Retro

Go Blow Up The New York Times’ Website

The New York Times wants you to destroy its recommended articles, its magazine cover art and even its ads. And it’s using a an homage to classic arcade game Asteroids to let you do it.


February 25, 2012
Retro

No Rage Quite Like Asteroids ‘Road Rage

We’re back with a second episode of Retro Rumble, where guys compete to get high scores in olllld (really old!) video games. This time around, they’re playing Asteroids, which is a good deal more colourless than you may have thought.


November 8, 2011
Mobile

Massive Cluster Of Reimagined Asteroids Headed For iPhones

Tomorrow Asteroid 2005 YU 55 will pass the Earth closer than the moon, a 400m chunk of rock slipping by a mere 323,000km away. For scientists it presents an excellent opportunity to study near-Earth objects. For Atari it’s an opportunity to market their new free-to-play iOS game, Asteroids Gunner.


September 16, 2011
News

Emmerich Not Directing Asteroids Film, But He Liked The Script

Looks like rumours that Roland Emmerich, the director behind such films as Independence Day, The Patriot and The Day After Tomorrow, is set to direct an Asteroids movie, based on the video game may not be true.


November 17, 2010
In Real Life

Princess Leia On The Wall, Asteroids On The Ceiling

A lovely shrine to things that were excellent in the 1980s. As seen on the Flickr page of Touch Arcade editor Blake Patterson. Cool computer room, Blake!


November 1, 2010
In Real Life

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But you can never tell him the odds… by monkeyminion, as seen on Gamefreaks.


July 22, 2010
News

Games Within Games: Making Asteroids, Final Fantasy, Metal Slug In Starcraft II

Starcraft II looks to be an amazing game in its own right, but it’s also an incredible tool for making your own games.


July 15, 2010
In Real Life

Dress Your Family Room In Asteroids And Centipedes

Kitchen not Asteroids-referencing enough? Have a Centipede problem in your foyer, as in not enough Centipede stickers slathered upon your walls? Wall experts Blik and retro-game rights holders Atari can fix that right up.


June 9, 2010
In Real Life

This Was Live-Action Asteroids, And Two Other Games

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Gamers young and old dream of the possibility of being sucked into the world of their favourite video game. Over the Weekend I witnessed live action renditions of Atari classics Kaboom and Asteroids at the Come Out and Play Festival.


April 7, 2010
News

A 28-Year-Old Video Game High Score Falls

It stood for 28 years and took 58 hours and one quarter to beat.