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[Albert]

Many of you may be aware of the ColecoVision homebrew game Double Breakout, by Daniel Bienvenu. Unfortunately, we had to remove Double Breakout from the AtariAge Store several months ago on request from Atari, since the name "Breakout" infringes on Atari's trademark. As we did with JoustPong (which was also removed and then renamed to FlapPing), we plan on renaming Double Breakout so we can once again offer it for sale.

To that end, we are holding a contest to come up with a new name for Double Breakout! The new name will replace all references to Double Breakout on the label, manual, and box, as well as within the game itself. The name should be relatively short (probably not much longer than Double Breakout) so it can be easily worked into the printed materials and the game's menu. The name also needs to be original and not something that draws on any obvious trademarks.

Double Breakout contains three games,

1. Breakout: Daniel Bienvenu's first game for the ColecoVision, programmed in 1999
2. Breakout 2: A variation on Breakout with new features
3. DacPong: A hybrid game combining both DacMan and Pong (2 players)

We will be renaming all three of these variations, so please keep that in mind when selecting names for the overall package. For example, if you submit "Super Brickout", then we'd probably call the first two variations "Brickout" and "Brickout 2" and then come up with something for DacPong ("Pong" is also an Atari trademark). Feel free to submit names for the overall package as well as the three individual games contained within, but mostly we are interested in the name that will appear on the label, box and in the game itself.

The winner of this contest will receive a free copy of the game once it returns to the AtariAge Store. You should post your entries in this thread and have until 11:59pm on March 13th to get your submissions in. Daniel Bienvenu and I will then choose the winning name and announce it in this thread.

Good luck, and we look forward to all the names everyone will dream up!

..Al

[Gregory DG]

Brick Buster!

[Nukey Shay]

How about "Break In?" Breakout seems to have the theme of busting out of jail...but you could very well be breaking into a bank.
Jailbreak, Outbreak, Smackdown, Wrecking Ball, Brick Smash, Evil Backwards Contractors From The Forbidden Zone...

[neotokeo2001]

Bustin' Thru
Rebound
Ricochet
Wall Blaster

[neotokeo2001]

Deflektor(Deflector) Something like that.
Kollision
Kollider
Breakanoid
Paddle of Doom
Reflexx

[Nukey Shay]

Hey wait a minute...can an individual word in common use be trademarked?
http://www.cogsci.pr...1&word=breakout

[Gregory DG]

What about...

Barrier Breaker
Barrier Bursters
Barrier Busters
Barrier Brigage
Barrier Crushers
Barrier Crashers
Barrier Defense
Barrier Demolition
Barrier Escape
Barrier Raider
Barrier Smashers
Barrier Strikers

Or add "Super" the beginning of those.

Super Barrier Breaker
Super Barrier Bursters
Super Barrier Busters
Super Barrier Brigage
Super Barrier Crushers
Super Barrier Crashers
Super Barrier Defense
Super Barrier Demolition
Super Barrier Escape
Super Barrier Raider
Super Barrier Smashers
Super Barrier Strikers

[Nukey Shay]

Methinks Atari has a long way to go to defend that one...
http://www.google.co...q=breakout game

Go Atari! Protect Breakout as well as you did Pac-Man!





Oops...
http://www.google.co...&q=pac-man game

[Clint Thompson]

Brick Smasher
Break Loose
Brick Crusher
BreakUp
Barricade Demolisher

[SS]

Ed

[birdie3]

I've got it!!!!!!

Rash, Double Rash, and Dac-Rash

Thank you thesaurus.com.

[SS]

http://www.mbhs.edu/...Double Breakout

[jeepnut24]

Dacout...

BreakDac

[jeepnut24]

WallDac
BreakWall
Split Wall
Breakin Bricks
Dac Breaks Bricks
Brick Breakin Dac
Bouncy Dac

[Room 34]

When Nunavut was in the process of separating from Northwest Territories, the remaining portion of Northwest Territories voted on a potential name change.

The top vote was to remain "Northwest Territories."

The second-place vote was to rename it to "Bob."

In that spirit, I propose naming the game "Bob."

You'd have Bob, Double Bob, and DacBob. Sweet.

[Gregory DG]

Brick Breaker
Brick Buzzer
Brick Bursters
Brick Crushers
Brick Demolition
Brick Escape
Brick Kick
Brick Raid
Brick Smashers
Brick Strikers
Super Brick Crusher
Super Brick Smasher
Super Brick Striker
Super Brick Raiders
Super Brick Demolition
Super Brick Escape
Super Brick Kick

[MayDay]

Double Degradation!! Degradation, Degradation Deux, and naturally DACradation.

[Troy_Whelan]

Ingot Explosions

1. Ingot Explosion
2. Ingot Explosion 2
3. Dac Tennis

[snorlaxnut]

1. Wall Wrecker
2. Wall Wrecker 2
3. DacBall

[Aaron]

How about...
The Non-Infringing Ball and Paddle Game(s)

Kobutera maybe?

[maibock]

Ball Breaker

[Atari Charles]

Ball Busters

Brick Basher

Berlin Wall

Escape from East Berlin

Great Wall Of China

The Escape

Escape from Alcatraz

Flat Dac Crash

[joeybastard]

Power Paddle
Power Paddle 2
Dac Paddle

Smashout
Smashout 2
Dac Smash

Bastard Ball
Bastard Ball 2
Dac Bastard

[Albert]

Thanks for all the suggestions so far, everyone!

..Al

[FujiSkunk]

That Brick Game, or, courtesy of "Friends", The One with the Bricks and the Ball

Simply: Bricks

Is Wall Ball copyrighted? If not, that's a suggestion.

Arkanoid: Episode 1. I'm kidding.

Since there are three games, Breakaway III. But seriously...

A little jibe against the lawyers and one of Atari's other games: Up the Wall

And finally, Who Put This Wall Here?