Taito & Romstar's 1986 Arkanoid Arcade Game - Spinner Classic That's oh So Hard
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An absolute classic game, one of my favorites!
Us too, I played it a lot as a teenager!
I feel like, when I was a kid, there was a mall in the Grand Rapids, Michigan area that had four arcade cabinets in the middle of their hallways, of all places to put them---the four cabinets were back-to-back, and IIRC they had pretty gray sides. One was Arkanoid and one was Mr. Do; I can't remember the other two, but I'm pretty sure neither one was Pacman---I'd have remembered Pacman!
My friend Matt said that when Space Invaders came out they had it sitting out in the middle of the mall too, and I remember the local mall here a few years back when the Barber Cut or whatever those are called machines came out, and the Stacker machines they had some right out in the middle of the mall too that you walked around.... I remember seeing some of those little roller coaster rides in the mall too, it was a seat you sat on and watched the screen, and the seat moved around like you were riding through the roller coaster....
@@LyonsArcade I guess having arcade cabinets in the middle of the hallways at malls isn't quite as strange as I think it is!
Interesting insight. I always knew Taito switched to conversion kit-only games sometime in the mid-80s, but I didn't know they really stuck to just that for the most part. Another example of a kit-only game from them is Bubble Bobble, ironically.
Another classic :)
1 of my favorites. I used to play this in my teens brings back memories
Thanks for watching Lee, it was a great game! See you on the next video.
this game seems timeless, how could anyone not like it ?, once they tried it , just for the gameplay alone and action .lol. !!!!!
I loved this game, one of the handful of games I actually finished, and the second one Return of ?? You really needed your hand eye to be right on,. I especially LOVED IT when the nob was dialed in, thanks for posting , brings back some great memories for sure..
I remember first playing Arkanoid at Wonderland in Gresham Oregon. Such a simple game that is mysteriously complex at the same time. It is a quarter guzzler and a very difficult game. I have a beautiful Arkanoid in my collection and love playing it. Being able to continue the game enables you to see the more advanced levels. The music that plays when you are entering your high score is some of the absolute coolest ever. Totally Love it!
for a 'kit' game, it's one of the absolute best! I think they made a dedicated countertop version though, they're really cool too!
“Warp Warp and stuff like that...” Great, now I can write my essay with great in depth detail.
I played this on our Atari 130XE via the 1050 disk drive, those booting sounds were loud and unforgettable
We get parts for those in every once in awhile, I haven't got a complete system in yet though!
You're a hero!...save Arkanoid!!....cheers.
Thanks Andy!
My favourite video games 1980 -81 were Nintendo Sherriff , Battlezone and Galaxian.
great video joe,very difficult game !! thank you for filming this guys !! :) x
Thanks for watching Hope, see you on the next video :)
i used to play this game a lot when i was in high school and at the game center there was a guy that played this game really really well almost like a pro
There's one in every crowd, there's always a guy in each arcade that takes the decent games and gets good at one of them :)
Great Game , I playtrough this on Commodore 64 and Arkanoid 2 on Amiga.
I witnessed someone finish that game with just one credit back in the 80's 👌awesome!
There's a video here on youtube of some guy really putting it to it, but I never was good enough to get really far on it. Some people can do it with ease though!
There's one of these at Electric Avenue Arcade in Manchester, NH; I introduced my daughter to it.
It's one of those games that maps poorly onto modern game console emulators because the controller just isn't right. Those multi-emulator cocktail cabinets let you play it with a trackball--that actually works all right!
Did they name the Electric Avenue arcade after the song? I tried playing Arkanoid a couple days ago with a joystick, very very tough!
Never saw this game in the arcade. First time I played it was on an Apple IIgs.
I've never played that version, that's cool though that they had them for home systems!
