Barkanoid History

Galaxy Barkanoid

Galaxy Barkanoid     Galaxy Barkanoid
"Galaxy Barkanoid" Atari XL/XE Game 1991

In 1986 Barkanoid was released for Atari XL/XE. It was the first Action!-programmed game for the Atari that had more than simple pixels in one color! Only a small part of Germany was able to buy the game due to the current political situation at that time.
After reunification of Germany a new game called Galaxy Barkanoid was born. At the same time we dismissed the almost finished Barkanoid port for the GDR computer KC-85. The manufacturer of the KC-85 systems no longer existed.

A German magazine about Atari computers reviewd Barkanoid in 1991 "... new ideas in a classical concept with great motivation".
Barkanoid was still very popular in 1992:
"Breakout? Arkanoid? ... No! It's Galaxy Barkonid from mhs-Studios" ... "A well know concept on first sigt, but with a lot of new game elements. Also, like every other game of mhs-studios, the animations of Barkanoid are smooth like butter..." ( Atarianer `92 ).

Barkanoid I

Barkanoid I       Barkanoid I
"Barkanoid I" 1998 PC CDROM

It took the programmers 8 years before they decided to release the first Barkanoid for the PC. Barkanoid I was published in 1998 and did not have much in common with the prequel for 8Bit Atari computers. By the year 2000 we had sold more than 250.000 copies and released another classic gold edition of Barkanoid 1.

Barkanoid II

Despite the popularity of Barkanoid 1, technological progress went on and the game became outdated inevitably!

Barkanoid 2 combined the well known features with new concepts and ideas. Everything was wrapped in better graphics and new sound effects. Comparing to Barkanoid 1 the game matured a lot!

Barkanoid II       Barkanoid II
"Barkanoid II" 2003 PC CDROM

Barkanoid III

Barkanoid 3 was released in 2006.

Features:
Barkanoid 3 introduced the hot-seat multiplayer modus and the ability to listen to your own audio CDs or MP3s during play.

Barkanoid III       Barkanoid III
"Barkanoid III" 2006 PC CDROM

Barkanoid III Gold

One year later we released Barkanoid 3 Gold. Discover fantastic collections of colorful bricks.
New breezy winged creatures and fierce shapes try to get in your way.

Features:

  • 600 colorful levels
  • Multilanguage: German and English
  • 6 different sets of stones
  • More than 40 different boni and upgrades
  • Children friendly mode
  • Multiplayer via internet / LAN

Barkanoid III Gold       Barkanoid III Gold
"Barkanoid III Gold" 2007 PC CDROM