The History of Asteroids -Arcade Console documentary
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- Опубликовано: 27 июн 2024
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Have to agree Patman, this game needs to been seen in the wild to fully appreciate it. The way the vectors pop on the original screen is still amazing.
It is a sight to behold :-)
Just what the doctor ordered. A Patman QC documentary. Thanks Patman
Thanks buddy
Also can still say thanks though sorry about the messages but really can't find any on Missile Command and Defender as it's own videos of the arcades really think you mixed it up with Centipede or this other one that seems like it's sequel Stargate. Anyway may want to have a look into that or as they say now Google and RUclips it.
I'll never forget what a hero my brother (17 years older) was to me when he brought the 2600 home with this and other classic games. Those were good days.
That is awesome
The very first video game that I ever played, at 7 years old, was Asteroids for the Atari 2600. I was already a sci fi geek at that point, and was blown away by the cover art. I was beyond amazed that I was interacting with the objects on my lil' tiny black and white 📺 screen. It's the game that kickstarted my passion for video games forty three years ago. Asteroids will always have a very, very special place in my heart.
When you bought video games based on box art.....
That is pretty sweet, thanks for sharing
Asteroids was my game!! The motion dynamics always amazed me!! Shout out to Patman QC!!✌🙏🇹🇹
Thanks buddy
I loved Asteroids, but Blasteroids was my jam. I really liked the way that game used a knob to turn the ship instead of buttons and you could combine your ship with another player. It almost deserves its own episode. I played it at the local pool instead of swimming.
Gotta agree. LOVED Blasteroids! It got a pretty decent Amiga port as well, but the arcade original was a true quarter-sucker for me. It was everything I loved about Asteroids plus everything I wished had been added to it. Perfect sequel imo.
It came and went pretty quick in my arcade but I played it a lot more on the Amiga
I'm a big fan of the Vector games.
That special glow they gave off lured my quarters out of my pocket rather easily.
Vectors were the best. Space War, Asteroids, Tempest and Tail Gunner rocked the early eighties!
@@herbcraven7146 I forgot to mention Gravitar , that one was special in the way that, once you've decided where you're going to go next, the screen zooms in on that area.
Venture used raster graphics, but the same style of gameplay where, as an adventurer, you would approach which area you want next, and the screen zooms in.
The one I simply couldn't resist playing? - BATTLEZONE!
The 7-11 down the hill from my childhood home had a vector game called Star Castle for a year or so. It was a pretty simple game but since I was only 10 at the time I thought it was pretty awesome.
@@christhompson2006 I remember Star Castle vividly; I saw it in Arcades here and there around town.
Solid game, good challenge, and those damned mosquitos!
Yes, I love the glowing phosphors :-)
How could ANYONE not enjoy the history of one of the true legends of the industry??
This game gives me one of my strongest memories of 1981 as our local shopping mall participated in a nation (Canada) wide Atari sponsored VCS Asteroids challenge, and after your attempt you were given a nice waxed certificate of participation with the Asteroids artwork and your score written in place. I collected a literal sheaf of these as I re-entered again and again all day long, going to the back of the huge lineup of others doing the same as you compete against 7 other people on the podium. Only a few times did I win my tourney and advance to the second round, and never made it to the 3rd. I believe the winners of the 3rd round went to a regional tournament then a final national one but I was just happy with my sheaf of papers, the best score of which hung on my wall for a couple of years. ;-) Great memories! Thanks for this one, Pat!
Hey that is really cool. Thank you for sharing
I fell in love the look of old Atari Vector games from a very early age. Asteroids and Battlezone still look great today
Absolutely :-)
There was a restaurant we’d go to when I was a kid that had the cabaret style cabinet. Loved playing it! I had no idea how important this game would come to be in my life until forty years later. My fiancée had been hospitalized fighting a nasty infection after a routine surgery. She had been in the hospital since June and here it was August. I found someone selling an Asteroids Arcade1Up cab on Facebook and made plans to buy it. As I was leaving work to get the cab I got the phone call saying my fiancée had had a massive stroke and was declared brain dead. We decided to pull the plug the next day. When leaving the hospital I wasn’t ready to go home to an empty house (apartment actually), so I stopped by and picked up the cab. Working on that and getting it all out together and playing the games really got me through that first night! I don’t know what I would have done without those distractions!