The game warp Warp weather created by Namco in 1981 a license to rock Cola in the USA and it's a pretty weird one and it predates Bomberman
That's true Nathan!
i used to play Arkanoid at johnny hot dog back in 1988
Those were the days :)
Nice arakanoid game i had this same game on my old commodore 64 back in 90' nice memorys on those days
That's interesting a bunch of people have responded saying they had this on various computers, they must have licensed the heck out of it for the home systems and made a fortune off this title!
i save my money, walked 1 km to a little shop just to play this Game. and Centipede,
Excellent game! I just acquired one myself that I am in the process of refurbishing. I used to play this game for hours on end in my mother's cousin's Coney Island Restaurant
Very cool! It's a fun game, definitely... I always liked how there's tons of levels, too....
And the video maker found out how addictive Arkanoid can be, so much for those initial 4 credits haha. I've only run into this machine twice in my near 45 years of existence, a few years back in an arcade in Panama City Beach, and one locally in my town in an old pool hall for teens. That pool hall got closed after a near shooting there, so the owner moved his air conditioning business into the old place and built upon it, supposedly the machines that were there (stuff like Xevious, Elevator Action, Quartet, Millipede, and a few other machines) are actually still there, Arkanoid cabinet included.
I've got it on NES, the Famicom sequel Revenge of DOH (decent arcade port), and the PS1 port of the Japan only Arkanoid Returns, as well as DOH It Again on SNES. Yes, I love Arkanoid.
This was a truly great game.
We always thought it was!
Never heard of Warp Warp but Arkanoid was great.
Great video. Great info. Also your better than I ever was.
Thanks man, that's nice of you to say :)
Awesome vid! Spent a ton of university free time playing this! We got good enough were we could trade off levels and almost finish it on one quarter, maybe it was set on easy. Grab all the pills for more points; the slow and catch ones help the most.
It probably wasn't set on easy you just got really good at it :) I always thought the firing one was the best but I wasn't ever very good at it, lol
One of my favorite games along with QIX and Time Pilot
I always liked it but I didn't play it until 91 or so!
I also love Arkanoid. Used to play it a lot BITD. Only more recently when I started building my own arcade did I discover Arkanoid Revenge of DoH! After playing that a bit there's no going back to Arkanoid! Give it a try if you haven't.
Unfortunately Arkanoid is that goofy Taito pinout with the extra plug and DoH is jamma. I just wired up an adapter.
I can't try it, because then I won't be able to go back to Arkanoid!
@@LyonsArcade Once you go DoH you don't go back!
Big like dropped 👍 great work
Thanks, you old nerd you!
cool arcade!!!
Thank you Tomy Power :)
@@LyonsArcade you';re welcome!
I used to play the ZX Spectrum version.
I never had a ZX Spectrum or heard of it back then!
Just tested an arkanoid yesterday that I’ve had in storage w a NOS spinner, just need a cabinet! Good stuff!
Very cool, maybe another one back up soon? Thanks for watching!
Joe's Classic Video Games def! Since it never had a dedicated cab I don’t feel bad putting it in a reproduction cabinet.
Great video! I have a Atari dig dug that was converted to mat mania challenge.
We've got a video on here somewhere I think of a Mat Mania in something, think it might have been in a Zaxxon cabinet :) Those Dig Dug's and Kangaroos and Centipedes got converted into all kinds of games, we get those cabinets in all the time that have been turned into something else.
Great Breakout clone! One of the best!
I actually own a Breakout too :)
@@LyonsArcade I got to play an original Breakout a few weeks ago! I love the art on it!!
Yeah it's very cool, it's one of the first games we bought so we kept it. I'll do a video on it one of these days.
Solidly in my top 5 of all time. Like most spinner games, enjoying it is heavily based on how well the spinner works. There are a couple of machines in the arcades near me, all three with slightly rough and imprecise spinners. Not bad enough to keep me from playing them though. :)
Tournament Arkanoid is really more of a mission pack sorta thing, as it's just different layouts but no gameplay changes. There's a true sequel called Arkanoid: Revenge of Doh that has some additional powerups, enemies, bricks, etc. I've never seen one of those in person, only played it in emulation.
I'm fighting to keep from looking at the site to see if this is still available. I have an emulator machine with a spinner that I play it on at home, but I'd really like to have originals of all my faves.
