November 1979 · Game
Asteroids (1979)
Arcade. Atari's best-selling arcade game.
Designed by Lyle Rains and Ed Logg; Atari sold 47,840 upright and 8,725 cocktail cabinets.
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Facts
- Date
- November 1979
- Kind
- Game
- Maker or publisher
- Atari
- Genre
- Multidirectional shooter
- Platform
- Arcade
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