Asteroids
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A tiny triangle ship spins, thrusts and shoots rocks that split into smaller rocks, while flying saucers hunt you. Its glowing vector graphics and drifting physics made it Atari's best-selling arcade game.
Kit's verdict · 8.6/10
The inertia-based flying is still a joy, and nothing looks quite like vector lines.Kit · Sadkitty Games
Loved
- Physics that feel great
- Gorgeous vector visuals
- Easy to learn, hard to master
Not so much
- Repetitive over long sessions
- Hyperspace is a coin toss
Play it if players who love momentum, precision and dodging chaos.
Skip it if anyone who wants a structured campaign.
Cheats & codes
No cheat codes
Asteroids doesn't have cheat codes. The tips and secrets below are the next best thing.
Tips
Play it better
- Stay near the center and rotate to shoot instead of flying around, which keeps you away from screen-wrap surprises.
- Break one big rock at a time so the screen doesn't fill with fast small pieces.
- Your shots wrap around the screen, so you can hit things on the opposite edge.
- Small saucers are worth 1,000 points and aim at you, so kill them fast.
- Hyperspace can drop you inside a rock, so only use it as a last resort.
- Short thrust taps give you control, and long burns are hard to stop.
Secrets & unlockables
Hidden in plain sight
Tap a secret to reveal it.
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Trivia
- Lyle Rains came up with the concept and Ed Logg programmed it.
- It used Atari's vector display hardware, which draws lines instead of pixels.
- Atari built roughly 70,000 cabinets, making it the company's biggest coin-op hit.
- Its popularity led Atari to cut production of Lunar Lander and use the cabinets for Asteroids.
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