I hear ya, and just so you know we already sold it, LOL We bought new sideart so the other side would match and we're going to put a new control panel overlay on it, the customer wanted it a little nicer so here we go :) We get the tournament edition in like you said but yeah I've never had the revenge of Doh one.
I'm not sure if it's this Arkanoid or sequel to it, but I believe this game has the typical Taito tactic of the 80s to around mid 90s of disabling continues when you get late into the game. Super frustrating as it disables continues on the final boss where it's very easy to die and very difficult to even make it that far! Still love the Arkanoid series, there was a cool remake on Xbox Live Arcade years ago.
some levels you want to have the fire , and pick up another dropping gem to change it up mid level, & for example extend your valce, or get the one that lets you grap and hold the ball, or get the multi-ball to get a ball into a hard to get area ect...
bro good video like ARCADE
Thanks Wilder, you the man!
Joe restoring an Arkanoid of my own and looking for the Taito 4 gear spinner. Any recommendations, as I've had no luck online.
There are some levels where it is very helpful to have 3 balls going. The big downside is it won't drop any new capsules until you are back down to one ball on the screen.
I'd love to build one of these again, but it's getting really hard to find a working spinner assembly these days. Most of the aftermarket ones I've come across don't have the right gear ratio. And with a game like this, the feel of the spinner will make or break the whole experience.
I'm surprised they haven't made one yet that's compatible, I think basically this game gets no respect when in reality it's really a classic that stands up along most of the early stuff.
Always follow the ball!!!!!
I mean move the pad in motion to the movement of the ball..
Forget about the capsules..
The ball is the most important thing..
If you hit the ball high and there is time and there is a capsule literally right next to you and it's one you want only then go for it..
When shooting..
Still..
ALWAYS FOLLOW THE BALL!!!!!
shoot....
but don't try to shoot where ever you want to..
Shoot but follow the ball..
The split ball is good for levels where the ball is inside of non breakable cubes..
Not so much about trying to paddle them..
I used to be REALLY good at this game..
But the secret is follow the ball with the paddle..
You're right about the pronunciation of Taito.
Thank you :)
Haha no he isn't, he just has his own way of pronouncing it.
ua-cam.com/video/XgOMPB-0f2g/v-deo.html 8 seconds in, there's your pronunciation. ;-)
Hey! I’ve been looking online for cheats for this machine. If you hold both the fire buttons and press “1 player” it puts to back to the level you were at when you run out of lives. I saw there were a bunch of NES cheats like skip level and level select. Anyone know if this machine has any cheats?
I was at an auction last week and an Arkanoid popped up. Cab was in decent condition. Not sure what the cab was, but I'm with you, good chance that the original game wasn't as good. It's pretty hard to beat Arkanoid.
We had one in a Gorf a couple times, lol.
Haha - definitely more practise required! :p
I had arkanoid on my amiga, spent many a happy hour shouting and swearing at the screen.
It's one of those games that makes you want to get a little farther, but it's got like 100 levels!!!!
oh!TAITOのアルカノイド！(≧▽≦) Wii版(配信終了) 持っていますよ 美しいゲーム筐体ですね うらやましい！
lol thumbs up on tai(l)to pronunciation, ive always said it that way too 👍
It amazes me that people get so worried about whether or not we say it the right way, when they know exactly what we're talking about, LOL
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Thanks for watching, Oscar!
It's similar to ricochet xtreme! 😃 ( reflexive games )
HI joe, how do you know what original cabinet it was? rockola, taito, stern? do you search inside?
Usually we can tell just by looking at the shape of it.
Our local barcade has an Arkanoid but the spinner doesn't work well unfortunately. Makes it tough to play.
How much did it sell for if you don't mind me asking. I used to have a Arkanoid 2 cab that I played so much I could beat it with 1 quarter. Always wanted a Arkanoid cocktail table but impossible to find in good shape, even the cab version here takes me back.
Tuscani I think we sold it for $899 or so, it sold so quick I don't completely remember. Beating Arkanoid 2 with 1 quarter is no easy feat!
