Asteroids
| Year | 1979 |
|---|---|
| Release platform | Arcade |
| Genres | shooter |
| Developer | Atari |
| Country | USA |
| Era | Arcades, 1971 to 1983 |
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Why it matters
Atari answered the Japanese machines with vector graphics and inertia: it also had one of the first high score tables where the winner entered their initials.
