The History of Asteroids -Arcade Console documentary

[@LeShark75]

Have to agree Patman, this game needs to been seen in the wild to fully appreciate it. The way the vectors pop on the original screen is still amazing.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

It is a sight to behold :-)

[@cjh0751]

Just what the doctor ordered. A Patman QC documentary. Thanks Patman

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Thanks buddy

[@kellychuang8373]

Also can still say thanks though sorry about the messages but really can't find any on Missile Command and Defender as it's own videos of the arcades really think you mixed it up with Centipede or this other one that seems like it's sequel Stargate. Anyway may want to have a look into that or as they say now Google and KZbin it.

[@socialistprofessor3206]

I'll never forget what a hero my brother (17 years older) was to me when he brought the 2600 home with this and other classic games. Those were good days.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

That is awesome

[@tripdefect87]

I fell in love the look of old Atari Vector games from a very early age. Asteroids and Battlezone still look great today

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Absolutely :-)

[@midnightkitty8172]

I'm a big fan of the Vector games. That special glow they gave off lured my quarters out of my pocket rather easily.

[@herbcraven7146]

Vectors were the best. Space War, Asteroids, Tempest and Tail Gunner rocked the early eighties!

[@midnightkitty8172]

@@herbcraven7146 I forgot to mention Gravitar , that one was special in the way that, once you've decided where you're going to go next, the screen zooms in on that area. Venture used raster graphics, but the same style of gameplay where, as an adventurer, you would approach which area you want next, and the screen zooms in. The one I simply couldn't resist playing? - BATTLEZONE!

[@christhompson2006]

The 7-11 down the hill from my childhood home had a vector game called Star Castle for a year or so. It was a pretty simple game but since I was only 10 at the time I thought it was pretty awesome.

[@midnightkitty8172]

@@christhompson2006 I remember Star Castle vividly; I saw it in Arcades here and there around town. Solid game, good challenge, and those damned mosquitos!

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Yes, I love the glowing phosphors :-)

[@dwtdwtdwt]

My dad bought an Asteroids arcade cabinet from a pizza place that was closing back in 1984 or 85. I was 7 and my older brother was 10. Dad kept it in the garage and we loved it. We were kings of the neighborhood. As kids who grew up in the arcade, we felt it was prestige to have an arcade game at home. Even if it was Asteroids. I remember my brother and his friends playing for high score all day. My dad sold it after some teenage kids broke in to play it while we were not home. I still remember pulling in and seeing the looks on their faces when they knew my dad was home. We only had it for about a year.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

That is pretty sweet having an actual arcade game. I have never owned one that always wanted to, that sucks he had to sell it

[@justafanofnerdculture7602]

The very first video game that I ever played, at 7 years old, was Asteroids for the Atari 2600. I was already a sci fi geek at that point, and was blown away by the cover art. I was beyond amazed that I was interacting with the objects on my lil' tiny black and white 📺 screen. It's the game that kickstarted my passion for video games forty three years ago. Asteroids will always have a very, very special place in my heart.

[@kingofcapp]

When you bought video games based on box art.....

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

That is pretty sweet, thanks for sharing

[@kevinkingslayer2450]

Asteroids was my game!! The motion dynamics always amazed me!! Shout out to Patman QC!!✌🙏🇹🇹

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Thanks buddy

[@stephens4175]

I'm in my 50's and this is my absolute favorite game ever, when I was a kid, every time I went to the arcade or saw it at a store or pizza place I played it and made sure I had top score, I also had it as one of my first games when I got my 2600 in the late 70s , and in 1985 I sat for 5 hours in one sitting and flipped the score 57 times on the hardest level, a memory I'll never forget. I also went to a vintage shop this past year and rebought a very nice original copy complete in box as a memento since I let go of my original system and games many years ago but have the Atari flashback 10 and go back once in a long while and play it even now. awesome video, thank you for your hard work on this.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Holy cow, that is awesome. Thanks a lot

[@palaceofwisdom9448]

I grew up playing this on the 2600. The controls were so precise that I could pretty much play indefinitely. My personal best was turning over the score 4 times before I finally stopped. It's very humbling to play the arcade version now with its button controls and only last a couple minutes.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

That's pretty awesome

[@robertskitch]

One version of Asteroids I'd like to play again, but doubt I ever will, is 'Asteroids Online'. It was a version of Asteroids that was only playable online in your web browser via Facebook. I think it was a decent version of the game, but given that it was only around back in 2010/2011 after which the service ended I doubt I'll ever be able to really confirm that for myself, and because of the age of it there are only two or three videos of any gameplay footage up on KZbin. It did get an 80% in the one online review I found of it.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

I never even knew that Existed so that is pretty cool. Thanks

[@yumann]

¡Gracias!

