Asteroids

a.k.a. 3D Asteroids / Asteroids Deluxe

published by Atari in 1984, developed by GCC, running on Atari 7800

type: shooter
genre: Science Fiction, Arena shooter, Asteroids-like
perspective: bird's-eye
player options: single player

languages: eng

Technical specs

display: raster

Editor note

A prototype cartridge labeled "Asteroids Deluxe" has a section of code that reads "IF YOU CAN READ THIS YOU'RE TOO CLOSE. GCC(C) 1984". The released version (subsequently named just "Asteroids") shortens this to "TOO CLOSE. GCC(C) 1984"

zerothis # 2016-06-11 11:56:11

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coding

Doug Macrae (programming)
Ethan (programming)
Greg Munster (programming)

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UPC: 610290056351
SKU: CX7802

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