@@LyonsArcade Almost a grand wow! I sold mine 20 years ago for $150 to an apartment maintenance guy because I didn't want to move it again and had played it to death. It was in a pretty generic cab and the monitor was almost toast but I still regret letting it go. Thanks for all the great videos, that Warlords cocktail table you just fixed is a real gem!
//HELP//
I have this arcade at home but the joystick randomly inverted, so when i turn left it goes right, i have no clue how to fix this?! Any help?
I've never really had that happen, is it a joystick or a spinner like this one? There's a sensor that the spinner 'spins' through underneath, if one of the optics gets locked off it might reverse the direction.... you could try cleaning it with some windex or something (while turned off) to make sure the LED's in there can receive the signal.
@@LyonsArcade its a spinner, and i did clean it. I dont know much about electronics or such but its the four gear type one. Before i cleaned it it used to bug around afterward it worked fine. Just still inverted. We got used to the invert problem and made jokes avout making money of it haha. But jokes aside i still have not found anything about this either but still, thanks!
Oh yeah, where can I get a spinner from sir ?...is it a weird pot or perhaps a rotary encoder ?...first time I played this was in a garden shed at the bottom of a pub in Sussex England about 10 miles from Brighton, a little backwater called Burgess Hill...and this really is one great game !..how much would that cost, lock stock and barrel ?....that much ?...can I have it for free ?....cheers.
It's got a gear on the bottom of it, that turns a couple other gears which connects to a little wheel that rotates through an optical emitter /receiver, the little wheel has holes cut in it, so the optic can tell how fast the wheel is spinning through. I'm not sure who makes the spinners like that, though, but maybe they've come up with some sort of aftermarket kind????
@@LyonsArcade Oh, more to them than I thought, I will look into it ..thanks!.
Wasnt there a 2 player version?
Hmm, maybe I'm not sure. There was a game called Off The Wall which was basically the same thing, but it was Atari's version. I had a cocktail version many years ago, you could play at the same time from opposite sides of the cocktail, very fun.
I have this game in a Tempest cabinet. Seems sacrilegious doesn't it? But sorry it's not going back to Tempest.
Man it's so expensive to make it back into Tempest anyways, I wouldn't do it either. It's an interesting conversation piece to have it in the wrong cabinet....
Conversions were just part of the business. We had to make money and keep locations happy with "New" games. I think where most of us made mistakes was selling or throwing away the old parts.
I got your song reference there, turning Japanese. :)
Do you really get people whinging about the retrace lines???
Seriously, do these people not understand CRT technology?
Tell them to get a life.
I like the camera pointing at screen thing better than video capture.
That little tune it plays when you die would become the most irritating sound after a bit. :)
It's funny how a little melody like that can make you get anxious because basically it gets tied to you failing, and losing money, LOL
Ron, I always did like Arkanoid. I see you turned off the attract mode sound. That could get annoying over time. The worst Arkanoid conversion I ever saw was Elevator Action to Arkanoid. I almost cried when I saw that. I was so disgusted I refused to play Arkanoid that day. Hello from Phoenix Arizona!
That Elevator Action had probably stopped earning and some dude converted it to put food on his kid's table :) I've had several Gorfs and Trons converted to Arkanoid before, that's a real gut check on that one, lol. Hello Phoenix!
@@LyonsArcade it's a shame that the original boards wasn't left inside the cabinet... easy conversion.
Did I catch a Tanya Tucker reference?
I can't remember but I wouldn't be surprised :)
@@LyonsArcade "Down To My Last Teardrop" ;)
You sell it
"Is anyone on the earth good with hitting all three of 'em?"
Yeah, not on OG Arcade Arkanoid. Ball moves way too fast for me on that one.
I found a video somewhere of some guy just OWNING it, he beats the whole damn game on 1 man. So apparently there is 1 amongst us with the power to do it :) Thanks for watching Muki!
You're not turning Japanese?
Do you really think so?
I'm a firm believer in not even attempting to pronunciate foreign names properly.
You sell it