[@exidy-yt]

How could ANYONE not enjoy the history of one of the true legends of the industry?? This game gives me one of my strongest memories of 1981 as our local shopping mall participated in a nation (Canada) wide Atari sponsored VCS Asteroids challenge, and after your attempt you were given a nice waxed certificate of participation with the Asteroids artwork and your score written in place. I collected a literal sheaf of these as I re-entered again and again all day long, going to the back of the huge lineup of others doing the same as you compete against 7 other people on the podium. Only a few times did I win my tourney and advance to the second round, and never made it to the 3rd. I believe the winners of the 3rd round went to a regional tournament then a final national one but I was just happy with my sheaf of papers, the best score of which hung on my wall for a couple of years. ;-) Great memories! Thanks for this one, Pat!

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Hey that is really cool. Thank you for sharing

[@chrisprescott2273]

I loved Asteroids, but Blasteroids was my jam. I really liked the way that game used a knob to turn the ship instead of buttons and you could combine your ship with another player. It almost deserves its own episode. I played it at the local pool instead of swimming.

[@exidy-yt]

Gotta agree. LOVED Blasteroids! It got a pretty decent Amiga port as well, but the arcade original was a true quarter-sucker for me. It was everything I loved about Asteroids plus everything I wished had been added to it. Perfect sequel imo.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

It came and went pretty quick in my arcade but I played it a lot more on the Amiga

[@Captain-Cosmo]

I was in junior high when Space Invaders, Asteroids, Centipede, Defender and Pac Man came out. I loved all of these, but Asteroids was my favorite. It was my roller rink/ pizza place/ arcade standby, and remains a great game today, requiring speed and skill. When I play on MAME or my Arcade1up Tempest machine, , I play for real; I never "farm for saucers", but rather keep shooting the rocks. I can reliably get 50K+, but only play a game or two every month or so. Thanks for the retrospective.

[@davypi2]

23:45 - Some added history here if you are going to include Asteroids Recharged. That game was developed by Adamvision Studios, formerly Nickervision. One of the reasons that Adamvision was hired by Atari for the Recharged series was because of a game he made called Super Bit Blaster which was his homage to the original Asteroids. While Recharged has many more features that Bit Blaster, Recharged is arguably an updated version of the latter title.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Excellent, I hope to have some Atari news here pretty quick

[@chrisnizer]

2 years later in '81 it wasn't unusual to see a few quarters lined up on the bezel for players waiting their turn to play Asteroids. Definitely one of the arcade golden era original gangsters. Thanks for another awesome review!

[@xethnyrrow]

Great video Pat. I knew this game was a legend and loved playing it but $10 million a WEEK in quarters? Circa 1980?! That's just insane. I loved these vector games like Asteroids, Star Wars, and Star Trek. Ed Logg is a genius, having made so many great games. Speaking of other Ed Logg games, Xybots would be a cool one to do a video on. It wasn't very popular because of its controls but was so much fun. You already covered his other big hits: Gauntlet and Centipede so what's one more!

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

I was flabbergasted when I read that. I would assume Pong and Pac-Man did something similar back in the day.

[@bobdobalina2931]

At the age of seventeen I became so addicted Asteroids that I bought my very own Cocktail Table. I wasn't rich, I wasn't pampered, I just worked long and hard over the school holidays, stacking shelves and on a building site. My economics teacher at school had got in at the very beginning of the video game boom and had dozens of machines sited around southeast London. He was a nice guy and in 1981 he sold me a 6 month old machine for £500. I recently bought another one for £565 off of eBay, it was an auction lot but I don't know why it was so cheap, I've seen real basket cases going for a lot more. Good working examples have gone for £1500 to £2000 and this one works perfectly. In fact, it's virtually new looking, there's no rust or paint chips on the coin box, the circuit boards look pristine and the inside and outside are mint. There's not even any screen burn. Like my Mr and Mrs Pac-Man pinball I will be keeping this until the day I die. I've been very lucky.

