Astroblast

[sku_u]

I never really hear too many people say good or bad things about this game, so here it goes:

 

Astroblast is a bad game. I find this game to be as easy and repetetive as Laser Blast. There, I said it. Any thoughts?

[Godzilla]

yea, you are wrong. and I love laser blast.

[jetset]

To a degree you're right. However 99% of the "space invader"-type shooters like Astroblast, Megamania, Phoenix, etx....are lame certainly the first few rounds. Really, Astroblast is no different imo. It is a little moreso easier though I have to agree.

Come on though, it is pretty cool that you can use both the joystick OR the paddle though....

I'd give it a 6 out of 10. Not great, doesn't suck....

[Cybergoth]

Hi there!

 

I'd give it a 6 out of 10.  Not great,  doesn't suck....

 

Agreed. Average game in every respect - besides the innovative scoring :wink:

 

Greetings,

Manuel

[StanJr]

the faster the game play gets the better Astroblast gets. And high scores can be tough to come by when you start doing more dodging than shooting. The variety of targets also makes Astroblast pretty darn good.

 

I like it.

[NE146]

Never really played the 2600 version.. but back in the day the thing that was exciting about the Intellivision version was all the new enemies that would pop out if you played the game long enough (hey, this was a big deal in them early days ).

 

Are all the enemies like the Flying Sauce that shoots you) in the 2600 version as well?

[+Random Terrain]

Are all the enemies like the Flying Sauce that shoots you) in the 2600 version as well?

 

I think that Flying Sauce is from another game you may have played. I say that while looking at your avatar.

[Nateo]

Id like Astrosmash a little better if it had harder settings, but i like it pretty good

[jsoper]

I think it deserves a brownie point for having an autodetect on the controllers. Can't think of any other game that supported both joysticks and paddles

[SteveW]

I just like the adjustable skill level. When your luck starts going bad on you and you start losing badly, the game gets easier until you start improving. "Easy to learn, difficult to master". You gotta love that.

[DuckandCover]

Frankly, I'd have to say that I really enjoy Astroblast. Sure, it's a little pedestrian early on, but when the pace picks up it's great fun. Well worth playing.

[hepcat]

 

Astroblast is a bad game.  I find this game to be as easy and repetetive as Laser Blast.  There, I said it.  Any thoughts?  

 

 

You must be joking. Astroblast is the best M Network game and is WAY better than Laser Blast. Actually, I think Astroblast is better than 2600 Space Invaders.

 

--Jason

[BassGuitari]

For my money, Astroblast is great game...I'd give it an 8/10. I enjoyed it a great deal BEFORE I learned that paddles could also be used with it...once I used the paddles, there was no turning back!

 

I think the longer you play into the game, the better it gets because, naturally, the computer gets faster. This does take a little while, but it's well worth it.

 

As for Laser Blast...yeah, it's mindblowingly repetetive (once you get the hang of it, you could play forever and ever and ever and ever and..) but it's still kinda fun to fire up once in a while.

[tailGator]

Astroblast is one of the better Space Invaders type games. I have to rank it right under Demon Attack in this category.

 

The game that is way overrated, in my opinion, is Megamania. Now that was repetitive.

[holygrailvideogames.com]

Astroblast is a great game, but it is too easy. Personally, I like the Intellivision version better than the 2600 version.

[NovaXpress]

The Intellivision version did indeed have a flying saucer which is missing from the 2600 edittion. The Inty edition is much better due to the variety of enemies.

 

You all do know that Astrosmash was supposed to be a rip off of Asteroids, then the programmer added this bonus SI-inspired game? Mattel was scared of Atari lawsuits, so they coded around the Meteor game and just sold Astrosmash. Yet the code for Meteor is still included and very playable.

[Cybergoth]

Hi there!

 

The Intellivision version did indeed have a flying saucer which is missing from the 2600 edittion.

 

So there's two different saucers in the Intellivision version? What's the specialty of the one we're missing on the VCS?

 

Greetings,

Manuel

[liquid_sky]

the extra one abducted children and turned them into plimpton-robodrones. Ataris QA removed the extra saucers from the vcs version.

[+Random Terrain]

With all of this talk about the Intellivision, is there a good collection of Intellivision games for the Playstation 2 (or another console) which includes the game you are talking about? (And plays similar to the original without sucking too much?)

 

Thanks.

[Christophero Sly]

I played this game for about a 1/2 hour last night, and I'm inclined to agree with sku_u. It's not an awful game. Mostly, it just wasn't that fun. But I didn't find it easy. I found it difficult to shoot down those rotating white things before they hit the ground and destroyed my ship.

 

The game concept is good, but, IMO, Astroblast dosen't due it justice.

 

The game has the look and feel (and sound) of an early 'Atari' release, which is interesting. Overall I'd call it dead average--5/10.

[Chadivision]

I fell really bad now, because I always thought that Astroblast was pretty hard. Everyone else is complaining that it's too easy.

 

I didn't know that you could use the paddle controller. I'll have to try that.

 

I have always liked it. The scoring is pretty cool.

[Csonicgo]

the extra one abducted children and turned them into plimpton-robodrones. Ataris QA removed the extra saucers from the vcs version.  

 

Thank god for that. I didn't wanna see Kevin from preschool in my Atari game.

[donkeykong1]

i think it's pretty cool and it so happens that it is on my cell phone only it's not called astroblast it's called "astrosmash"

[Pixellated Ghost]

I play Astroblast now and then. Still remember when I got it, and thought it was cool that you got to start with 10 ships, but boy can you lose them quick when everything speeds up. I also didn't discover that it used a paddle or joystick for the longest time. Definitely find paddles make the game a lot easier.

[JB]

i think it's pretty cool and it so happens that it is on my cell phone only it's not called astroblast it's called "astrosmash"

That's because the original INTV name WAS Astrosmash.