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PC Game Asteroids - Category Action
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Action | Atari 2600 | 1981 | Atari
Suitable for ages 6+.

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© 1981 Atari Interactive, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

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Basics

Asteroids fly vertically, up and down across the screen. Your job is to blow these asteroids to smithereens, firing shots from the single cannon in your spaceship's nose. To rotate your ship, press your joystick right or left. Fire your cannon with the fire button. Press up to activate your thrust, moving the ship in the direction it's facing.

Gameplay

Asteroids start big, but they break apart as you shoot them. Hitting a big asteroid usually results in two medium-sized ones. Medium-sized asteroids become small ones, and small asteroids disappear when hit. Remember: when it comes to collisions, size doesn't matter. Big or small, an asteroid striking your ship is a very bad thing.

Tip: Scoring

When shooting at asteroids, you'll rack up points by aiming for the smaller ones. While each full-sized asteroid is worth 20 points, and medium-sized ones are worth 50, the smallest buggers are worth 100 each. If you really want to score big, go for satellites and UFOs -- they're worth 200 points and 1000 points, respectively.

Tip: Don't Just Sit There

During the early levels of the game, it's pretty easy to stay in one place and pick off distant asteroids. In later levels, however, asteroids will enter your space quickly, so it's important to get moving and clear a safe zone for yourself as fast as possible.

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