Oh my God, I'm so sorry to hear that. To be honest, I find my kids and making videos a healthy distraction from other issues in my life so I understand totally. Thank you for watching
@@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries it definitely helped. I became a regular at our local barcade called Pixels. Though I don’t go there very much anymore. Main,y because I have more games than they do! I’ve got the Arcade1Up Star Wars, Asteroids, Mortal Kombat II, Pacman 40th Anniversary, and Tron. On top of that I have New Wave Toys’ Missile Command, Q*Bert, 1942 and Dragon’s Lair. And the cherry on top, At Games’ Addams Family 4K virtual pinball with Star Trek TNG, Twilight Zone, Attack From Mars and a slew of others. It’s a wonder I have any sort of life at all 🤣
I don't have any of those arcade machines but I'm extremely jealous about the Addams family virtual pinball
I'm in my 50's and this is my absolute favorite game ever, when I was a kid, every time I went to the arcade or saw it at a store or pizza place I played it and made sure I had top score, I also had it as one of my first games when I got my 2600 in the late 70s , and in 1985 I sat for 5 hours in one sitting and flipped the score 57 times on the hardest level, a memory I'll never forget. I also went to a vintage shop this past year and rebought a very nice original copy complete in box as a memento since I let go of my original system and games many years ago but have the Atari flashback 10 and go back once in a long while and play it even now. awesome video, thank you for your hard work on this.
Holy cow, that is awesome. Thanks a lot
I grew up playing this on the 2600. The controls were so precise that I could pretty much play indefinitely. My personal best was turning over the score 4 times before I finally stopped. It's very humbling to play the arcade version now with its button controls and only last a couple minutes.
That's pretty awesome
Great video Pat. I knew this game was a legend and loved playing it but $10 million a WEEK in quarters? Circa 1980?! That's just insane. I loved these vector games like Asteroids, Star Wars, and Star Trek.
Ed Logg is a genius, having made so many great games. Speaking of other Ed Logg games, Xybots would be a cool one to do a video on. It wasn't very popular because of its controls but was so much fun. You already covered his other big hits: Gauntlet and Centipede so what's one more!
I was flabbergasted when I read that. I would assume Pong and Pac-Man did something similar back in the day.
One version of Asteroids I'd like to play again, but doubt I ever will, is 'Asteroids Online'. It was a version of Asteroids that was only playable online in your web browser via Facebook. I think it was a decent version of the game, but given that it was only around back in 2010/2011 after which the service ended I doubt I'll ever be able to really confirm that for myself, and because of the age of it there are only two or three videos of any gameplay footage up on RUclips. It did get an 80% in the one online review I found of it.
I never even knew that Existed so that is pretty cool. Thanks
When you boot up the new Atari VCS computer/console it starts up with a little animated homage to Asteroids.
Very cool, did not know that
first video game i ever played was pong... that was either 1977,78 and it was the radio shack set my cousin had. from there, it was space invaders and asteroids. discovery of the local golfland in castro valley, ca. i found a variety of wonderful games i was able to spend 8 tokens per visit unless i found some on the floor, which happened a lot. i wasn't able to get my grandmother to buy me the 2600 until 1982 and i still have it along with my first zenith color tv. these histories bring back a lot of good memories!
That is awesome, thanks for sharing
I have seen that Halloween costume before. More frightening than a real asteroid heading to the earth.
My jaw dropped when I saw it for the first time LOL
I hope you do a history video on Street Fighter 3 it’s such an underrated arcade game.
At some point I will, but I have to cover the second game first
There's a reference to Asteroids in PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale, during Isaac Clarke's level 3 super.
Golfland in Sunnyvale?! That was my local arcade growing up. Lots of good memories there.
I always wanted to visit there
@@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries It was such a cool place to grow up in the 80s. (Silicon Valley before it was Silicon Valley.) We had the first Chuck E Cheese's, another arcade/pizza place called Bullwinkle's, and down the street from the Golfland was the "haunted" Toys R Us.
