Blasteroids

Overview

The Player controls a spaceship viewed from "above" in a 2D representation of space, by rotating the ship, and using thrust to give the ship momentum. To slow down or completely stop moving, the player has to rotate the ship to face the direction it came from, and generate the right amount of thrust to nullify its momentum. The ship has a limited amount of fuel to generate thrust with. This fuel comes in the form of "Energy" that is also used for the ship's Shields which protect it against collisions and enemy fire. Once all Energy is gone, the player's ship is destroyed. The ship can shoot to destroy asteroids and enemy ships. The ship can also be transformed at will into 3 different versions, namely the "Speeder", the fastest version, the "Fighter", which has the most firepower, and the "Warrior", which has extra armour.

Developed by

Atari Games

Published by

Image Works, Tengen, Kixx, Atari Games

Facts

Game modes

Single player, Multiplayer

Player perspectives

Bird view / Isometric

Themes

Action, Science fiction

Series

Asteroids

Release dates

• Arcade: 1988
• Amiga: Dec 1989
• Amstrad CPC: 1989
• Atari ST/STE: 1989
• Commodore C64/128/MAX: 1989
• DOS: 1989
• MSX: 1989
• ZX Spectrum: 1989