Ports Asteroids (video game)



a ship fires @ 1 of glowing asteroids. xbox live arcade port of asteroids includes revamped hd graphics.


asteroids has been ported multiple platforms, including of atari s hardware (atari 2600 , 8-bit computers in 1981, atari 7800 in 1987, atari lynx in 1994) , many other platforms. released in 1981, 2600 port first game use bank switching, technique developed carl nielsen s group of engineers increased available rom space 4 kb 8 kb. brad stewart, programmer tasked work on port, used bank switching complete game. port atari 5200, identical atari 8-bit computer version, in development in 1982, not published.


the atari 7800 version launch title , features co-operative play. asteroids receive colorful textures, , heartbeat sound effect remains intact. game included part of atari lynx title super asteroids & missile command, , featured in original microsoft arcade compilation in 1993, latter 4 other atari video games: missile command, tempest, centipede, , battlezone.


activision made enhanced version of asteroids playstation, nintendo 64, microsoft windows, , game boy color in 1998. doug perry, writing entertainment , video game journalism website ign, praised high-end graphics – realistic space object models, backgrounds, , special effects – making asteroids pleasure @ while being homage original arcade version. atari flashback series of dedicated video game consoles have included both 2600 arcade versions of asteroids.


published crave entertainment on december 14, 1999, asteroids hyper 64 nintendo 64 port of asteroids. game s graphics upgraded 3d, both ship , asteroids receiving polygon models along static backgrounds, , supplemented weapons , multiplayer mode. ign writer matt casamassina pleased gameplay faithful original felt minor additions , constant repetition not enough make port warrant $50 purchase . disappointed lack of music , found sound effects of poor quality.


in 2001, infogrames released atari anniversary edition sega dreamcast, playstation, , pc compatibles. developed digital eclipse, included emulated versions of asteroids , other old atari games. jeff gerstmann of gamespot criticized dreamcast version limitations, such presentation of vector graphics on low resolution television set, obscures copyright text in asteroids. arcade , atari 2600 versions of asteroids, along asteroids deluxe, included in atari anthology both xbox , playstation 2.


released on november 28, 2007, xbox live arcade port of asteroids has revamped hd graphics along added intense throttle monkey mode. both asteroids in arcade , 2600 versions , asteroids deluxe ported microsoft s game room download service in 2010. glu mobile released mobile phone port of game supplementary features original arcade version.


asteroids included on atari greatest hits volume 1 nintendo ds. craig harris, writing ign, noted nintendo ds s small screen can not display details of games vector graphics.








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