Lots of good games at the Golfland. I don't know if it ever got widespread release, but "Rampart" was a game me and my friends had a lot of fun with. And I remember some shoot 'em up with bunny characters. A lot of the classics, too, of course. (The mini-golf was great fun as well.)
I wonder what it's like there today. It's been decades since I've gone, but I just looked it up and it looks like it's still around. Hope you get a chance to visit.
I recall seeing that haunted Toys "R" Us on the TV show that's incredible I believe. Very, very cool
As a kid in the 80s and early 90s, I absolutely loved the Atari 2600 version of Asteroids. The multi-colored asteroids really felt cutting-edge in 1985 or so, and it really made the cartridge stand out on the console. In the late-90s, I had a lot of fun with the PS1 version of Asteroids. I played it again recently, and I still find it to be a ton of fun and a great update on the original.
Thanks for the video! Asteroids is a huge and important piece of retro gaming history.
Thank you for sharing. I know I plated a bunch when I had for my system as well
The original coin slots for Asteroids were called "Owl Eyes." These coin slots were completely circular, and you would place your quarter/token flat in the slot. These would get jammed a lot, so arcade owners would swap out the coin doors for those with traditional coin slots.
I had never heard of this, good info
My Dad's got asteroids. He can't even sit on the toilet some days.
Your mom had one, too.
I don't have a Mom. Me and my Dad share yours.
LOL good call
I'm always all for any classic arcade game review. These games are still, and always will be, my favorites. I remember clearly being very excited being able to get Asteroids for the VCS and bought it at the earliest available opportunity. I was not very good at the Arcade original so was overjoyed that I could play the hell out of it endlessly at home.
Despite not having any vectors, the 2600 version turned out pretty good
I remember my parents got me the Atari 2600 cartridge as a way to motivate me to do better in school. To this day it's still a solid port, plus the variety of game variations add massive replay value.
The Atari 7800 version was great too. The Atari 8-bit version was planned for conversion to the Atari 5200 but it was scrapped. It's rumored this was done due to the non-centering joysticks.
I thought it was pretty good as well
I love Asteroids, it's one of my top 3 from that era of gaming along with Pac-Man and Qix. Not enough people talk about Qix. 😛
Excellent arcade game. I might have to venture into QIX territory at some point
PatMan is the hero we all needed!! Another gem!! 🔥
Thanks buddy
I have so many fond memories of Asteroids on my 2600 as a kid! Still love firing it up every now and then!
So to wife, it's a lot of fun
Time to get the 🍿 ready and enjoy another great video done by the legend himself ! Great work Patman
Thanks again!
I will fire this and Asteroids Deluxe up on the ole Arcade1up Atari Deluxe cab today in your honor Patman! Thanks as always for an entertaining and awesome stroll down memory lane brother, be blessed.
Thanks buddy, hope you have fun
PatmanQC dropping another quality retrospective for us retro heads out there.Thanks PatmanQC
Thanks a ton :-)
I have a cousin I do not see for years and years at a time. But when we do, we always talk about running over to the local market with an Asteroids machine. Blasteroids was a total mind blow.
That is fantastic
All love and 2nd channel sub but no new upload for long time fan. I asked about Heavy Barrel upload. Asking because joystick controller was niche and your in depth uploads are to me proof of your passion and for me kinder spirits on subject matter makes those who know understand. Ty Pat ! Sorry if it sounds aggressive. I ask because your channel are the few that for me keeps the golden arcade era history alive!
I was a hair too young to really appreciate this era, DK Jr was more my time, so videos of these games are very interesting to me. You do for arcade games with Jeremy Parrish does for video you do for arcade games what Jeremy Parrish does for console games.
Thanks a ton :-)
My ringtone is Asteroids.
Nice
This was awesome. Nothing beats the original coin op. I was surprised you mentioned Geometry Wars. That was a cool connection I hadn't made in my head yet, but you're absolutely correct. Thanks!
Glad you enjoyed! The controls are nothing like it but is the overhead space view with the visuals definitely gives me an asteroids vibe
Asteroids was always a favorite... it was the first arcade game I was actually good at 😁😆😃
Always one of my favorites as well
I was never super good but just good enough that I felt like I was getting my money's worth! My friend and I spent hours putting quarters into Asteroids back when it was new! 😃
Getting our money's worth was all we could ask for back in the day
This was a great video. currently having a Patman binge... AND THIS WAS GREAT :)
Thanks a bunch, how have you been?
