Breakout was one of the most popular games in the long history of the Atari 2600. Head Engineer Al Alcorn assigned Atari employee Steve Jobs to design the single-player game, which was similar to Pong. Jobs in turn asked his friend Steve Wozniak to do it. But Wozniak’s design proved too difficult to manufacture – or understand-- and another team designed the final version.
Date
1978
Publisher
Atari, Inc.
Place of Publication
U.S.
Dimensions
overall: 3 7/8 in x 3 1/4 in x 7/8 in
Format
Game cartridge
Subject
Atari; Home game systems; Games; Jobs, Steve; Wozniak, Steve; Alcorn, Al