Asteroids is a video arcade game released in 1979 by Atari Inc.

The player controls a spaceship in an asteroid field which is periodically traversed by flying saucers.

The object of the game is to shoot and destroy asteroids and saucers while not colliding with either, or being hit by the saucers’ counter-fire.

Game Controls:

• Left arrow: Turn left.
• Right arrow: Turn right.
• Up arrow: Thrust forward.
• Space Bar: Fire missile.
• Shift key: Hyperspace.
• P – Pause/unpause game.

Disclaimer:

This game was hand-coded using Adobe Flash and is free to use and play on the Modern Classic Gaming website.

Modern Classic Gaming is not authorized to sell or license this game because we do not own the original copyright.

Legal Notice:

This is an unofficial clone of the original Asteroids game and is not endorsed by the copyright owner Atari Interactive, Inc.

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