

Breakout
1976 · Atari
3.64 out of 5, 50 ratings
About
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.
- Release date
- May 13, 1976
- Developer
- Atari
- Publisher
- Atari, Namco, Sears, Taito
Genres
Arcade
Themes
ActionScience fiction
Age rating

Media
Platforms
Arcade
Atari 2600
AY-3-8606
MSXRelease dates

ArcadeFull release
North America · May 13, 1976

AY-3-8606Full release
North America · Dec 31, 1977

Atari 2600Full release
North America · Dec 31, 1978
Time to beat
Average1 h