Last Update: 7/29/07
Breakout
Developer: Atari Inc.
Designer(s): Nolan Bushnell (conception), Steve Bristow (conception), Steve Wozniak (prototype)
Mode(s): Up to 2 players, alternating turns
Platform(s): Arcade, Atari 2600
Input Rotary controller: 1 button
Arcade cabinet: Upright and cocktail
Arcade display: Horizontal orientation, Raster, medium resolution
Designer(s): Nolan Bushnell (conception), Steve Bristow (conception), Steve Wozniak (prototype)
Mode(s): Up to 2 players, alternating turns
Platform(s): Arcade, Atari 2600
Input Rotary controller: 1 button
Arcade cabinet: Upright and cocktail
Arcade display: Horizontal orientation, Raster, medium resolution
Publisher: Atari Inc.
It was conceptualized by Nolan Bushnell and Steve Bristow, and influenced by the 1972 arcade game Pong. The game was ported to video game consoles and upgraded to video games such as Super Breakout. In addition, Breakout was the basis and inspiration for books, video games, and the Apple II personal computer.
In the game, a layer of bricks lines the top third of the screen. A ball travels across the screen, bouncing off the top and side walls of the screen. When the ball hits a brick, the ball bounces off and the brick disappears. The player loses a turn when the ball touches the bottom of the screen, and to prevent this from happening, the player has a movable paddle to bounce the ball back into play.
The arcade cabinet uses a black and white monitor. However, the monitor has strips of colored cellophane placed over it so that the bricks appear to be in color.
In the game, a layer of bricks lines the top third of the screen. A ball travels across the screen, bouncing off the top and side walls of the screen. When the ball hits a brick, the ball bounces off and the brick disappears. The player loses a turn when the ball touches the bottom of the screen, and to prevent this from happening, the player has a movable paddle to bounce the ball back into play.
The arcade cabinet uses a black and white monitor. However, the monitor has strips of colored cellophane placed over it so that the bricks appear to be in color.
