Breakout is an arcade game developed and published by
Atari, Inc. It was conceptualized by
Nolan Bushnell and Steve Bristow, influenced by the
1972 Atari arcade game
Pong, and built by
Steve Wozniak aided by
Steve Jobs. The game was ported to multiple platforms and upgraded to video games such as
Super Breakout. In addition,
Breakout was the basis and inspiration for certain aspects of the
Apple II personal computer.