| Instructions | |||
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| Wait for the applet and sounds to load, then click on the applet area and press the 'S' key to start. Shoot the asteroids while avoiding collisions with them. Occasionally a flying saucer will appear and attempt to shoot you down with guided missles. Destroy it or the missles for more points. You begin with three ships, a bonus ship is awarded for every 5000 points scored. | |||
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| Keyboard Controls | |||
| Key | Description | Key | Description |
| S | Start Game | P | Pause Game |
| Cursor Left | Rotate Left | Cursor Right | Rotate Right |
| Cursor Up | Fire Thrusters | Cursor Down | Fire Retro Thrusters |
| Spacebar | Fire Cannon | H | Hyperspace |
| M | Toggle Sound | D | Toggle Graphics Detail |
| Scoring | |||
| Object | Points | ||
| Large Asteroid | 25 | ||
| Small Asteroid | 50 | ||
| UFO | 250 | ||
| Missle | 500 | ||
| Source and Download | |||
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Source: Asteroids.java All files: Asteroids.zip (78KB) |
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