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Asteroids cover

1992 · Port · Atari · Shooter · Arcade

Asteroids

Nintendo exclusivePort

In 1992, Accolade published a port of the 1979 classic "Asteroids" to the original Game Boy in Europe. It was later released in 1995 worldwide in a bundle with Missile Command.

Released
31 March 1992
Platforms
Game Boy
Genres
ShooterArcade
Developers
Atari
Publishers
Accolade
Modes
MultiplayerSingle-player
Perspective
Bird view / IsometricText
Themes
Science fiction
Age ratings
ESRB E
Languages
English
›Story

Play the role of a spaceship pilot trapped in a gigantic asteroid cloud and pulverize incoming asteroids with the ship's photon cannon. When all asteroids are destroyed, the player can then move on to the next round. In addition to the asteroids, the player will also face an Alien Robot Saucer which shoots randomly across the screen.

Keywords

  • retro
  • space
  • classic
  • game boy link cable support

Media

Releases by platformdates and regions as published

PlatformReleasedRegions
Game Boy31 March 1992Europe

Editions and related releases

Included in
Arcade Classic No. 1: Asteroids / Missile Command
Part of
Asteroids

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