Asteroids
E486600
Asteroids is a classic 1979 arcade space shooter game by Atari in which players control a spaceship to destroy drifting asteroids and enemy saucers.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
arcade video game
ⓘ
multidirectional shooter ⓘ |
| cabinetType |
cocktail arcade cabinet
ⓘ
upright arcade cabinet ⓘ |
| controlInput |
fire
ⓘ
hyperspace ⓘ rotate left ⓘ rotate right ⓘ thrust ⓘ |
| controlScheme | five-button control panel ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| designer |
Ed Logg
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lyle Rains NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| developer | Atari, Inc. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| displayColor | monochrome ⓘ |
| enemyType |
large saucer
ⓘ
small saucer ⓘ |
| extraLifeCondition | awarded at certain score thresholds ⓘ |
| feature | wraparound screen playfield ⓘ |
| firstReleaseRegion | North America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gameMode |
single-player
ⓘ
two-player alternating ⓘ |
| gameplayPerspective | top-down ⓘ |
| genre | space shooter ⓘ |
| hasPlayerCharacter | triangular spaceship ⓘ |
| inspirationFor |
Asteroids Deluxe
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Blasteroids NERFINISHED ⓘ numerous later space shooter games ⓘ |
| livesSystem | limited number of ships ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Atari, Inc. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
highly influential arcade design
ⓘ
simple yet challenging gameplay ⓘ use of vector display technology ⓘ |
| objective | destroy asteroids and flying saucers ⓘ |
| obstacleType |
large asteroid
ⓘ
medium asteroid ⓘ small asteroid ⓘ |
| originalHardware | Atari vector arcade system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| physicsFeature | inertia-based ship movement ⓘ |
| platform | arcade ⓘ |
| programmer | Ed Logg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publisher | Atari, Inc. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1979 ⓘ |
| scoringMechanic | points for destroying asteroids and saucers ⓘ |
| setting | outer space ⓘ |
| soundType | simple synthesized sound effects ⓘ |
| status | classic arcade game ⓘ |
| usesGraphicsType | vector graphics ⓘ |
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