Blasteroids
Blasteroids is the third official sequel to the 1979 multidirectional shooter video game, Asteroids. It was developed by Atari Games and released in arcades in 1987. Unlike the previous games, Blasteroids uses raster graphics instead of vector graphics, and has power-ups and a boss.
| Blasteroids | |
|---|---|
North American arcade flyer | |
| Developer(s) | Atari Games |
| Publisher(s) | Atari Games (arcade) Image Works (ports) |
| Designer(s) | Ed Rotberg |
| Programmer(s) | Ed Rotberg Peter Lipson |
| Artist(s) | Sam Comstock |
| Composer(s) | Brad Fuller |
| Platform(s) | Arcade, Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, MSX, MS-DOS, ZX Spectrum |
| Release | 1987: Arcade 1989: Amiga, Atari ST 1990: C64 |
| Genre(s) | Multidirectional shooter |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
Home computer ports of Blasteroids were released by Image Works for the Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, MSX, MS-DOS, and ZX Spectrum. An emulated version of Blasteroids is an unlockable mini-game in Lego Dimensions.
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