Asteroids (arcade)

GPTKB entity

Statements (60)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:video_game
gptkbp:art_style minimalistic
gptkbp:awards multiple arcade awards
gptkbp:championship held in various gaming events
gptkbp:commanded triangle-shaped spaceship
gptkbp:community active online forums
gptkbp:controls rotational movement and thrust
gptkbp:cultural_impact iconic status in gaming history
gptkbp:developer gptkb:video_game
gptkbp:difficulty scales with player skill
increases with score
gptkbp:ends_at when all lives are lost
gptkbp:enemy flying saucers
gptkbp:fan_base dedicated community
gptkbp:final_score points awarded for destroying asteroids
tracked on screen
recorded on the cabinet
gptkbp:finale_date collision with asteroids or saucers
gptkbp:first_released November 1979
gptkbp:game_engine vector-based engine
gptkbp:game_length endless until game over
gptkbp:game_mechanics gravity and inertia
created by Nolan Bushnell and Lyle Rains
space setting
gptkbp:game_modes single-player
gptkbp:gameplay player controls a spaceship
gptkbp:genre fixed shooter
gptkbp:home_port home consoles
gptkbp:home_stadium upright cabinet
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Asteroids (arcade)
gptkbp:influenced_artists shooter games
inspired pixel art style
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Spacewar!
gptkb:Pong
gptkbp:intelligence simple enemy behavior
gptkbp:interacts_with rotate, thrust, and shoot
gptkbp:is_available_on various platforms
gptkbp:is_popular_in high in the 1980s
gptkbp:legacy considered a classic
influenced many other games
in modern gaming culture
gptkbp:mechanics realistic physics simulation
gptkbp:merchandise toys and clothing
gptkbp:multiplayer gptkb:battle
gptkbp:notable_feature vector graphics
gptkbp:notable_production many game designers
gptkbp:number_of_teams gptkb:musical
gptkbp:objective destroy asteroids and flying saucers
gptkbp:platform gptkb:video_game
gptkbp:power_ups gptkb:none
gptkbp:release_year gptkb:1979
gptkbp:remake gptkb:2021
gptkb:Asteroids:_Recharged
gptkbp:remastered gptkb:Asteroids:_Recharged
gptkbp:sales over 70,000 units
gptkbp:soundtrack simple sound effects
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Asteroids_Deluxe
gptkbp:tactics avoid collisions and shoot asteroids
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Asteroids_series
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6