Asteroids Deluxe
1981 video game / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Asteroids Deluxe is a multidirectional shooter arcade video game with monochrome vector graphics released in April 1981 by Atari, Inc.[2] It is the sequel to Asteroids and was designed to combat the saucer-hunting strategy of the original allowing experts to play for extended periods.[3][4] These modifications made it significantly more difficult and less accessible to players.[5] Ports of Asteroids Deluxe were released for the BBC Micro in 1984[4] and the Atari ST in 1987.[6]
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Asteroids Deluxe | |
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Developer(s) | Atari, Inc. |
Publisher(s) | Atari, Inc. |
Designer(s) | Dave Shepperd[1] |
Platform(s) | Arcade, Atari ST, BBC Micro |
Release | Arcade
1984 Atari ST 1987 |
Genre(s) | Multidirectional shooter |
Mode(s) | 1-2 players alternating turns |
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The game was followed-up with Space Duel in 1982 and the more direct sequel Blasteroids in 1987.