Wow, this really seems like a minimal upgrade to Asteroids, and in the screenshots, I can't even make out where the ship is. This is something I don't think I ever could bring myself to play.
How did you do it, Kathrine?
Asteroids Hyper 64
Asteroids on steroids.
This is one I've not played before. In fact, I have never played the arcade original, either.
This game seems to be largely the same game with a graphical overhaul. There's a tiny ship with a bunch of asteroids flying around, and your goal is to shoot them all just for the lolz. The screen is fixed and never scrolls, and flying past one side of the screen will have you appear on the opposite side.
The dark, three-dimensional backgrounds can actually be a bit of a hindrance, as it is sometimes difficult to see the smaller asteroids. There is no music in the game, so you're left listening to the "pew" sound of your gun and the explosions of asteroids. This game is BYOS (bring your own soundtrack).
There are four ships to choose from which have different abilities, such as movement speed and firepower. The game works in levels, where you will move on to the next level after you've destroyed all of the asteroids. I'm not sure if the original worked that way or if it was continuous. Looks like it is possible to save your game, but I think that's just for high scores and not for completed levels. I didn't feel like popping in a Controller Pak to find out.
Anyone who liked the original Asteroids or arcade games in general would probably get a kick out of this game. That isn't me, though.
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