I'm pretty sure if I added up all the money I spent as a kid playing Arkanoid I would have been able to afford the NES I never had. Nearly 20 years later, it's still an addictive, fun game that I can't seem to put down once I get started.

Developer Scott Schiller has created a faithful reproduction in Javascript that runs in virtually any browser - including the iPhone.

The game loads in a flash, and I was impressed by how responsive the controls are. Several of the Flash clones I've played didn't track mouse movement well, but DHTML Arkanoid is silky-smooth.

As you can tell from the screenshot, all the power-ups are there. If you've never played Arkanoid before, the one you want is the the red capsule with the L on it.

Damn you, Schiller! I was supposed to be using this morning to get some more posts done, but how can I now? Those bricks aren't going to smash themselves, you know.