Number 17
(199 points)
Cabaret Asteroids
1992: 34 (13.4)
1993: 26 (30.0)
1994: 21 (48.0)
1995: 39 (49.6)
1996: 43 (58.0)
In Amiga Power, this was only ever referred to as simply 'Asteroids', but clearly the version they're referring to, included on the issue 7 cover disk, is Cabaret Asteroids by Kris Schulte. Seeing this at 17 in my list means he must've done well to emulate the vector graphics experience of the original.
It's a very accurate port of Asteroids, the arcade game that was old even when Amiga Power chose it for their list. You thrust around a single-screen wraparound location in space, shooting rocks and teleporting when things get tight. Alien spaceships also appear, giving you bonus points should you get rid of them. There's little more to it than that - as one would expect from a 1970s coin-op.
I never liked Asteroids. Clearly someone in the Amiga Power office did, though, given this got picked for all five lists that it was eligible for (presumably it came out shortly after the first list in 1991). If you'd rather play Asteroids on an Amiga than on emulation (and given the vector graphics of that one, this might be preferable) then go for it, but it's not my cup of tea.
Recommended TOSEC disk(s):Cabaret Asteroids (1991)(Vertical Developments)
Comments
Post a Comment