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Asteroids

In 1992, Accolade published a port of the 1979 classic "Asteroids" to the original Game Boy in Europe. It was later released in 1995 worldwide in a bundle with Missile Command.

31 March 1992

Asteroids is an arcade developed by Atari, released 31 March 1992 on Game Boy.

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What Asteroids is

Asteroids is an arcade game developed by Atari and released in 1992. It was published by Accolade. It is available on Game Boy only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Play the role of a spaceship pilot trapped in a gigantic asteroid cloud and pulverize incoming asteroids with the ship's photon cannon. When all asteroids are destroyed, the player can then move on to the next round. In addition to the asteroids, the player will also face an Alien Robot Saucer which shoots randomly across the screen.
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How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.

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When did Asteroids come out?
Asteroids was released on 31 March 1992 for Game Boy.

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