ArcadePerfect
Asteroids
Vector graphics at their finest
Atari1979Shooter, Arcade
Emulator
MAME
Quality
Perfect
💿
Bring Your Own ROM
The Story
Ed Logg's Asteroids used vector graphics not for aesthetics but necessity — raster displays couldn't render that many simultaneously moving objects fast enough. The result accidentally created one of the most distinctive visual identities in gaming. The score counter topped out at 99,999 points; players who reached the limit had to stop or reset. Bill Mitchell reportedly accumulated over 8 million points in a single sitting. The saucer that hunts you when you're the last asteroid is why.
Tags
shootervectorclassichigh-score