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Breakout1976

Breakout

1976 Atari

Playtime

BriefTypically 1 hour

Playable on

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Details

Launch
May 13, 1976
Developer
Atari
Publisher
Atari
Genres

Overview

Atari 2600 Game: Breakout (Aka Breakaway IV) 1978 (Atari)

The objective of the game is to destroy a multilayered wall of bricks at the top the screen. Upon hitting the bricks with a ball which bounces off of a paddle at the bottom of the screen the bricks are destroyed. If the player misses the ball with his horizontally moveable paddle the ball is lost. After loosing five balls the game is over.

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