Asteroids (video game)
Asteroids is an arcade video game released by Atari in 1979. In this game, the player controls a spaceship in an asteroid field. Every once in while, a flying saucer comes on the field. The goal is to destroy the asteroids and flying saucers, while not being hit by them.
| Asteroids | |
|---|---|
| Developer(s) | Atari, Inc. |
| Publisher(s) | Atari, Inc. |
| Designer(s) | Lyle Rains and Ed Logg |
| Platform(s) | Arcade |
| Release | ArcadeNA November 1979 |
| Genre(s) | Multi-directional shooter |
| Mode(s) | Up to 2 players, alternate turns |
| Cabinet | Upright and cocktail |
| CPU | MOS Technology 6502 |
The game was very popular, selling 70,000 arcade cabinets.[1] It has been released on many video game consoles, including the Atari 2600, Game Boy Color, and Xbox 360.
References
- ↑ Wolf, Mark J.P.. The video game explosion: A history from Pong to Playstation and beyond (2008). Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press. p. 68. ISBN 0-313-33868-X.
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