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An arcade game from the same era with many of the same features attribted to Asteroids (flying a ship in all directions, gravity/interia, vector display, shooti
by PopAlongKid 1y ago
An arcade game from the same era with many of the same features attribted to Asteroids (flying a ship in all directions, gravity/interia, vector display, shooting at things while other things shoot at you, no joystick) was Gravitar. Spent uncounted hours and quarters with a good buddy on this game while working on a graduate degree.
"Gravitar is a color vector graphics multidirectional shooter arcade video game released by Atari, Inc. in 1982. Using the same "rotate-and-thrust" controls as Asteroids and Space Duel, the game was known for its high level of difficulty"
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gravitar https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gravitar
- MegaDeKay 1y agoMy buddy and I bought a Space Duel machine from a local pool hall many years ago for $100. I'd consider that game to be Asteroid's spiritual successor. You've still got a ship floating around in space, but it is colored vectors instead of B&W and most of the objects are 3D wireframe things like cubes. There is a two player game mode that is incredible: both players play simultaneously and there is a short rod connecting the ships together at all times. Chaos ensues as players thrust pointed in different directions, causing the two ships to spin around wildly. Good times. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_Duel https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_Duel