Asteroids

紹介 Asteroids

Asteroids is the iconic Atari arcade game from 1979. Pilot your spaceship through a field of floating asteroids, blasting them into smaller pieces. Watch out — smaller fragments move faster! A classic space shooter, free to play in your browser.

History of Asteroids

Asteroids was developed by Lyle Rains and Ed Logg at Atari and released in November 1979. It became Atari's best-selling arcade game of all time, surpassing even Space Invaders in North American arcades. The game was groundbreaking for its use of vector graphics, which produced sharp, bright line drawings instead of the chunky raster graphics typical of the era. Asteroids pioneered the screen-wrap mechanic where objects leaving one edge reappear on the opposite side. The game generated over $800 million in arcade revenue and is widely regarded as one of the most important titles in video game history.

Asteroids Tips & Strategies

• 💡Avoid the center of the screen; stay near the edges where you have more room to maneuver and can use screen wrapping to escape.
• 💡Be cautious when shooting large asteroids, as they split into faster-moving smaller fragments that are harder to dodge.
• 💡Use thrust in short, controlled bursts; continuous thrusting makes you harder to control and more likely to collide.
• 💡Use the hyperspace jump (teleport) only as an absolute last resort, as it places you in a random location that might be even more dangerous.
• 💡Clear the small asteroids first when the screen gets crowded to reduce the number of fast-moving hazards.

Fun Facts About Asteroids

• ★The highest verified Asteroids score is 41,338,740 points, set by John McAllister in 2010 over a 58-hour marathon session.
• ★Asteroids was the first arcade game to allow players to enter their initials for a high-score table, creating the iconic three-letter initial tradition.
• ★The vector display used in Asteroids cabinets was so bright that Atari had to install a special shield to prevent screen burn-in.
• ★NASA engineers have cited Asteroids as an early inspiration for real-world asteroid deflection simulations.

遊び方 Asteroids

1. 1Use arrow keys to rotate and thrust your spaceship
2. 2Press Space to fire bullets at asteroids
3. 3Large asteroids break into smaller, faster pieces when hit
4. 4Avoid colliding with asteroids or you'll lose a life

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