I remember playing Asteroids on the game boy when I was a kid it's still a classic today and I will play the arcade version next. 😀👍🎮
Excellent, have fun
@@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentariesok I will. 😀👍🎮
Thank you for putting this together. very nostalgic from my childhood
Thanks glad you enjoyed it
Maybe it's just nostalgia talking here, but I love the cover illustration used on the Atari 2600 version of Asteroids. One of the best pieces of videogame art ever.
EDIT: Great documentary! The thumbnail was a bit dark and empty feeling, but I hope this video does well!
The thumbnails are typically something I put a lot of thought into. I struggled with this one because I wanted to make sure people knew exactly what asteroids was. I could have used some of the production art but then that may have confused people. It's not doing great but will see. Thanks
The 2600 box & cartridge art was always really detailed and professional looking. They always fooled young me into thinking the game graphics would look even remotely close to them which they never did, not even remotely😅
@@jamesnoble3502 Yeah, early official videogame artwork was genuinely amazing. Pure works of art. The game graphics themselves... abstract. 😆
Blasteroids was fun when you docked the small ship with the big one on a 2 player game.
Hi Patman. Your shows are fantastic - thanks. Surely Asteroids has the be *the* quintessential arcade game.
Glad you like them! I would have to agree 100%
So glad that you gave some love to Blasteroids. I never saw it in the arcades, but played the heck out of the excellent home version on the Commodore Amiga.
Oh yes, the Amiga version was really good
Fantastic video! Thank you for taking the time to do this one. There were lots of things I've never heard about Asteroids before and the extra clips were great. I was 10 when this hit the arcades and I remember how cool and different it was.
I was just about the same age and was blown away by the visuals. Thanks for the nice words
Asteroids with Combat were the pack in titles with my Atari 2600, back in 1982. I only had these 2 titles for about 6 months and since combat required 2 players, I mostly played Asteroids.
That's kind of the way it was for me with the NES. I only ever had Mario
Asteroids created its own genre of coin op games, such as Star Castle, Sinistar, Omega Race, Space Fury, and Space Duel. I think there was also a 3D variant called Star Raiders that I remember fondly.
There were vector games before that but it definitelY revolutionized it
5/5 Star content as always! Great video!
Thank you very much
I love the glowing vector graphics of games like Asteroids, Battlezone and Tempest. Emulated without a shader to try and recreate that look and it's just not the same!
I agree 100%. This should be viewed an actual arcade unit to get the full effect
From my years as an IBM OS/2 Warp enthusiast in the late 1990s, I recall an unofficial Asteroids-like game, I think named Roids, which had pretty solid graphics and a few enhancements over the arcade classic.
Excellent, never heard of
Asteroids is definitely fun. But I ALSO loved Geometry Wars which I'm glad you mentioned.
I never knew an Asteroids game existed on the Nintendo 64. I might have to check that out.
I love geometry wars
I've always found the best strategy was to stay directly in the middle of the screen rotating around shooting things and only moving when you had to avoid getting hit.
Also when I was a kid playing the 2600 version I found it incredibly amusing to accelerate straight up or down or left to right so your ship kept warping from the edges of the screen faster and faster until you hit something😅
LOL
Excellent work!
Thanks for all your work man I love it.
Hello, thank you so much for your generous donation. I really do appreciate it! Thanks again
I find it convenient that this video came one month after the game's induction into the World Video Game Hall of Fame. Either way, that was a nice video. Can't wait to see what comes next.
There is also the new arcade coin op asteroids recharged coming later this year
@@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries If it ever comes to my local Dave and Buster's, I will give it a try.
Star-castle was the first arcade I've ever played..
Phoenix was the second..
Asteroids was the third..
All three at the same store..
How cool is that?
Great video about a great game, I have a full size upright and you're totally right there's nothing like the glow of a vector game
Thanks , it definitely needs to be seen to be appreciated
A timeless classic !! Great video as per usual.
Thanks again!
I am sad that Super Stardust didn't get a nod here ... To me? That's Asteroids .. perfected.
