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                              Arkanoid FAQ (NES)
                   Version 2.0 - Last Revised on 03/07/2001
                        By Dallas (sdallas19@yahoo.com)

             http://www.gamefaqs.com - http://www.dallastm.cjb.net

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Legal Disclaimer

 This document is Copyright 1999-2001, Dallas (sdallas19@yahoo.com) and may
 not be reproduced nor retransmitted in any form without advance permission
 from the author.  It may not be altered, edited, sold, given as an incentive
 to buy, published, etc. without prior consent from the author.  If the above 
 terms are broken, legal action will take place on account of Copyright 
 Infringement.  This document is unofficial and is in no way affiliated with 
 any company.  Font for logo is Copyright 1996 Apple Inc.

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Table of Contents

  i.  Introduction and Revision History
  I.  About the Game
 II.  Level Diagrams
III.  Item Listing
 IV.  Information

===============================================================================
                    i.  Introduction and Revision History
===============================================================================

Introduction
------------
Arkanoid was the game that broke the mold in paddle/block games.  Basically,
the game is an enhanced version of Pong in which you use a paddle, and hit a
small ball at several blocks above you.  The goal of the game is to get rid of
all the blocks without losing your ball.  Arkanoid was the original game of
this type, followed by several clones in the years to come.  It first began in
the Arcades until Taito, Inc. released it for the Nintendo Entertainment System
back in the day.  Naturally, the game is very self-explanatory, and a FAQ such
as this is rather unncessary, but it's more of a decorative FAQ than an
informative one.

Revision History
----------------
v1.0 (10/09/1999): Initial Release.  First 16 level diagrams added.
v1.1 (11/06/1999): Added another 14 level diagrams to the respective section.
v1.2 (05/10/2000): Re-formatted the FAQ; changed the ASCII art type.
v1.3 (05/11/2000): Modified the ASCII art type again.
v1.8 (11/06/2000): Re-formatted FAQ again.
v1.9 (02/23/2001): Yet another reformation.  This shall be the final one.
v2.0 (03/07/2001): Added new ASCII art. Final update.

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                              I.  About the Game
===============================================================================

Game Information
----------------
Title:     Arkanoid
Platform:  Arcade; NES
Genre:     Puzzle
Players:   One


Game Description
----------------
Arkanoid is a game in which you have a paddle placed on the bottom of the
screen, and blocks on top which form different pictures.  Your object of the
game is to hit each block above with the ball to make it disappear.  The
goal of the game is to get rid of all the blocks above heard without losing
your ball.

Taito released Arkanoid for the Nintendo Entertainment System back in 1986,
and it was pretty much just a re-make of the Arcade version.  The game
features several items and obstacles that are there to prevent you from
completing each level, and while the game may seem rather easy, some of the
higher levels are quite tough.


===============================================================================
                             II.  Level Diagrams
===============================================================================

Level 1
-------
 ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|
|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|
|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|
|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|
|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|


Level 2
-------
 ___
|___|___
|___|___|___
|___|___|___|___
|___|___|___|___|___
|___|___|___|___|___|___
|___|___|___|___|___|___|___
|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___
|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|


Level 3
-------
 ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|

 ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|

 ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|

 ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|


Level 4
-------
 ___ ___ ___ ___             ___ ___ ___ ___
|___|___|___|___|           |___|___|___|___|
|___|___|___|___|           |___|___|___|___|
|___|___|___|___|           |___|___|___|___|
|___|___|___|___|           |___|___|___|___|
|___|___|___|___|           |___|___|___|___|
|___|___|___|___|           |___|___|___|___|
|___|___|___|___|           |___|___|___|___|
|___|___|___|___|           |___|___|___|___|
|___|___|___|___|           |___|___|___|___|
|___|___|___|___|           |___|___|___|___|
|___|___|___|___|           |___|___|___|___|


Level 5
-------
         ___             ___
        |___|___     ___|___|
            |___|   |___|
         ___|___|___|___|___
        |___|___|___|___|___|
     ___|___|___|___|___|___|___
    |___|___| | |___| | |___|___|
 ___|___|___|_|_|___|_|_|___|___|___
|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|
|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|
|___|   |___|___|___|___|___|   |___|
|___|   |___|           |___|   |___|
|___|   |___|___     ___|___|   |___|
            |___|   |___|


Level 6
-------
 ___     ___     ___     ___     ___     ___
|___|   |___|   |___|   |___|   |___|   |___|
|___|   |___|   |___|   |___|   |___|   |___|
|___|   |___|___|___|___|___|___|___|   |___|
|___|   |___|___|___|___|___|___|___|   |___|
|___|   |___|   |___|   |___|   |___|   |___|
|___|   |___|   |___|   |___|   |___|   |___|
|___|   |___|   |___|   |___|   |___|   |___|
|___|   |___|   |___|   |___|   |___|   |___|
|___|   |___|   |___|   |___|   |___|   |___|