[@storiedworlds6261]

Golfland in Sunnyvale?! That was my local arcade growing up. Lots of good memories there.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

I always wanted to visit there

[@storiedworlds6261]

@@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries It was such a cool place to grow up in the 80s. (Silicon Valley before it was Silicon Valley.) We had the first Chuck E Cheese's, another arcade/pizza place called Bullwinkle's, and down the street from the Golfland was the "haunted" Toys R Us. Lots of good games at the Golfland. I don't know if it ever got widespread release, but "Rampart" was a game me and my friends had a lot of fun with. And I remember some shoot 'em up with bunny characters. A lot of the classics, too, of course. (The mini-golf was great fun as well.) I wonder what it's like there today. It's been decades since I've gone, but I just looked it up and it looks like it's still around. Hope you get a chance to visit.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

I recall seeing that haunted Toys "R" Us on the TV show that's incredible I believe. Very, very cool

[@dashdeception]

Thanks for all your work man I love it.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Hello, thank you so much for your generous donation. I really do appreciate it! Thanks again

[@slopesgameroom]

This was a great video. currently having a Patman binge... AND THIS WAS GREAT :)

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Thanks a bunch, how have you been?

[@mikestansbury2510]

first video game i ever played was pong... that was either 1977,78 and it was the radio shack set my cousin had. from there, it was space invaders and asteroids. discovery of the local golfland in castro valley, ca. i found a variety of wonderful games i was able to spend 8 tokens per visit unless i found some on the floor, which happened a lot. i wasn't able to get my grandmother to buy me the 2600 until 1982 and i still have it along with my first zenith color tv. these histories bring back a lot of good memories!

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

That is awesome, thanks for sharing

[@cliff7641]

Your videos are a true highlight on this platform! Your comprehensive coverage, humor, and the way you organize the information is just perfect! Asteroids is such an amazing game, and I was so happy to see you cover it!

[@Over_Sky]

Another great video. 10/10.

[@EricPenn1147]

In the 80s I pumped hundreds of quarts into Space Duel. In the late 80s I saved up and bought the actual game for my home... Awesome game! Thanks for the memories!

[@Lauren_Tyler]

I remember my parents got me the Atari 2600 cartridge as a way to motivate me to do better in school. To this day it's still a solid port, plus the variety of game variations add massive replay value. The Atari 7800 version was great too. The Atari 8-bit version was planned for conversion to the Atari 5200 but it was scrapped. It's rumored this was done due to the non-centering joysticks.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

I thought it was pretty good as well

[@StevieG777]

Very much enjoyed this. My brother worked for the local vending company. He was fortunate enough to bring home a used cocktail version of Asteroids Deluxe that we had at my parents’ home for many years. Loved that thing. Poking around in the diagnostics mode was always interesting, changing the language, etc. Thanks for the flashback.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

I'm glad you enjoyed it, it's awesome that you had one in your house.

[@gustyko8668]

There's a reference to Asteroids in PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale, during Isaac Clarke's level 3 super.

[@JRod-zr8qk]

PatMan is the hero we all needed!! Another gem!! 🔥

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Thanks buddy

[@PATRIOT904]

My first arcade i played was Astroids around 1980. It was in Fred Meyers. I was 8 and just tall enough to play that awesome looking cabinet. Thank you for the history. Have a great day.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

I'm glad you enjoyed it, Thanks

[@Jolt7800]

I have seen that Halloween costume before. More frightening than a real asteroid heading to the earth.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

My jaw dropped when I saw it for the first time LOL

[@chrisnizer]

The arcade cabinets had those awesome leaf-switch buttons, especially great on the "Fire" button. Had that perfect leaf-switch rebound/bounce. Can't get that with microswitch buttons...unfortunately. Someone must still make those things. Thanks for another awesome classic arcade game review, Semper Fidelis!

