Micon-Kit (video game)

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Micon-Kit
Developer Shin Nihon Kikaku
Publisher Shin Nihon Kikaku
Distributor Shin Nihon Kikaku
Platforms Arcade
Released Japan: April 1978
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Micon-Kit (ミコンキット, Maikon Kitto), also known as Micon-Block (ミコンブロック, Maikon Burokku) in its upright release or Table Micon (テーブルマイコン, Tēburu Maikon) in its cocktail table version, was an arcade video game that was a Breakout clone. Released in April 1978, it was the first game by Shin Nihon Kikaku.

The name Micon Kit is a shortened version of the Japanese pronunciation of "microcomputer kit".

Legacy

The same year, Micon Kit was followed by Micon-Kit Part II, in which the titular battleship from the manga Space Battleship Yamato appeared. In 1979 a final game, Micon-Kit Part III, also known as Space Micon-Kit was released.