Level 7
-------
         ___ ___ ___
     ___|___|___|___|___
    |___|___|___|___|___|
 ___|___|___|___|___|___|___
|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|
|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|
|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|
|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|
|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|
    |___|___|___|___|___|
    |___|___|___|___|___|
        |___|___|___|


Level 8
-------
 ___         ___     ___          ___
|___|___    |___|   |___|     ___|___|
|___|___|        ___         |___|___|
             ___|___|___
     ___    |___|___|___|     ___
    |___|       |___|        |___|
     ___        |___|         ___
    |___|    ___|___|___     |___|
            |___|___|___|
 ___ ___        |___|         ___ ___
|___|___|    ___     ___     |___|___|
|___|       |___|   |___|        |___|


Level 9
-------
 ___     ___                ___     ___
|___|___|___|              |___|___|___|
|___|___|___|              |___|___|___|
|___|___|___|              |___|___|___|
|___|___|___|              |___|___|___|

           ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
          |___|___|___|___|___|
          |___|___|___|___|___|
          |___|___|___|___|___|
          |___|___|___|___|___|
          |___|___|___|___|___|
          |___|___|___|___|___|


Level 10
--------
 ___
|___|
 ___
|___|
|___|                      ___
|___|                  ___|___|___
|___|              ___|___|___|___|___
|___|          ___|___|___|___|___|___|___
|___|         |___|___|___|___|___|___|___|
|___|             |___|___|___|___|___|
|___|                 |___|___|___|
|___|                     |___|
|___|
|___|
|___|
|___|___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|


Level 11
--------
 ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|
|___|    ___ ___ ___ ___ ___    |___|
|___|   |___|___|___|___|___|   |___|
|___|   |___|    ___    |___|   |___|
|___|   |___|   |___|   |___|   |___|
|___|   |___|___ ___ ___|___|   |___|
|___|   |___|___|___|___|___|   |___|
|___|___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___|___|
|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|


Level 12
--------
 ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|
     ___ ___    |___|           |___|___|
    |___|___|   |___|    ___    |___|
    |___|       |___|   |___|   |___|
    |___|       |___|___|___|   |___|
    |___|    ___|___|___|___|___|___|
    |___|   |___|___|_|_|___|___|___|
    |___|       |___|___|___|   |___|
    |___|       |___|   |___|   |___|
    |___|___    |___|   |___|   |___|
    |___|___|           |___|            ___
    |___|___ ___ ___ ___|___|___ ___ ___|___|
    |___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|


Level 13
--------
 ___ ___     ___ ___ ___     ___ ___
|___|___|   |___|___|___|   |___|___|
|___|___|   |___|___|___|   |___|___|
|___|___|   |___|___|___|   |___|___|
|___|___|   |___|___|___|   |___|___|
|___|___|   |___|___|___|   |___|___|
|___|___|   |___|___|___|   |___|___|
|___|___|   |___|___|___|   |___|___|
|___|___|   |___|___|___|   |___|___|


Level 14
--------
 ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|
|___|___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___|___|
|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|
 ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|
|___|___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___|___|
|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|
 ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|
|___|___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|
 ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|
|___|                               |___|


Level 15
--------
 ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|
|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|
|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|
|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|
|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|
|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|
|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|
|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|
|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|


Level 16
--------
                     ___
             ___ ___|___|___ ___
     ___ ___|___|___|_|_|___|___|___ ___
 ___|___|___|_|_ _|_|___|_|_ _|_|___|___|___
|___|_|_ _|_|___|___|_|_|___|___|_|_ _|_|___|
 ___|___|___|_|_ _|_|___|_|_ _|_|___|___|___
|___|_|___|_|___|___|_|_|___|___|_|_ _|_|___|


Level 17
--------
                 ___
         ___ ___|___|___ ___
     ___|___|___|___|___|___|___
 ___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___
|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|
|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|
|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|
|___|   |___|   |___|   |___|   |___|
                |___|
         ___    |___|
        |___|___|___|
        |___|___|___|
            |___|


Level 18
--------
 ___     ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___     ___
|___|   |___|___|___|___|___|___|___|   |___|
|___|   |___|___|___|___|___|___|___|   |___|
|___|   |___|   |___|___|___|   |___|   |___|
|___|   |___|   |___|___|___|   |___|   |___|
|___|   |___|   |___|   |___|   |___|   |___|
|___|   |___|   |___|   |___|   |___|   |___|
|___|   |___|   |___|   |___|   |___|   |___|
|___|   |___|   |___|   |___|   |___|   |___|
|___|___|___|___|___|   |___|___|___|___|___|
|___|___|___|___|___|   |___|___|___|___|___|


Level 19
--------
 ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|
|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|
|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|
|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|
|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|
|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|
|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|
|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|
|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|


