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Asteroids (rev 1)

Game Information
manufacturer Atari
year 1979
clone of asteroid
other clones aerolitol aerolitos asterock asterockv asteroid1 asteroid2 asteroidb1 asteroidb2 hyperspc meteorbl meteorho meteorite meteorts spcrocks
genre Shoot-'Em-Up
downloads 0
Screenshots
asteroid1 title
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Download Details
split set asteroid1.zip 6.86k
parent set asteroid.zip 7.09k
standalone set asteroid1.7z 6.33k
Game Details
Arcade Video game published 45 years ago:

Asteroids (c) 1980 Atari, Incorporated.

Cabaret model. For more information about the game itself, please refer to the "Asteroids [Upright model]" entry.

- TECHNICAL -

Cabaret model Dimensions:
55 in. (140 cm) high
20.5 in. (51 cm) wide
24 in. (60 cm) deep.
Weight : 190 lbs (86 kg).

Cabaret cabinet monitor: 15 Inches QuadraScan

- TRIVIA -

The cabaret model of Asteroids was released in June 1980 (even if copyrighted 1979), selling at an MSRP of $1765.

- CONTRIBUTE -

Edit this entry: https://www.arcade-history.com/?&page=detail&id=36868&o=2
Driver Details
source atari/asteroid.cpp
status good
emulation good
savestate supported
Screen Details
display screen
type vector
orientation horizontal
refresh 61.52mhz
Input Details
player 1
type only_buttons
buttons 5
directions N/A
Chipset Details
name MOS Technology 6502
clock 1.44mhz
name Speaker
clock N/A
name Discrete Sound
clock N/A
ROM Details
name size crc
035145-01.ef2 2.00k e9bfda64
035144-01.h2 2.00k e53c28a9
035143-01.j2 2.00k 7d4e3d05
035127-01.np3 2.00k 99699366
034602-01.c8 256.00b 97953db8