Asteroid

Moby ID: 122826

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Released: 1977 on KIM-1
Credits: 1 person

Moby Score: n/a

Genre: Action
Perspective: Top-down
Interface: Direct control
Vehicular: Space flight
Setting: Sci-fi / futuristic

Business Model: Commercial
Media Type: Type-in
Input Devices Supported/Optional: Keyboard
Number of Offline Players: 1 Player

See Also

Asteroid (1980 on TRS-80)
Asteroid (1980 on Apple II, 1981 on TRS-80)
Asteroid (2000 on DOS)

Description

Asteroid is a single player asteroid dodging game with similarities to Space Race. The player pilots a spacecraft between Mars and Jupiter but encounters a dense asteroid field. The spacecraft automatically moves forward, but the player must dodge asteroids by moving left and right.

Credits (KIM-1 version)

Written by

Stan Ockers

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MobyGames ID: 122826

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Game added March 4, 2019. Last modified February 22, 2023.