Asteroids Deluxe

Atari 2600

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Atari's April 1981 arcade sequel to Asteroids: shields instead of hyperspace, plus a Killer Satellite cluster. Period home ports include BBC Micro and Atari ST, not a 1981 2600 cartridge. In 2024 Atari re-released a homebrew port for the 2600+ and 7800+.

Facts

Arcade sequel designed to stop saucer-hunting strategies from Asteroids (1979).
Period ports: BBC Micro (1984), Atari ST (1987). Atari 7800 and 2600+/7800+ official homebrew port in 2024.

Related games

Asteroids (1979) · Atari 2600Asteroids, the arcade original

Sources

Asteroids Deluxe · Wikipedia

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