Cover artwork of Asteroiders

// Archive entry № 3701

Asteroiders

Released in 1983, Asteroiders is indexed by VG90 as part of the early cartridge-and-arcade boom for VIC-20.

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About the game

Asteroiders (1983) for VIC-20 takes its place in the VG90 index as one more thread in the story of the early cartridge-and-arcade boom, kept here for readers researching the period.

the early cartridge-and-arcade boom was a period of rapid change for the medium: the arcade was king and the first home consoles were racing to catch up. Placing Asteroiders in that timeline shows where it sat as the industry evolved.

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Why it matters

The value of a record like this is context: the early cartridge-and-arcade boom produced far more games than the handful everyone remembers, and the arcade was king and the first home consoles were racing to catch up. An archive earns its keep by preserving the long tail, not just the hits.

Technical notes

Recorded platform(s): VIC-20 (1983). VG90 stores this as factual reference data; richer media may be added over time as legally sourced material becomes available.