Super Nintendo Entertainment System · 1997
Arkanoid: Doh It Again
A late-SNES block breaker that continues the Arkanoid series with a large single-player campaign and competitive or cooperative two-player modes.
- Publisher
- Taito
- Format
- Cartridge
- Genre
- action game
- Released
- 1997
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Overview
Arkanoid: Doh It Again is a 1997 block breaker developed and published in Japan by Taito for the Super Famicom, with Nintendo publishing the SNES version in North America, Europe, and Australia. The game picks up the series' story and presents many single-player levels built around bouncing-ball puzzle layouts, alongside three multiplayer modes that let two players compete or cooperate. It shipped near the end of the SNES lifecycle, which limited its critical attention despite reviewers generally finding the levels and multiplayer playable.
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Why it matters
As the third main entry in the Arkanoid series, it extends one of the classic block-breaker lineages onto the Super Famicom and SNES. Its two-player options make it a useful reference point for late-90s arcade-style action games that emphasized both solo puzzles and local competition.
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The physical edition
A typical complete SNES copy includes the cartridge in a clamshell box with a manual and any included paper inserts or stickers, though the exact package contents can vary by region and pressing. Japanese Super Famicom cartridges, North American SNS-A6, European, and Australian editions each carry their own product codes and label art, so a copy's specific edition should be checked against its box, manual, and cartridge label before purchase.
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Playing it today
The cartridge runs on original SNES hardware and on many SNES-compatible emulators with an appropriate ROM. The game supports standard two-controller multiplayer, and the Super NES Mouse is optional for aiming in the single-player campaign.