Asteroids: 1981
Arcade/Atari 2600
Information
Originally created for arcades Asteroids would eventually be ported to Atari. Developed and Published by Atari and Designed by Lyle Rains and Ed Loggs Asteroids is a shooter that has you take the controls of a triangular ship with the goal of clearing the screen of Asteroids and saucers.
Asteroid was based on an unfinished game call Cosmo. The models used as well as it’s colour scheme and gameplay were derived from other space themed games like Spacewar!, Computer space, and Space Invaders which were refined through trial and error.
It was also one of the first major hits during the golden age of arcades. It was also released as Asteroids recharge updating the graphic and making it more accessible.
Where to Play?:
Atari 2600
Asteroids Recharged:
Steam/ Nintendo Switch/ Playstation