<s>
Asteroids	B-Application
is	O
a	O
space-themed	O
multidirectional	O
shooter	O
arcade	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
designed	O
by	O
Lyle	O
Rains	O
and	O
Ed	O
Logg	O
released	O
in	O
November	B-Application
1979	I-Application
by	O
Atari	O
,	O
Inc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
controls	O
a	O
single	O
spaceship	O
in	O
an	O
asteroid	O
field	O
which	O
is	O
periodically	O
traversed	O
by	O
flying	B-Language
saucers	I-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
object	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
to	O
shoot	O
and	O
destroy	O
the	O
asteroids	B-Application
and	O
saucers	O
,	O
while	O
not	O
colliding	O
with	O
either	O
,	O
or	O
being	O
hit	O
by	O
the	O
saucers	O
 '	O
counter-fire	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
becomes	O
harder	O
as	O
the	O
number	O
of	O
asteroids	B-Application
increases	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Asteroids	B-Application
was	O
conceived	O
during	O
a	O
meeting	O
between	O
Logg	O
and	O
Rains	O
,	O
who	O
decided	O
to	O
use	O
hardware	O
developed	O
by	O
Howard	O
Delman	O
previously	O
used	O
for	O
Lunar	B-Application
Lander	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Asteroids	B-Application
was	O
based	O
on	O
an	O
unfinished	O
game	O
titled	O
Cosmos	O
;	O
its	O
physics	O
model	O
,	O
control	O
scheme	O
,	O
and	O
gameplay	O
elements	O
were	O
derived	O
from	O
Spacewar	O
!,	O
Computer	B-Application
Space	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Space	B-Application
Invaders	I-Application
and	O
refined	O
through	O
trial	O
and	O
error	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
rendered	O
on	O
a	O
vector	B-General_Concept
display	I-General_Concept
in	O
a	O
two-dimensional	O
view	O
that	O
wraps	O
around	O
both	O
screen	O
axes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Asteroids	B-Application
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
major	O
hits	O
of	O
the	O
golden	O
age	O
of	O
arcade	B-Application
games	O
;	O
the	O
game	O
sold	O
over	O
70,000	O
arcade	B-Application
cabinets	O
and	O
proved	O
both	O
popular	O
with	O
players	O
and	O
influential	O
with	O
developers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
1980s	O
it	O
was	O
ported	O
to	O
Atari	O
's	O
home	O
systems	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
VCS	I-General_Concept
version	O
sold	O
over	O
three	O
million	O
copies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
widely	O
imitated	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
directly	O
influenced	O
Defender	B-Application
,	O
Gravitar	B-Application
,	O
and	O
many	O
other	O
video	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
objective	O
of	O
Asteroids	B-Application
is	O
to	O
destroy	O
asteroids	B-Application
and	O
saucers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
can	O
also	O
send	O
the	O
ship	O
into	O
hyperspace	B-Application
,	O
causing	O
it	O
to	O
disappear	O
and	O
reappear	O
in	O
a	O
random	O
location	O
on	O
the	O
screen	O
,	O
at	O
the	O
risk	O
of	O
self-destructing	O
or	O
appearing	O
on	O
top	O
of	O
an	O
asteroid	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
level	O
starts	O
with	O
a	O
few	O
large	O
asteroids	B-Application
drifting	O
in	O
various	O
directions	O
on	O
the	O
screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
the	O
player	O
shoots	O
asteroids	B-Application
,	O
they	O
break	O
into	O
smaller	O
asteroids	B-Application
that	O
move	O
faster	O
and	O
are	O
more	O
difficult	O
to	O
hit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Smaller	O
asteroids	B-Application
are	O
also	O
worth	O
more	O
points	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
flying	B-Language
saucers	I-Language
appear	O
periodically	O
on	O
the	O
screen	O
;	O
the	O
"	O
big	O
saucer	O
"	O
shoots	O
randomly	O
and	O
poorly	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
"	O
small	O
saucer	O
"	O
fires	O
frequently	O
at	O
the	O
ship	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Once	O
the	O
screen	O
has	O
been	O
cleared	O
of	O
all	O
asteroids	B-Application
and	O
flying	B-Language
saucers	I-Language
,	O
a	O
new	O
set	O
of	O
large	O
asteroids	B-Application
appears	O
,	O
thus	O
starting	O
the	O
next	O
level	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
gets	O
harder	O
as	O
the	O
number	O
of	O
asteroids	B-Application
increases	O
until	O
after	O
the	O
score	O
reaches	O
a	O
range	O
between	O
40,000	O
and	O
