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Original game : Arkanoid

Platform : NES

Author : Rinkaku

Release date : 01 January 2002

Category : Improvement

Patch version : 1.0

Modifications : G

Downloads : 499

ROM Information

Arkanoid (USA).nes - NOINTRO
CRC32: EE93A28C
MD5: 6A2BFA3C6E9B1CE1E21AABD0DFBF2779
SHA-1: B2B30C4F30DD853C215C17B0C67CFE63D61A3062
SHA-256: 93A46EF4B06AE30682D3CC19CE4B77DA7F98F0DDAF9A3280325A347B5CBBF811

Hack description

Here is a hack for Arkanoid which changes all the color in the game to a red & white palette, giving it an extra challenge of not being able to determine block color.

The red and white theme parodies the Nippon TV logo.

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Contributions

ContributorType of contributionDescription
RinkakuGraphics

Reviews

Stop Labeling Difficulty Hacks As Improvements.A_Sprite2013-11-07-

The positives:

Tasteful minimalist aesthetic.

The negatives:

Few people will actually find it an improvement.

This hack simply removed the colored bricks, so that aiming for any one brick is the same as aiming for any other brick, until you're pleasantly surprised by a power-up. Give it a look if you find aiming your ball in Arkanoid too mentally taxing, but don't expect too much. This is more an early Atari style of zen than anything, and it's not for everyone.