Series : Asteroids Developer : Atari Genre : Multidirectional shoot 'em up Graphics : Vector graphics 1-bit Graphics Release Info : MiSTer implementation Other Tags : MOS Technology 6502 Emulated in : Atari 50 (2022 PS5) Achievements : retroachievements.org
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Asteroids is a multi-directional shooters with Space War-inspired thrust controls, enemy UFOs, and of course asteroids that divides into halves when shot, slowly making the screen more and more dangerous to traverse. The screen wraps around both horizontally and vertically, enabling asteroids, bullets, and even the player ship to exit one side and enter the other. A hyperspace jump button enables rapid escapes from bad situations to a random location on screen. The vector screen of the original arcade machine has intense contrast, and looks quite stunning.
The game is running on the same hardware as Lunar Lander, another Atari game released only a couple of months earlier. The game is running on a MOS 6502 CPU from 1975, also used in home computers such as the Atari 8-bit, the Apple II, and the Commodore 64.
Asteroids
Hiscores 2016-03-20 .................................. 13,770 2012-03-07 .................................. 12,000 2025-03-22 ................................... 9,300 Hiscores - MAME 2019-04-22 .................................. 21,420 Hiscores - atari50 2024-04-20 ................................... 9,680