Level 20
--------
 ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|
|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|
     ___|___|___ ___ ___     ___     ___
    |___|   |___|___|___|___|___|   |___|
    |___|   |___|   |___|___|___|___|___|
    |___|   |___|   |___|   |___|___|___|
     ___     ___     ___ ___ ___     ___
    |___|   |___|___|___|___|___|   |___|
    |___|___|___|___|___|   |___|   |___|
 ___    |___|___|   |___|   |___|
|___|               |___|


Level 21
--------
 ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|
|___|    ___ ___ ___ ___ ___    |___|
|___|   |___|___|___|___|___|   |___|
|___|   |___|___|___|___|___|   |___|
|___|   |___|___|___|___|___|   |___|
|___|   |___|___|___|___|___|   |___|
|___|   |___|___|___|___|___|   |___|
|___|   |___|___|___|___|___|   |___|
|___|                           |___|
|___|___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___|___|
|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|


Level 22
--------
 ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|
|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|
 ___ ___     ___ ___ ___ ___ ___     ___ ___
|___|___|   |___|___|___|___|___|   |___|___|
|___|___|   |___|___|___|___|___|   |___|___|
|___|___|   |___|___|___|___|___|   |___|___|
|___|___|   |___|___|___|___|___|   |___|___|
 ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|
|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|


Level 23
--------
 ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|
 ___ ___ ___     ___ ___ ___     ___ ___ ___
|___|___|___|   |___|___|___|   |___|___|___|
|___|___|___|   |___|___|___|   |___|___|___|
|___|___|___|   |___|___|___|   |___|___|___|
         ___ ___ ___     ___ ___ ___
        |___|___|___|   |___|___|___|
        |___|___|___|   |___|___|___|
        |___|___|___|   |___|___|___|
 ___ ___ ___     ___ ___ ___     ___ ___ ___
|___|___|___|   |___|___|___|   |___|___|___|
|___|___|___|   |___|___|___|   |___|___|___|
|___|___|___|   |___|___|___|   |___|___|___|


Level 24
--------
                 ___ ___ ___
                |_W_|_W_|_W_|
                |_W_|_W_|_W_|
             ___|_W_|_W_|_W_|___
            |_W_|___|_W_|___|_W_|
         ___|___|___|___|___|___|___
        |___|___|___|___|___|___|___|
     ___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___
 ___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___
|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|


Level 25
--------
 ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|
|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|
|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|
|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|
|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|
|___|___|___|___|           |___|___|___|___|
|___|                                   |___|
|___|                                   |___|
|___|        ___ ___ ___ ___ ___        |___|
|___|___ ___|___|___|___|___|___|___ ___|___|
|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|


Level 26
--------
         ___ ___ ___ ___
     ___|___|___|___|___|___
 ___|___|    ___ ___    |___|___
|___|    ___|___|___|___    |___|
|___|   |___|___|___|___|   |___|
|___|___    |___|___|    ___|___|
    |___|___ ___ ___ ___|___|
        |___|___|___|___|


Level 27
--------
 ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|
|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|
|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|
 ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|
|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|
|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|


Level 28
--------
 ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|
|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|
|___|___|___                     ___|___|___|
|___|___|___|___             ___|___|___|___|
|___|___|___|___|___     ___|___|___|___|___|
    |___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|
        |___|___|___|___|___|___|___|
            |___|___|___|___|___|
                |___|___|___|
                    |___|


Level 29
--------
 ___ ___ ___ ___ ___     ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
|___|___|___|___|___|   |___|___|___|___|___|
|___|___|___|___|___|   |___|___|___|___|___|
|___|___|___|___|___|   |___|___|___|___|___|
|___|___|___|___|___|   |___|___|___|___|___|
|___|___|___|___|___|   |___|___|___|___|___|
|___|___|___|___|___|   |___|___|___|___|___|
|___|___|___|___|___|   |___|___|___|___|___|
|___|___|___|___|___|   |___|___|___|___|___|
|___|___|___|___|___|   |___|___|___|___|___|
|___|___|___|___|___|   |___|___|___|___|___|


Level 30
--------
 ___ ___
|___|___|___ ___
|___|___|___|___|___ ___
|___|___|___|___|___|___|___ ___
|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___ ___
|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___
    |___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|
            |___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|
                    |___|___|___|___|___|___|
                            |___|___|___|___|
                                    |___|___|


===============================================================================
                              III.  Item Listing
===============================================================================

Capsules
--------
Blue "D" Capsule:       Multiplies ball 2x

Dark Blue "E" Capsule:  Enlarges Paddle

Pink "S" Capsule:       Decreases Speed of Ball

Dark Pink "B" Capsule:  Opens Escape Route

Red "P" Capsule:        Activiates Paddle Weapon

Dark Pink "P" Capsule:  Extra Life

Yellow "C" Capsule:     Return Paddle to Normal


===============================================================================
                               IV.  Information
===============================================================================

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