As I mentioned there were so many clones there was no way I could get to all of them
@@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries I know I know ... I wish Arcade1Up would release a REAL vector cab...
I played Asteroids first around 1984 on my Atari 2600 "heavy sixer" when I was just 5... 40 years ago...
Excellent, I still have mine
@@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries Good for you... When I moved on to the C64, my parents gave the Atari away 🙄 Of course, I have Stella on my PC, but it's not the same.
I agree
I always appreciate your hard work on these videos! You bring back great memories of Arcades. If possible sometime do a review of arcade technology over the years from 1970's on.
Great suggestion!
I’m surprised that cinematronics didn’t sue Atari because I remember playing space wars by cinematronics a year or 2 before asteroids came out and the asteroids ship is almost identical to the space wars ship and it even had a small indestructible asteroid floating around the screen and was kinda hoping that you would show the similarities between the two games but hey still a great and informative video
You're right I should have, thanks
I was one of the fortunate ones to have owned Asteroids on the Atari 2600. It was one of my favorite games to play growing up as a kid. Just shoot and blow everything up! What more could you ask for?
One of my favorites as well
Impressive amount of research as always! I loved seeing New Wave Toys and the Vectrex mentioned relative to this game!
Thank you very much
I'm watching this, but if I turn to my left, there is a playable, 1/6th scale, perfect replica of Asteroids from New Wave Toys.
I never got one of those but it looked pretty sweet
Thank you for another amazing video, can't wait for the next one!!!
Thank you so much
From what I heard of Asteroids here of the "music," if you ever played the Space Invaders pinball machine, it makes the same beat. Now I used to think that beat came from the Space Invaders arcade game itself, but from this clip here I can tell Asteroids was using that same music, to which gets me to wondering how many Atari machines were using that music which gets faster the longer it plays. The Space Invaders/Alien pinball game was excellent BTW. (12:00 hear the music?)
I always think about the Vacation move when Russ asks if they have Asteroids & cousin Eddy’s kid says no, but my dad does 😆
Exactly
Love that intro brother.
While i couldn't see the arcade version well enough to play it, the "Atari 2600" version was one of my all-time favorite games!
Excellent, it was really good
Yes I am the first to witness this video!!! Oh happy days especially before I goto the galloping ghost tomorrow!!
Galloping ghost was so much fun. I'm going back next month
Nice video! With all the alternate versions, I was surprised you didn't mention the Atari 2600 Home Brew game "Space Rocks" an excellent upgrade from the original Asteroids.
With so many clones and variations I just decided to cherry pick. Thanks
Right on Patman!!!
Had no idea about Mr Bill and Sluggo, cool to see some Classic Game Room footage, huge fan of Marks work and hope to meet him soon! That asteroids costume may haunt my dreams 😬
I had that Lynx version! Great vid my friend, always nice to watch these in the morning with some coffee ❤️🎮
I'm not surprised you had the Atari Lynx version :-) Thanks Rob
@@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries you’re very welcome my friend!
I had this game on the 2600 and I could play the hell out of it! I could stay in the middle and just rotate left and right while shooting at the asteroids and play for a very long time! lol
I also have a PC version from 1998 that looks a LOT like the N64 version you mentioned in the video.
Just goes to show that photorealistic graphics and a fantastic soundtrack are surplus to requirements when the fundamental gameplay is so solid.
I was lucky enough to own the VCS version as a child but I was so young I don't have a particularly strong memory of it.
I couldn't agree more, gameplay trumps everything else
I love all your vids but this one is my favorite thank you for covering a classic.
Hey, thank you so much. Glad you enjoyed it
Greetings from Portugal. Awesome video. Asteroids... It was my true love affair with the golden age❤ 1:43
Greetings from the USA, it was mine as well
Great video, thank you. Only additional thing I would have hoped for was MineStorm, as an unofficial port, but being built in the Vectrex console, which made it kind of important to vector gaming.
Thanks a lot
I thought I played Asteroids on a friend's Vectrex, but it must have been Mine Storm. On a side note, someone donated that system to them when their family moved to Montana in the early 90s. It's crazy to think about how the Vectrex didn't appear to have much value back then and compare that to how much it goes for now.
