Arkanoid - Revenge of DOH (c) 1987 Taito.
The mysterious enemy known as 'DOH' has returned to seek vengeance on the 'Vaus' space vessel. The player must once again take control of the Vaus and overcome many challenges in order to destroy DOH once and for all.
An update of the popular 1986 original, Revenge of Doh sees the player battle through 34 rounds, taken from a grand total of 64. Revenge of Doh differs from its predecessor with the introduction of "Warp Gates". Upon completion of a round or when the Break ('B'
pill is caught, two gates appear at the bottom left and bottom right of the play area respectively, the Vaus is then taken through one of the gates - the choice will affect which version of the next round is provided.
The game also features two new features for bricks. Notched silver bricks, like normal silver bricks, take several hits to destroy. However, after a short period of time after destruction, they regenerate at full strength. Fortunately, clearing a level does not require that any notched bricks to be destroyed. Also, some bricks move from side to side as long as their left and/or right sides are not obstructed by other bricks.
The game features a mini-boss in the form of a giant brain, which will help you practice for DOH. You must aim for the brain's mouth to defeat it.
- TECHNICAL -
Board Number : K1100250A
Prom Stickers : B08
Main CPU : Z80 (@ 8 Mhz), Z80 (@ 6 Mhz)
Sound Chips : YM2203 (@ 3 Mhz)
Players : 2
Control : spinner
Buttons : 1
= > FIRE - Used to launch the energy ball at the start of each new round and each new life, to relaunch the energy ball after it is caught by the Vaus when the Catch ('C'
pill is in effect, and to fire laser beams when the Laser ('L'
pill is in effect.
- TRIVIA -
Released in June 1987.
Depending on the path, you will see a different name for the round.
Rounds 1 and 18 are always 'Iomanoid', and always provide the same level set.
Rounds 2-16 can either be 'Baltnoid' (left) or 'Saterranoid' (right).
Rounds 19-33 can either be 'Xeufnoid' (left) or 'Gakanoid' (right).
Rounds 17 and 34 are the boss battles, and are called 'Vetranoid'.
Zachary Hample holds the official record for this game with 3, 120, 570 points on December 31, 2002.