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Asteroids for Atari 2600

Asteroids for Atari 2600

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  • The original button masher!

    Mar 04 '08
    Pros: Action-packed; easy to learn and play; brightly colored
    Cons: Repetitive; no real strategy involved; average play control; causes cramps!

    Summary: The term “button masher” often refers to sports games and beat ‘em ups where the player does little more than tap the button[s] as fast as possible to accomplish their task. Asteroids for the Atari 2600 is probably the first true button ... read more

  • it's a rockey game

    Dec 29 '04
    Pros: A great arcade port
    Cons: screen flickers, and no UFO

    Summary: OK now I am continuing on my Atari game pack and I found another game to review. Astroids, now Asteroids unlike Battlezone I have played before in the arcade and on other consoles. And while the Atari 2600 game is a good port that while isn’t arcade ... read more

  • Asteroids -- Another great arcade translation for the 2600

    Jul 31 '02
    Pros: Arcade gameplay preserved very well; not much screen flicker.
    Cons: Can't replicate vector graphics on a 2600! Some variations are too easy.

    Summary: When I got my first Atari way on back on Christmas Day in 1981, my parents were kind enough to include Asteroids and some other titles with it. Indeed, I had to be pulled off of my Atari that one Christmas morning because I was more interested in ... read more

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