60,000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Arcade	B-Application
operators	O
began	O
to	O
complain	O
about	O
losing	O
revenue	O
due	O
to	O
this	O
exploit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
response	O
,	O
Atari	O
issued	O
a	O
patched	O
EPROM	B-General_Concept
and	O
,	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
impact	O
of	O
this	O
exploit	O
,	O
Atari	O
(	O
and	O
other	O
companies	O
)	O
changed	O
their	O
development	O
and	O
testing	O
policies	O
to	O
try	O
to	O
prevent	O
future	O
games	O
from	O
having	O
such	O
exploits	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Asteroids	B-Application
was	O
conceived	O
by	O
Lyle	O
Rains	O
and	O
programmed	O
by	O
Ed	O
Logg	O
with	O
collaborations	O
from	O
other	O
Atari	O
staff	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Logg	O
was	O
impressed	O
with	O
the	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
Video	I-General_Concept
Computer	I-General_Concept
System	I-General_Concept
(	O
later	O
called	O
the	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
2600	I-General_Concept
)	O
,	O
and	O
he	O
joined	O
Atari	O
's	O
coin-op	O
division	O
to	O
work	O
on	O
Dirt	O
Bike	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
never	O
released	O
due	O
to	O
an	O
unsuccessful	O
field	O
test	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Paul	O
Mancuso	O
joined	O
the	O
development	O
team	O
as	O
Asteroids	B-Application
technician	O
and	O
engineer	O
Howard	O
Delman	O
contributed	O
to	O
the	O
hardware	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
a	O
meeting	O
in	O
April	O
1979	O
,	O
Rains	O
discussed	O
Planet	O
Grab	O
,	O
a	O
multiplayer	O
arcade	B-Application
game	O
later	O
renamed	O
to	O
Cosmos	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Logg	O
did	O
not	O
know	O
the	O
name	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
thinking	O
Computer	B-Application
Space	I-Application
as	O
"	O
the	O
inspiration	O
for	O
the	O
two-dimensional	O
approach	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rains	O
conceived	O
of	O
Asteroids	B-Application
as	O
a	O
mixture	O
of	O
Computer	B-Application
Space	I-Application
and	O
Space	B-Application
Invaders	I-Application
,	O
combining	O
the	O
two-dimensional	O
approach	O
of	O
Computer	B-Application
Space	I-Application
with	O
Space	B-Application
Invaders	I-Application
addictive	O
gameplay	O
of	O
"	O
completion	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
eliminate	O
all	O
threats	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Asteroids	B-Application
was	O
implemented	O
on	O
hardware	O
developed	O
by	O
Delman	O
and	O
is	O
a	O
vector	B-General_Concept
game	I-General_Concept
,	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
graphics	O
are	O
composed	O
of	O
lines	O
drawn	O
on	O
a	O
vector	B-General_Concept
monitor	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rains	O
initially	O
wanted	O
the	O
game	O
done	O
in	O
raster	B-Algorithm
graphics	I-Algorithm
,	O
but	O
Logg	O
,	O
experienced	O
in	O
vector	B-General_Concept
graphics	I-General_Concept
,	O
suggested	O
an	O
XY	O
monitor	O
because	O
the	O
high	O
image	O
quality	O
would	O
permit	O
precise	O
aiming	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
hardware	O
is	O
chiefly	O
a	O
MOS	B-General_Concept
6502	I-General_Concept
executing	O
the	O
game	O
program	O
,	O
and	O
QuadraScan	B-General_Concept
,	O
a	O
high-resolution	O
vector	B-General_Concept
graphics	I-General_Concept
processor	O
developed	O
by	O
Atari	O
and	O
referred	O
to	O
as	O
an	O
"	O
XY	B-General_Concept
display	I-General_Concept
system	O
"	O
and	O
the	O
"	O
Digital	O
Vector	O
Generator	O
(	O
DVG	O
)	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
design	O
concepts	O
for	O
QuadraScan	B-General_Concept
came	O
out	O
of	O
Cyan	O
Engineering	O
,	O
Atari	O
's	O
off-campus	O
research	O
lab	O
in	O
Grass	O
Valley	O
,	O
California	O
,	O
in	O
1978	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cyan	O
gave	O
it	O
to	O
Delman	O
,	O
who	O
finished	O
the	O
design	O
and	O
first	O
used	O
it	O
for	O
Lunar	B-Application
Lander	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Logg	O
received	O
Delman	O
's	O
modified	O
board	O
with	O
five	O
buttons	O
,	O
13	O
sound	O
effects	O
,	O
and	O
additional	O
RAM	O
,	O
and	O
he	O
used	O
it	O
to	O
develop	O
Asteroids	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
hyperspace	B-Application
button	O
was	O
not	O
placed	O
near	O
Logg	O
