[game_preservation] 1974 Atari memo by Jobs

[Devin Monnens]

Well, Arkanoid was 10 years later, and Atari wasn't as powerful as it was
in the 70s. It also has a lot of power-ups and enemies, so it's not just a
blockbusting game (or rather, it puts a twist on the genre). So I think
there wouldn't be much of a case as the gameplay is significantly different
that it's not a Breakout clone. But it would be interesting to see if any
complaints were lodged.


On Wed, Feb 13, 2013 at 10:00 PM, John Andersen <gamerep at hotmail.com> wrote:


> Regarding Breakout and Super Breakout, did Atari ever have any type of

> legal dispute with Taito regarding their creation of Arkanoid in 1986?

>  Martin, could you shed any light on this?  Different Arkanoid websites

> list the game as being "based upon" or "inspired by" by Breakout, but I

> really can't find anything concrete if Atari had a problem with Arkanoid.

>

> - John Andersen

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