Shoot'em Up! / Shoot'em Up! - Asteroids · 1989

Blasteroids

Published by Image Works · Developed by Teque Software Development

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Information

Genre: Shoot'em Up! - Asteroids
Language: Machine Language
Controls: Joystick
Players: 1, 2 (sim.)
Resolution: Low
Programmer(s): Tripp, Jim
Graphic Artist(s): Colledge, Dave
Game design: Atari Games [company]
Musician(s): Daglish, Ben
Sound FX: [unknown]
Year: 1989
Publisher: Image Works
Distributor: Mirrorsoft
Developer: Teque Software Development
Licensed from: Atari Games / Tengen
Country: United Kingdom
Software: English
Box/Instructions: English, French, German, Italian, Spanish
License: Commercial
ST Type: ST, STe, TT, 0.5MB
Number of Disks: 2, Single Sided

Votes / Statistics

Rating: 7.6/10 · Votes: 15 · Downloads: 4,291 · Hits: 13,851

Additional Comments

See P. Putnik's site for adapted versions for hardware like HxC Floppy Emulator, Atari harddisk, TT, Falcon030 and more: The Atari ST Game Archive

Screenshots (8)

Cover Art (5)

Instructions (3)

Ads (2)

Trivia (2)

Origins

Based on Atari Games 1987 coin-op.

Releases

First 8-bit releases reviewed in UK multiformat magazines for ZX Spectrum (2/1989), Commodore 64 (4/1989)
First 16-bit releases reviewed in UK Atari or multiformat magazines for Atari ST (2/1989), Amiga (2/1989)

Book / Magazine Reviews (6)

The One · March, 1989 · Rating: 81%

Computer + Video Games (C+VG) · March, 1989 · Rating: 90%

The Games Machine · April, 1989 · Rating: 70%

Atari ST User · April, 1989 · Rating: 7/10

ST Action · April, 1989 · Rating: 81%

ST Format · April, 1991 · Rating: 62%