Asteroids

Summary

Asteroids is a video game^[1]. Asteroids ranks in the top 4% of video_game entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,374 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Asteroids is the creator of Lyle Rains^[3].
• Asteroids's instance of is recorded as video game^[4].
• Asteroids was published by Atari, Inc.^[5].
• Asteroids's genre is shooter game^[6].
• Asteroids's genre is science fiction video game^[7].
• Asteroids was followed by Asteroids Deluxe^[8].
• Asteroids's developer is recorded as Atari, Inc.^[9].
• Asteroids's part of the series is recorded as Asteroids^[10].
• Asteroids's collection is recorded as Museum of Modern Art^[11].
• Asteroids's designed by is recorded as Lyle Rains^[12].
• Asteroids's Commons category is recorded as Asteroids (video game)^[13].
• Asteroids's platform is recorded as arcade video game machine^[14].
• Asteroids's platform is recorded as Atari 2600^[15].
• Asteroids's platform is recorded as Atari 7800^[16].
• Asteroids's platform is recorded as Q48263^[17].
• Asteroids's platform is recorded as Microsoft Windows^[18].
• Asteroids's platform is recorded as iOS^[19].
• Asteroids's platform is recorded as MOS Technology 6502^[20].
• Asteroids's platform is recorded as Android^[21].
• Asteroids's game mode is recorded as multiplayer video game^[22].
• Asteroids's game mode is recorded as single-player video game^[23].
• Asteroids's input device is recorded as push-button^[24].
• Asteroids's country of origin is recorded as United States^[25].
• Asteroids was released on November 1979^[26].
• Asteroids's official website is recorded as http://atari.com/arcade#!/arcade/asteroids/^[27].

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Authorship and Creation

Asteroids was published by Atari, Inc.^[5]. Asteroids is the creator of Lyle Rains^[3].

Publication

Asteroids was published on November 1979^[26]. Genres include shooter game^[6] and science fiction video game^[7]. Asteroids's part of the series is recorded as Asteroids^[10].

Subject and Themes

Asteroids's part of the series is recorded as Asteroids^[10].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Asteroids was followed by Asteroids Deluxe^[8].

Why It Matters

Asteroids ranks in the top 4% of video_game entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,374 views/month).^[2] Asteroids has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] Asteroids is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]