's	O
right	O
thumb	O
,	O
which	O
he	O
was	O
dissatisfied	O
with	O
,	O
as	O
he	O
had	O
a	O
problem	O
"tak[ing]	O
his	O
hand	O
off	O
the	O
thrust	O
button	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Drawings	O
of	O
asteroids	B-Application
in	O
various	O
shapes	O
were	O
incorporated	O
into	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Logg	O
copied	O
the	O
idea	O
of	O
a	O
high	O
score	O
table	O
with	O
initials	O
from	O
Exidy	O
's	O
Star	B-Application
Fire	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
steadily	O
decreasing	O
timer	O
shortens	O
intervals	O
between	O
saucer	O
attacks	O
to	O
keep	O
the	O
player	O
from	O
not	O
shooting	O
asteroids	B-Application
and	O
saucers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
prototype	O
of	O
Asteroids	B-Application
was	O
well	O
received	O
by	O
several	O
Atari	O
staff	O
and	O
engineers	O
,	O
who	O
"wander[ed]	O
between	O
labs	O
,	O
passing	O
comment	O
and	O
stopping	O
to	O
play	O
as	O
they	O
went	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
used	O
to	O
Spacewar	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
struggled	O
to	O
maintain	O
grip	O
on	O
the	O
thrust	O
button	O
and	O
requested	O
a	O
joystick	O
;	O
players	O
accustomed	O
to	O
Space	B-Application
Invaders	I-Application
noted	O
they	O
get	O
no	O
break	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Asteroids	B-Application
slows	O
down	O
as	O
the	O
player	O
gains	O
50	O
–	O
100	O
lives	O
,	O
because	O
there	O
is	O
no	O
limit	O
to	O
the	O
number	O
of	O
lives	O
displayed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Asteroids	B-Application
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
VCS	I-General_Concept
(	O
later	O
renamed	O
the	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
2600	I-General_Concept
)	O
and	O
Atari	B-Device
8-bit	I-Device
family	I-Device
in	O
1981	O
,	O
then	O
the	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
7800	I-General_Concept
in	O
1986	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
port	O
for	O
the	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
5200	I-General_Concept
,	O
identical	O
to	O
the	O
Atari	B-Device
8-bit	I-Device
computer	I-Device
version	O
,	O
was	O
in	O
development	O
in	O
1982	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
not	O
published	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
7800	I-General_Concept
version	O
was	O
a	O
launch	O
title	O
and	O
includes	O
cooperative	O
play	O
;	O
the	O
asteroids	B-Application
have	O
colorful	O
textures	O
and	O
the	O
"	O
heartbeat	O
"	O
sound	O
effect	O
remains	O
intact	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Programmers	O
Brad	O
Stewart	O
and	O
Bob	O
Smith	O
were	O
unable	O
to	O
fit	O
the	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
VCS	I-General_Concept
port	O
into	O
a	O
4	O
KB	O
cartridge	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
became	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
console	O
to	O
use	O
bank	B-General_Concept
switching	I-General_Concept
,	O
a	O
technique	O
that	O
increases	O
ROM	O
size	O
from	O
4	O
KB	O
to	O
8	O
KB	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Asteroids	B-Application
was	O
immediately	O
successful	O
upon	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
displaced	O
Space	B-Application
Invaders	I-Application
by	O
popularity	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
and	O
became	O
Atari	O
's	O
best	O
selling	O
arcade	B-Application
game	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
,	O
with	O
over	O
70,000	O
units	O
sold	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Atari	O
earned	O
an	O
estimated	O
$150	O
million	O
in	O
sales	O
from	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
arcade	B-Application
operators	O
earned	O
a	O
further	O
$500	O
million	O
from	O
coin	O
drops	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Atari	O
had	O
been	O
in	O
the	O
process	O
of	O
manufacturing	O
another	O
vector	B-General_Concept
game	I-General_Concept
,	O
Lunar	B-Application
Lander	I-Application
,	O
but	O
demand	O
for	O
Asteroids	B-Application
was	O
so	O
high	O
"	O
that	O
several	O
hundred	O
Asteroids	B-Application
games	O
were	O
shipped	O
in	O
Lunar	B-Application
Lander	I-Application
cabinets	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Asteroids	B-Application
was	O
so	O
popular	O
that	O
some	O
video	O
arcade	B-Application
operators	O
had	O
to	O
install	O
large	O
