricks between the player and breakable bricks on the playfield. Also, arguably the [[OneUp Player]] powerup. Yes, the extra life ''is'' always valuable. That said, it would remove any other active powerup on the Vaus - the player would have to decide if losing Laser, Catch, or Extend was truly worth the extra life.

* YourPrincessIsInAnotherCastle: In ''[=DoH=] it Again'', the game plays credits once you defeat Doh once again at stage 33. If you keep playing, the game roll credits once again at stage 66. If you keep playing ''even more'', you will fight the final boss for the third time at stage 99... And get a second, happy ending. [[GuideDangIt Good luck figuring out this on your own.]]

''Arkanoid'' is a 1986 {{puzzle game}} by Creator/{{Taito}}. It is very similar to ''{{Breakout}}'', with the addition of powerups, enemies, multi-hit and indestructible blocks, distinct levels, and a boss at the end. [[FollowTheLeader These elements were quickly adopted by similar games.]]

* CognizantLimbs: [=DoH=] in ''[=Doh=] it Again'' has two arms to punch you with, which also means two separate targets you must kill, with their own lifebars. You must destroy them before you can damage him directly.

* UpdatedRerelease: ''Arkanoid R 2000'' is this to ''Returns'', which adds 150 additional levels (50 more to the original set of levels and an extra campaign with 100) and even features proper bosses.

* UpdatedRerelease: ''Arkanoid R 2000'' is this to ''Returns'', which adds 150 additional levels and even features proper bosses.

* HeadsIWinTailsYouLose: Played with. After the ending comes a GameOver screen.

Several sequels were made, such as ''Arkanoid: Revenge Of Doh'', ''Arkanoid: [[PunBasedTitle Doh It Again]]'', ''Arkanoid Returns'', ''Arkanoid DS'' and ''Arkanoid Live''.