Cover artwork of Asteroids

// Archive entry № 3704

Asteroids

From the early cartridge-and-arcade boom, Asteroids (1981) is documented in VG90's reference index for Arcade, Atari 2600, Atari 7800, Atari 8-bit.

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About the game

Asteroids is a video game released in 1981 for Arcade, Atari 2600, Atari 7800, Atari 8-bit. VG90 lists it as a reference record so the title stays discoverable alongside the thousands of other releases that defined the early cartridge-and-arcade boom.

By 1981 the landscape around releases like this was set — the arcade was king and the first home consoles were racing to catch up. Reading Asteroids against that backdrop is part of what makes browsing an archive by year worthwhile.

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Why it matters

This entry is worth keeping because the early cartridge-and-arcade boom is easy to flatten into a few famous names, when in truth the arcade was king and the first home consoles were racing to catch up. Preservation archives exist so lesser-known releases are not lost between the landmarks.

Technical notes

Platform on record: Arcade, Atari 2600, Atari 7800, Atari 8-bit. Release year: 1981. Details are drawn from public catalogue metadata; corrections and additions are welcome through the archive.

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