Breakout

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1976 · Atari, Inc.

Genresaction gameBreakout clone

PlatformsAtari 2600Atari 5200Microsoft WindowsiOSarcade video gameDynavision

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Breakout is a 1976 action video game developed and published by Atari, Inc. for arcades; in Japan, it was released by Namco. The game was designed by Nolan Bushnell and Steve Bristow and prototyped via discrete logic chips by Steve Wozniak with assistance from Steve Jobs. In the game, eight rows of bricks line the top portion of the screen, and the player's goal is to destroy the bricks by repeatedly bouncing a ball off a paddle into them. The concept was predated by Ramtek's Clean Sweep (1974), but the game's designers were influenced by Atari's own Pong (1972). The arcade version of Breakout uses a monochrome display underneath a translucent colored overlay.

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Type: Game
Release date: May 13, 1976
Genres: action game, Breakout clone
Platforms: Atari 2600, Atari 5200, Microsoft Windows, iOS, arcade video game, Dynavision
Created by: Atari, Inc.
Countries: United States