boxes	O
to	O
hold	O
the	O
number	O
of	O
coins	O
spent	O
by	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
replaced	O
Space	B-Application
Invaders	I-Application
at	O
the	O
top	O
of	O
the	O
US	O
RePlay	O
amusement	O
arcade	B-Application
charts	O
in	O
April	O
1980	O
,	O
though	O
Space	B-Application
Invaders	I-Application
remained	O
the	O
top	O
game	O
at	O
street	O
locations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Asteroids	B-Application
went	O
on	O
to	O
become	O
the	O
highest-grossing	O
arcade	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
of	I-Application
1980	I-Application
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
dethroning	O
Space	B-Application
Invaders	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
shipped	O
70,000	O
arcade	B-Application
units	O
worldwide	O
in	O
1980	O
,	O
including	O
over	O
60,000	O
sold	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
that	O
year	O
,	O
and	O
grossed	O
about	O
worldwide	O
(	O
adjusted	O
for	O
inflation	O
)	O
by	O
1980	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
remained	O
at	O
the	O
top	O
of	O
the	O
US	O
RePlay	O
charts	O
through	O
March	B-Application
1981	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
sold	O
30,000	O
arcade	B-Application
units	O
overseas	O
,	O
for	O
a	O
total	O
of	O
100,000	O
arcade	B-Application
units	O
sold	O
worldwide	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Atari	O
manufactured	O
76,312	O
units	O
from	O
its	O
US	O
and	O
Ireland	O
plants	O
,	O
including	O
21,394	O
Asteroids	B-Application
Deluxe	I-Application
units	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Asteroids	B-Application
received	O
positive	O
reviews	O
from	O
video	O
game	O
critics	O
and	O
has	O
been	O
regarded	O
as	O
Logg	O
's	O
magnum	O
opus	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Richard	O
A	O
.	O
Edwards	O
reviewed	O
the	O
1981	O
Asteroids	B-Application
home	O
cartridge	O
in	O
The	O
Space	O
Gamer	O
No	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Edwards	O
commented	O
that	O
"	O
this	O
home	O
cartridge	O
is	O
a	O
virtual	O
duplicate	O
of	O
the	O
ever-popular	O
Atari	O
arcade	B-Application
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
 [ ... ] 	O
If	O
blasting	O
asteroids	B-Application
is	O
the	O
thing	O
you	O
want	O
to	O
do	O
then	O
this	O
is	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
but	O
at	O
this	O
price	O
I	O
ca	O
n't	O
wholeheartedly	O
recommend	O
it	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Video	O
Games	O
Player	O
magazine	O
reviewed	O
the	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
VCS	I-General_Concept
version	O
,	O
rating	O
the	O
graphics	O
and	O
sound	O
a	O
B	O
,	O
while	O
giving	O
the	O
game	O
an	O
overall	O
B+	O
rating	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Electronic	O
Fun	O
with	O
Computers	O
&	O
Games	O
magazine	O
gave	O
the	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
VCS	I-General_Concept
version	O
an	O
A	O
rating	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
William	O
Cassidy	O
,	O
writing	O
for	O
GameSpy	O
's	O
"	O
Classic	O
Gaming	O
"	O
,	O
noticed	O
its	O
innovations	O
,	O
including	O
being	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
video	O
games	O
to	O
track	O
initials	O
and	O
allow	O
players	O
to	O
enter	O
their	O
initials	O
for	O
appearing	O
in	O
the	O
top	O
10	O
high	O
scores	O
,	O
and	O
commented	O
,	O
"	O
the	O
vector	B-General_Concept
graphics	I-General_Concept
fit	O
the	O
futuristic	O
outer	O
space	O
theme	O
very	O
well	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1995	O
,	O
Flux	O
magazine	O
ranked	O
the	O
arcade	B-Application
version	O
11th	O
on	O
their	O
"	O
Top	O
100	O
Video	O
Games.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1999	O
,	O
Next	O
Generation	O
listed	O
Asteroids	B-Application
as	O
number	O
29	O
on	O
their	O
"	O
Top	O
50	O
Games	O
of	O
All	O
Time	O
"	O
,	O
commenting	O
that	O
"	O
Asteroids	B-Application
was	O
a	O
classic	O
the	O
day	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
has	O
never	O
lost	O
any	O
of	O
its	O
appeal	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Asteroids	B-Application
was	O
ranked	O
fourth	O
on	O
Retro	O
Gamers	O
list	O
of	O
"	O
Top	O
25	O
Arcade	B-Application
Games	O
"	O
;	O
the	O
Retro	O
Gamer	O
staff	O
cited	O
its	O
simplicity	O
and	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
a	O
proper	O
ending	O
as	O
allowances	O
of	O
