Asteroids Applet

Instructions
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.
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
Source: Asteroids.java
All files: Asteroids.zip (78KB)