About the game
Asteroids (1982) for ZX81 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 Asteroids in that timeline shows where it sat as the industry evolved.
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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: ZX81. Release year: 1982. Details are drawn from public catalogue metadata; corrections and additions are welcome through the archive.
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