revisiting	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2012	O
,	O
Asteroids	B-Application
was	O
listed	O
on	O
Time	O
All-Time	O
100	O
greatest	O
video	O
games	O
list	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Entertainment	O
Weekly	O
named	O
Asteroids	B-Application
one	O
of	O
the	O
top	O
ten	O
games	O
for	O
the	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
2600	I-General_Concept
in	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2021	O
,	O
The	O
Guardian	O
listed	O
Asteroids	B-Application
as	O
the	O
second	O
greatest	O
video	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
1970s	O
,	O
just	O
below	O
Galaxian	B-Application
(	O
1979	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
contrast	O
,	O
in	O
March	O
1983	O
the	O
Atari	B-Device
8-bit	I-Device
port	O
of	O
Asteroids	B-Application
won	O
sixth	O
place	O
in	O
Softlines	O
Dog	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
awards	O
"	O
for	O
badness	O
in	O
computer	O
games	O
"	O
,	O
Atari	O
division	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
reader	O
submissions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Released	O
in	O
1981	O
,	O
Asteroids	B-Application
Deluxe	I-Application
was	O
the	O
first	O
sequel	O
to	O
Asteroids	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
onscreen	O
objects	O
are	O
tinted	O
blue	O
,	O
and	O
hyperspace	B-Application
is	O
replaced	O
by	O
a	O
shield	O
that	O
depletes	O
when	O
used	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
asteroids	B-Application
rotate	O
,	O
and	O
new	O
"	O
killer	O
satellite	O
"	O
enemies	O
break	O
into	O
smaller	O
ships	O
that	O
home	O
in	O
on	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
position	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
arcade	B-Application
machine	O
's	O
monitor	O
displays	O
vector	B-General_Concept
graphics	I-General_Concept
overlaying	O
a	O
holographic	O
backdrop	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Space	B-Application
Duel	I-Application
,	O
released	O
in	O
arcades	O
in	O
1982	O
,	O
replaces	O
the	O
rocks	O
with	O
colorful	O
geometric	O
shapes	O
and	O
adds	O
cooperative	O
two-player	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
1987	O
's	O
Blasteroids	B-Application
includes	O
"	O
power-ups	O
,	O
ship	O
morphing	O
,	O
branching	O
levels	O
,	O
bosses	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
dock	O
your	O
ships	O
in	O
multiplayer	O
for	O
added	O
firepower	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Blasteroids	B-Application
uses	O
raster	B-Algorithm
graphics	I-Algorithm
instead	O
of	O
vectors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
half	O
of	O
the	O
Atari	O
Lynx	O
pairing	O
Super	B-Application
Asteroids	I-Application
&	I-Application
Missile	I-Application
Command	I-Application
,	O
and	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
1993	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Arcade	I-Application
compilation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Activision	O
published	O
an	O
enhanced	O
version	O
of	O
Asteroids	B-Application
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
(	O
1998	O
)	O
,	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
(	O
1999	O
)	O
,	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
(	O
1998	O
)	O
,	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
(	O
1999	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
Mac	B-Device
(	O
2000	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Atari	O
Flashback	O
series	O
of	O
dedicated	O
video	O
game	O
consoles	O
have	O
included	O
both	O
the	O
2600	O
and	O
the	O
arcade	B-Application
versions	O
of	O
Asteroids	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Published	O
by	O
Crave	O
Entertainment	O
on	O
December	O
14	O
,	O
1999	O
,	O
Asteroids	B-Application
Hyper	O
64	O
made	O
the	O
ship	O
and	O
asteroids	B-Application
3D	O
and	O
added	O
new	O
weapons	O
and	O
a	O
multiplayer	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
technical	O
demo	O
of	O
Asteroids	B-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
iThink	O
for	O
the	O
Atari	B-Device
Jaguar	I-Device
but	O
was	O
never	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unofficially	O
referred	O
to	O
as	O
Asteroids	B-Application
2000	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
demonstrated	O
at	O
E-JagFest	O
2000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2001	O
,	O
Infogrames	O
released	O
Atari	B-Device
