Editing Arkanoid (section)

==Gameplay==
[[File:Arkanoid.png|thumb|left|The start of a level (arcade version)]]
''Arkanoid'' is a block breaker video game. Its plot involves the starship Arkanoid being attacked by a mysterious entity from space named DOH. A small paddle-shaped craft, the Vaus, is ejected from the Arkanoid.

The player controls the Vaus, moving it from side to side in order to hit a ball into a pattern of bricks and destroy them. After all bricks have been destroyed, the player advances to the next level and faces a new pattern. Most bricks can be destroyed in one hit; some require multiple hits, and others cannot be destroyed at all. Some bricks release capsules that bestow various power-ups when caught, such as increasing the length of the Vaus, temporarily slowing the ball down, or granting an extra life. Floating enemies/obstacles emerge onto the screen at times and can be hit for bonus points.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.arcade-museum.com/game_detail.php?game_id=106 |title=Arkanoid The [Coin-Op] Arcade Video Game by Taito Corp. [Japan]| publisher=The International Arcade Museum|access-date=2014-09-19}}</ref>

On the final stage (33 on most versions, but 36 on the NES), the player takes on the game's [[boss (video games)|boss]], "DOH". Once this point is reached, the player no longer has the option to continue after running out of lives, making this segment more difficult. The game is over regardless of the outcome.

If the player succeeds in defeating "DOH", the game rewards them by showing the ending, in which time starts to flow backwards, and Vaus escapes the distorted space just in time to return to the Arkanoid, which has also reversed back to perfect condition. The game's text warns, however, that the journey has only started, and that the player has not seen the last of "DOH".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Th-Z6QQ5AOQ|title=Arcade Longplay [270] Arkanoid|accessdate=18 December 2022|via=www.youtube.com}}</ref>