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Krakout

Main Game
Arcade Action

Krakout is a Arcade game released on December 31, 1987 for BBC Microcomputer System, Commodore C64/128/MAX, ZX Spectrum and 3 more. Arkanoid-style Breakout clone, which unlike most other similar games has the bat on the side of the screen (there is a left/right option) instead of at the bottom. There are a number of types of spec…

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December 31, 1987
Released 14139 days ago
BBC Microcomputer System Commodore C64/128/MAX ZX Spectrum PC (Microsoft Windows) Amstrad CPC MSX

About

Arkanoid-style Breakout clone, which unlike most other similar games has the bat on the side of the screen (there is a left/right option) instead of at the bottom.

There are a number of types of special bricks, but unlike e.g. Arkanoid, they do not fall towards the bat. Instead, when you hit a special brick, it flips to show a letter. E.g. E (Extend bat), C (Catch ball), M (Missile), B (Bomb, explodes when hit by ball, clearing a number of bricks) and X (Extra life).

The enemies/obstacles are more varied than in Arkanoid. Some make the bat freeze, some actually chew and eat your ball and spit out the core back at you!

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Artwork

Release Dates by Platform

Amstrad CPC Worldwide
Dec 31, 1987
BBC Microcomputer System Worldwide
Dec 31, 1987
Commodore C64/128/MAX Worldwide
Dec 31, 1987
MSX Worldwide
Dec 31, 1987
ZX Spectrum Worldwide
Dec 31, 1987
PC (Microsoft Windows) Worldwide
Feb 28, 2023

Game Info

Developer
Gremlin Graphics Software Ltd.
Publisher
Gremlin Graphics Software Ltd., Pixel Games UK
Game Modes
Single player
Perspective
Side view
Genres
Arcade
Themes
Action

Languages

Text / Subtitles
English

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