Game Boy Color

Asteroids

Unlike Activision's earlier remake of an Atari arcade classic, Battlezone, this one stays close to its namesake. Take the original, Atari coin-op game Asteroids, add in the features of the Atari 2600 cartridge, then give it 3-D graphics and a bunch of power-ups, and you've got Activision's Asteroids remake. You are an employee of the Astro-Mining Corporation. Your mission is to simply go to an assigned area of space and clear the area of asteroids and the occassional debris. The game consists of five zones, each with a different background and some with special features. Each zone has 15 levels. In addition to the standard asteroids, there are also mined asteroids that explode; indestructibl...

Genre: Shoot-'Em-Up
Year: 1999
Developer: Syrox Developments
Publisher: Activision
Players: 2

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Achievements

34 achievements · 419 total points

No One Can Stop Me! Reach 9 Lives
5 pts
The Ship in the Stone Unlock the Excalibur.
1 pts
I Will Not Move from This Very Spot Beat Any Level Without Moving
5 pts
The Art of Asteroid War Use every Special at least Once in a Session.
10 pts
Nothing Beats a Classic! Unlock Classic Asteroids by destroying 2 White Asteroids in the same playthrough.
5 pts
Zone 1 Novice Beat Zone 1 - Level 5 (No Passwords)
5 pts
Zone 1 Intermediate Beat Zone 1 - Level 10 (No Passwords)
5 pts
Zone 1 Expert Beat Zone 1 - Level 15 and Clear the Zone (No Passwords)
5 pts
Death's Door - Zone 1 Beat Zone 1 Without Dying on Ace Difficulty (No Passwords) (Do New Game to Retry)
25 pts
Zone 2 Expert Beat Zone 2 - Level 15 and Clear the Zone (No Passwords)
5 pts
Zone 2 Novice Beat Zone 2 - Level 5 (No Passwords)
5 pts
Zone 2 Intermediate Beat Zone 2 - Level 10 (No Passwords)
5 pts
Death's Door - Zone 2 Beat Zone 2 Without Dying on Ace Difficulty (SPACEVAC Password Allowed)
25 pts
Zone 3 Novice Beat Zone 3 - Level 5 (No Passwords)
10 pts
Zone 3 Intermediate Beat Zone 3 - Level 10 (No Passwords)
10 pts
Zone 3 Expert Beat Zone 3 - Level 15 and Clear the Zone (No Passwords)
10 pts
Death's Door - Zone 3 Beat Zone 3 Without Dying on Ace Difficulty (STARSBRN Password Allowed)
25 pts
Zone 4 Novice Beat Zone 4 - Level 5 (No Passwords)
10 pts
Zone 4 Intermediate Beat Zone 4 - Level 10 (No Passwords)
10 pts
Zone 4 Expert Beat Zone 4 - Level 15 and Clear the Zone (No Passwords)
10 pts
Death's Door - Zone 4 Beat Zone 4 Without Dying on Ace Difficulty (WORMSIGN Password Allowed)
25 pts
Zone 5 - Novice Beat Zone 5 - Level 5 (No Passwords)
10 pts
Zone 5 - Intermediate Beat Zone 5 - Level 10 (No Passwords)
10 pts
Zone 5 - Expert Beat Zone 5 - Level 15 and Beat the Game (No Passwords)
25 pts
We Did It, Patrick! We Saved the City! Beat Zone 5 Without Losing a Single City. (INCOMING Password Allowed)
5 pts
Death's Door - Zone 5 Beat Zone 5 Without Dying on Ace Difficulty (INCOMING Password Allowed)
25 pts
Taking out the Trash Score 75000 Points
3 pts
I. Hate. Asteroids. Score 250000 Points
5 pts
I Will Shred These Asteroids down to Their Last Atoms and Then.. Score 750000 Points
25 pts
The Doom Guy of Asteroids Score 500000 Points
10 pts
Triangle on Asteroid Violence Score 12500 Points in Classic Asteroids (QRTREATR Password Allowed)
5 pts
They Looked at Me Funny Score 25000 Points in Classic Asteroids (QRTREATR Password Allowed)
5 pts
Their Remains Will Be Spread Around the Cosmos Score 35000 Points in Classic Asteroids (QRTREATR Password Allowed)
25 pts
World Savior Beat the Game on Ace Difficulty using the Excalibur without Continues (Use PROJECTX to unlock Ship then back out and Start New Game)
50 pts

Asteroids leaderboard

Who scored the most on this game's achievements.

1 mscharf 2 achievements 1.000 XP

Asteroids frequently asked questions

How do I play Asteroids on PC?

Download the Etera launcher (Windows or Linux), find Asteroids in the Game Boy Color library and click to download. The launcher handles the emulator and setup for you.

Does Asteroids have achievements?

Yes, Asteroids has 34 achievements worth 419 points. Achievements are counted and saved to your history and the leaderboard for subscribers and during the trial period.

Can I play Asteroids for free?

Yes. Every account gets a 5-day trial with premium features. After that, the free plan allows 3 new games per day and 1 netplay session per day. Premium raises those limits.

Play Asteroids on Etera

Download the launcher for Windows or Linux, find this game in the library and play solo or with friends.