The game was widely imitated, and it directly influenced Defender, Gravitar, and many other video games. In the 1980s it was ported to Atari's home systems, and the Atari VCS version sold over three million copies. The game is rendered on a vector display in a two-dimensional view that wraps around both screen axes.Īsteroids was one of the first major hits of the golden age of arcade games the game sold 47,840 upright cabinets and 8,725 cocktail cabinets arcade cabinets and proved both popular with players and influential with developers. Asteroids was based on an unfinished game titled Cosmos its physics model, control scheme, and gameplay elements were derived from Spacewar!, Computer Space, and Space Invaders and refined through trial and error. The game becomes harder as the number of asteroids increases.Īsteroids was conceived during a meeting between Logg and Rains, who decided to use hardware developed by Howard Delman previously used for Lunar Lander. The object of the game is to shoot and destroy the asteroids and saucers, while not colliding with either, or being hit by the saucers' counter-fire. The player controls a single spaceship in an asteroid field which is periodically traversed by flying saucers. * Everlast system is limited to 100 everlasting gold.Asteroids is a space-themed multidirectional shooter arcade video game designed by Lyle Rains and Ed Logg released in November 1979 by Atari, Inc. * No new upgrades can be unlocked, but you can still have fun with about 35 of them! * Only the starter ship (Vanilla) is available.

This demo contains the following constraints from the Early Access version: Get ready to experience an epic space adventure like never before! So, buckle up and prepare for a journey filled with adrenaline-fueled battles and an endless pursuit for glory. With a wave shooter style of play, 'Super Smash Asteroids' offers a challenging, fast-paced and action-packed experience. Choose from six unique ships, each with their own starting statistics and special abilities, and blast your way through hordes of enemies and epic bosses.Īs you play, level up and choose from a pool of over 70+ items to upgrade your ship and modify your base stats, unlocking game-changing abilities that will help you survive the intense combat. Welcome to 'Super Smash Asteroids', a high-octane, top-down, dual-stick, rogue-like space shooter set in a futuristic universe.

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