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Breakout 3

Breakout 3 is based on the arcade game Breakout but instead of the bat on the bottom of the screen, the bat is on the left side of the screen. The aim is to hit bricks on the right of the screen to make them…

31 December 1982

Breakout 3 is an arcade, released 31 December 1982 on Sinclair ZX81.

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What Breakout 3 is

Breakout 3 was released in 1982. It is available on Sinclair ZX81 only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Breakout 3 is based on the arcade game Breakout but instead of the bat on the bottom of the screen, the bat is on the left side of the screen. The aim is to hit bricks on the right of the screen to make them disappear but if you let the ball past the bat then you lose one of three lives. Before the start of the game you can choose whether to play with one or two bats, and playing with two bats has them parallel to each other a small distance apart. There are also three types of games to play and they are: Practise Game: A normal game with the choice to choose the speed of the bat (1-4) with 1 being the slowest. Progressive Game: Every time you hit the ball it speeds up and also removing a…
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How it plays

It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

Breakout 3 launched on 31 December 1982, within three weeks of Trashman, King Kong, Evolution and Xevious.

Released around the same time: Trashman, King Kong, Evolution, Xevious.

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When did Breakout 3 come out?
Breakout 3 was released on 31 December 1982 for Sinclair ZX81.

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