Asteroids
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🙂 7.2/10
(GameBoy - PAL, Arcade)
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Developed by:
The Code Monkeys
Published by:
Accolade
Released On:
01 Jan 1992
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Asteroids, released in 1992, is a compilation of two classic arcade games on one pack. The story revolves around space exploration and combat against alien invaders. Players control their spaceship as it navigates through a vast, asteroid-filled universe, destroying hostile spaceships while avoiding deadly asteroids.
The gameplay of Asteroids involves controlling your spaceship to destroy incoming aliens and asteroids while navigating the challenging terrain. With simple yet addictive controls, players must use their skills and reflexes to outmaneuver enemy fireballs and other obstacles. As you progress through the game, new challenges and levels are introduced, increasing the difficulty and reward for successful gameplay.
UPC-A:
045496730420 (United Kingdom)
UPC-A:
5020622032123 (Great Britain)
Nintendo Media PN:
DMG-AMCP-UKV (United Kingdom)
Media #:
DMG-AN-UKV (Great Britain)
Part #:
DMG P AN (Great Britain)
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Number of Players Supported:
1-2 Players
Multiplayer Game Modes:
Free-for-all / One-on-one (VS)
Miscellaneous Attributes:
Game Link Cable, Super Game Boy Compatible
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Manual
Game Guide
Extracted from the original game manual
This is an arcade-style space shooter where players pilot a spaceship through an asteroid field. The goal is to destroy all asteroids and enemy saucers while avoiding collisions and incoming fire.
Story
INTRODUCTION
Just this once, why can't your radar screen be wrong? But no such luck. Too many blips out there. Your worst nightmare come true: an unavoidable asteroid belt, blocking your path.
Now you may never get back home. Not alive, anyway. And to make matters worse, your radar screen also detects strange, faster moving blips. Blips you've never seen before. Blips heading right towards you.
YOUR MISSION
The object of Asteroids is to destroy all of the asteroids on screen before they destroy your fleet.
At the same time, you must avoid enemy saucers which sporadically try to blast you into cosmic debris.
Controls
any button
move on to the Main Menu (from title screen)
Control Pad
direct ship's movement
Control Pad (Up)
Thrust
Control Pad (Left)
Rotate ship anticlockwise
Control Pad (Right)
Rotate ship clockwise
START Button (at Main Menu)
Starts game
START Button
Pause/unpause action
A Button
Activates hyperspace (warps you to a random location in space)
B Button
Fires bullet from photon cannon (can shoot two or four at a time)
Start + Select + A + B
reset game back to the title screen
How to Play
THE MAIN MENU
The following two important tasks must be accomplished before you can venture into space.
Select a Game Mode
Press Control Pad ▲/▼ to move the on-screen spaceship next to one of the following game modes:
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One player: Standard Asteroids
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Competition Play: Two players appear on screen at the same time, each with their own bonus lives and score. A player's ship is vulnerable to attack by the other player. However, a player will benefit more if his opponent is alive. This mode requires two Game Boys joined by a Game Link™ cable.
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Team Play: Two players appear on screen at the same time, both sharing extra lives. Here, a player cannot damage the other player's ship. This mode requires two Game Boys joined by a Game Link cable.
In 2-Player Mode, the ship you control will always be the darker of the two. Also, the player who presses Start will control the ship that initially appears on the left.
Choose a Difficulty Level
There are three different difficulty levels in Asteroids. To select one, simply press Control Pad ◄/► to display one of the following:
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One asteroid: Novice. Play begins with two large asteroids on screen. There are no enemy saucers in this level.
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Two asteroids: Intermediate. Play begins with four large asteroids on screen. Enemy saucers are very accurate here.
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Three asteroids: Advanced. Play begins with six large asteroids on screen. Enemy saucers are lethal at this level.
When a two-player game begins, the difficulty level must be selected from the Game Boy on which the START button was pressed. In addition, selecting a 2-Player game will only work if another Game Boy can be detected during display of the Menu Screen.
HOW TO PLAY ASTEROIDS
Again, the object of the game is to use your ship's photon cannon to destroy all asteroids and enemy saucers on the screen. Here's how it works:
Blasting Asteroids
When you blast a large asteroid, it breaks up into two medium asteroids, which spin off in different directions and velocity.
When you blast a medium asteroid, it breaks up into two small asteroids, which also spin off in different directions and velocity.
When you blast a small asteroid, it disappears.
Scoring and Lives
As mentioned earlier, you start with three lives (ships). However, an extra life will be awarded every 10,000 points. Points are awarded for the following:
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Hitting a large asteroid: 20 points
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Hitting a medium asteroid: 50 points
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Hitting a small asteroid: 100 points
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Hitting a large saucer: 200 points
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Hitting opponent's ship (Competition mode only): 500 points
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Hitting a small saucer: 1000 points
The current score and the number of ships (lives) remaining are located at the top of the Game Screen (see Figure 1).
Cooperative High Score is a combination of both player's scores.
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35000 High Score
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1604# Score
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Remaining Lives
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Play Area
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Fig. 1 The Game Screen
Rounds
After all asteroids on screen are destroyed, a new round begins - with the addition of one more large asteroid. This pattern continues until a maximum of six large asteroids appear at the beginning of each round. In addition:
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The speed of play will increase.
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The aim of enemy saucers will become more accurate.
Tips & Maps
Weapon
Each ship has a photon cannon that shoots two to four bullets at a time (two in 2-Player Mode).
Hyperspace Drive
Ships have a Hyperspace mechanism to warp to a random location, useful but risky as it might lead to a worse predicament.
Target Priority
Shoot asteroids closest to your ship, then the fastest moving target approaching, and saucers last, to preserve your ship and score high.
Maneuvering
While you can stay in one place and use hyperspace to avoid collisions, learning to maneuver your ship can extend playing time significantly.
Two-Player Team Strategy
In a two-player game, both players should meet in the center, divide the battle zone, and protect each other's rear to prevent asteroid approaches.
Playfield Wrap
The playfield wraps horizontally and vertically.
High Score Entry
Use the control pad up and down to select letters, right or left or A or B to move the cursor, and Select or Start to finish high score entry.
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