Asteroids
Released in 1979 on Arcade, shooter.
- Year: 1979
- Platform: Arcade
- Genre: Shooter
- Developer: Atari
Overview
Vector line asteroids and Ed Logg physics drift turned a simple premise hypnotic. It became the best selling Atari coin op of the golden age, the vector answer to Space Invaders, and a lesson in how momentum and minimal art create depth.
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