That's pretty wild, yes he goes for insane money
Great job as always Patman! 👏
Thank you! Cheers!
I'd line my quarters up on that cabinet at my local King's Department Store.
I've even got it on my Switch now. even with The Witcher 3 on there we still
have room for the "simplicity" of Asteroids.
That's awesome, I did the same thing especially with Pac-Man and donkey Kong….And don't forget lining them up on the pool table
There is one more title I would like to mention. It was definitely inspired by Asteroids and was played in a similar manner. That game was Operation: Inner Space (1994).
Very cool, thanks
Asteroids seem to always be at my local movie theaters. So I play after the movies or before they started.
They ended up selling 75,000 cabinets so it was pretty much everywhere
I loved Mr Bill and Asteroids when I was a kid, so the fact that the 2 properties had an encounter, it makes me so happy haha
LOL I was pleasantly surprised reading that. I loved Mr. Bill
Asteroids is also called out in E.T. as well, at the beginning of the scene where Elliot introduces E.T. to his brother Mike...
Asteroids Recharged on modern platforms is a siiiick modernization of the original. Highly recommend to fans of the original.
Good call
Yo PatmanQC I’m day high and stoned AF! This is your best work yet! You brought a classic back to the forefront!! You are amazing!!!!
Glad you enjoy it! Have fun, thanks
For those interested, the control panel overlay shown in the video at 6:22 is not an original overlay, that is a Willis overlay (3rd Party Aftermarket). Also the Cabaret pictured is not the American version. That cabinet might not even be an official Atari one.
Thank you for that
@@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries No problem. Love the videos, keep them coming! :)
I played this game a lot in 1986 when we got a 2600 for Christmas.
So did I, I played it all the time
Fantastic video and thank you very much for the history of Asteroids.
Thanks a lot!
great video! One of the greatest games of that era! 😎👍
Thanks, I agree is a bona fide classic
I still vaguely remember my first coin-op video game and I think it was Space Wars by Cinematronics. That’s based on descriptions on the web. In the vein of Asteroids but 2-3 years earlier (October 1977 ?). I can’t say it was brand new but if it was I’d’ve been in preschool. The location was perhaps odd. A cocktail lounge (restaurant too?) with an upstairs hall for rent for gatherings after weddings and funerals. I remember there also being a player piano being there. So not an arcade. I’d soon be frequenting those by 1st-2nd grade.
Time existed before Pac Man and Donkey Kong (that mustachioed one in the overalls.. he’s not significant is he? Naw.. never) .. amazing!
This game I can recall playing in the arcades was a fire truck game as well as a robot bowling game. That had to be the mid-70s I would assume.
Some of my favorite Asteroids clones came from the Amiga, including 'Cabaret' Asteroids, which copied the arcade game closely (even a "(c) 1979 ATARI" on the screen if you hit "a" on the keyboard), and "Stardust" / "Super Stardust", which had stunning graphics and power-ups, bosses, and other extras, like a spiritual successor to "Blasteroids".
Very cool. There were so many clones in the video was already over 30 minutes so there was a lot I couldn't include
Hello Mr Patman I thoroughly enjoy your content the History of each game is inspiring and interesting. However looking through your video library no one is talking about the Arcade cabinet Black Tiger very much a hidden gem enjoyed playing it back in the day. I know you are a busy man making great content for us to view and enjoy but if you can put it on your list of content you have planned it would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you so much. I have black tiger on the list so I will get to it at some point. Thanks
Greetings from Australia Pat. Another exemplary Doco.
I have never been any good at this game but I always enjoyed it.
I am glad that Atari 50:is on modern consoles and will be getting an upgrade this October too.
This was a truly special time in gaming.
Hello, greetings from the USA. Thank you so much. I should have mentioned the Atari 50 and don't know how it slipped through
awesome! thank you very much for this one.
Glad you liked it!Thanks for watching
Patman,
There is one more thing I have to say. I hate the days when my "Asteroids" flare up
LOL you and me both buddy
I remember playing the PC version of Asteroids back in 2005!
Excellent
Quality Patman Content ❤
Thanks a lot
great video as always! there is a cool port called maelstrom originally for the mac. still available as freeware. had a lot of great improvements in features and sounds
I'll check it out!Thanks