Anniversary	I-Device
Edition	I-Device
for	O
the	O
Dreamcast	O
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
,	O
and	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Developed	O
by	O
Digital	O
Eclipse	O
,	O
it	O
includes	O
emulated	O
versions	O
of	O
Asteroids	B-Application
and	O
other	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
arcade	B-Application
and	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
2600	I-General_Concept
versions	O
of	O
Asteroids	B-Application
were	O
included	O
in	O
Atari	B-Application
Anthology	I-Application
for	O
both	O
Xbox	B-Application
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Released	O
on	O
November	O
28	O
,	O
2007	O
,	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	O
Arcade	B-Application
port	O
of	O
Asteroids	B-Application
has	O
revamped	O
HD	O
graphics	O
along	O
with	O
an	O
added	O
intense	O
"	O
throttle	O
monkey	O
"	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
arcade	B-Application
and	O
2600	O
versions	O
were	O
made	O
available	O
through	O
Microsofts	O
Game	B-Device
Room	I-Device
service	O
in	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Asteroids	B-Application
is	O
included	O
on	O
Atari	B-Application
Greatest	I-Application
Hits	I-Application
Volume	I-Application
1	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
updated	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
announced	O
in	O
2018	O
for	O
the	O
Intellivision	B-Application
Amico	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
the	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
2600	I-General_Concept
and	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
7800	I-General_Concept
versions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
included	O
on	O
Atari	O
Collection	O
1	O
and	O
2	O
in	O
2020	O
for	O
the	O
Evercade	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Quality	O
Software	O
's	O
Asteroids	B-Application
in	O
Space	O
(	O
1980	O
)	O
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
selling	O
games	O
for	O
the	O
Apple	B-Device
II	I-Device
and	O
voted	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
popular	O
software	O
titles	O
of	O
1978-80	O
by	O
Softalk	O
magazine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
December	O
1981	O
,	O
Byte	O
reviewed	O
eight	O
Asteroids	B-Application
clones	O
for	O
home	O
computers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Three	O
clones	O
for	O
the	O
Apple	B-Device
II	I-Device
were	O
reviewed	O
together	O
in	O
the	O
1982	O
Creative	O
Computing	O
Software	O
Buyers	O
Guide	O
:	O
The	O
Asteroid	O
Field	O
,	O
Asteron	O
,	O
and	O
Apple-Oids	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
last	O
of	O
these	O
,	O
the	O
asteroids	B-Application
are	O
in	O
the	O
shape	O
of	O
apples	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
independent	O
clones	O
,	O
Asteroid	O
for	O
the	O
Apple	B-Device
II	I-Device
and	O
Fasteroids	O
for	O
TRS-80	O
,	O
were	O
renamed	O
to	O
Planetoids	B-Application
and	O
sold	O
by	O
Adventure	O
International	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Others	O
clones	O
include	O
Acornsoft	O
's	O
Meteors	O
,	O
Moons	O
of	O
Jupiter	O
for	O
the	O
VIC-20	B-Device
,	O
MineStorm	B-Application
for	O
the	O
Vectrex	B-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Quicksilva	O
's	O
Meteor	O
Storm	O
for	O
the	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
which	O
uses	O
speech	O
synthesis	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
poorly	O
implemented	O
Asteroids	B-Application
clone	O
for	O
the	O
VIC-20	B-Device
,	O
published	O
by	O
Bug-Byte	O
,	O
motivated	O
Jeff	O
Minter	O
to	O
found	O
Llamasoft	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Intellivision	B-Operating_System
game	O
Meteor	O
!	O
</s>
<s>
was	O
cancelled	O
to	O
avoid	O
a	O
lawsuit	O
for	O
being	O
too	O
similar	O
to	O
Asteroids	B-Application
and	O
was	O
reworked	O
as	O
Astrosmash	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
borrows	O
elements	O
from	O
Asteroids	B-Application
and	O
Space	B-Application
Invaders	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
July	O
2	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
Universal	O
Pictures	O
offered	O
Emmerich	O
the	O
option	O
to	O
direct	O
the	O
film	O
adaptation	O
of	O
Asteroids	B-Application
,	O
with	O
Matt	O
Lopez	O
writing	O
the	O
script	O
and	O
Lorenzo	O
di	O
Bonaventura	O
will	O
produce	O
the	O
film	O
adaptation	O
.	O
</s>