[@vashstampede5933]

I will fire this and Asteroids Deluxe up on the ole Arcade1up Atari Deluxe cab today in your honor Patman! Thanks as always for an entertaining and awesome stroll down memory lane brother, be blessed.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Thanks buddy, hope you have fun

[@carm3d]

When you boot up the new Atari VCS computer/console it starts up with a little animated homage to Asteroids.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Very cool, did not know that

[@MrEd20901]

Seeing the early ports of a lot of these games...seeing how "bad" they look by today's standards, but yet we thought they were the greatest thing ever back then. Another great video down memory lane.

[@beatrixwickson8477]

Wow, I love that Lunar Lander was a part of the Asteroids DNA. Great video!

[@ThaBamboozler]

This is one of my favorite classics! I didn’t even play it when I was younger, I’m just a huge fan of Golden Age arcades!

[@MTonik]

Thanks!

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Hello, thank you so much, I really do appreciate it

[@SteveCrew925]

Time to get the 🍿 ready and enjoy another great video done by the legend himself ! Great work Patman

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Thanks again!

[@apogeecreations1777]

Fantastic video! Thank you for taking the time to do this one. There were lots of things I've never heard about Asteroids before and the extra clips were great. I was 10 when this hit the arcades and I remember how cool and different it was.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

I was just about the same age and was blown away by the visuals. Thanks for the nice words

[@MrKanjidude]

Maybe it's just nostalgia talking here, but I love the cover illustration used on the Atari 2600 version of Asteroids. One of the best pieces of videogame art ever. EDIT: Great documentary! The thumbnail was a bit dark and empty feeling, but I hope this video does well!

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

The thumbnails are typically something I put a lot of thought into. I struggled with this one because I wanted to make sure people knew exactly what asteroids was. I could have used some of the production art but then that may have confused people. It's not doing great but will see. Thanks

[@jamesnoble3502]

The 2600 box & cartridge art was always really detailed and professional looking. They always fooled young me into thinking the game graphics would look even remotely close to them which they never did, not even remotely😅

[@MrKanjidude]

@@jamesnoble3502 Yeah, early official videogame artwork was genuinely amazing. Pure works of art. The game graphics themselves... abstract. 😆

[@kenwheeler3637]

I'm always all for any classic arcade game review. These games are still, and always will be, my favorites. I remember clearly being very excited being able to get Asteroids for the VCS and bought it at the earliest available opportunity. I was not very good at the Arcade original so was overjoyed that I could play the hell out of it endlessly at home.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Despite not having any vectors, the 2600 version turned out pretty good

[@iankempster7007]

A timeless classic !! Great video as per usual.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Thanks again!

[@RikkiRoxxNWS]

As a kid in the 80s and early 90s, I absolutely loved the Atari 2600 version of Asteroids. The multi-colored asteroids really felt cutting-edge in 1985 or so, and it really made the cartridge stand out on the console. In the late-90s, I had a lot of fun with the PS1 version of Asteroids. I played it again recently, and I still find it to be a ton of fun and a great update on the original. Thanks for the video! Asteroids is a huge and important piece of retro gaming history.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Thank you for sharing. I know I plated a bunch when I had for my system as well

[@Rellek2007]

Thank you for putting this together. very nostalgic from my childhood

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Thanks glad you enjoyed it

[@blackflame4506]

PatmanQC dropping another quality retrospective for us retro heads out there.Thanks PatmanQC

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Thanks a ton :-)

[@nahumgardner]

I was a hair too young to really appreciate this era, DK Jr was more my time, so videos of these games are very interesting to me. You do for arcade games with Jeremy Parrish does for video you do for arcade games what Jeremy Parrish does for console games.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Thanks a ton :-)

[@DJ-ob8sk]

So glad that you gave some love to Blasteroids. I never saw it in the arcades, but played the heck out of the excellent home version on the Commodore Amiga.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Oh yes, the Amiga version was really good

[@timothysevers-jj7ri]

Fantastic job on the history of Asteroids. As always, your videos are a joy to watch.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Many thanks!

[@BB-ij6ro]

All love and 2nd channel sub but no new upload for long time fan. I asked about Heavy Barrel upload. Asking because joystick controller was niche and your in depth uploads are to me proof of your passion and for me kinder spirits on subject matter makes those who know understand. Ty Pat ! Sorry if it sounds aggressive. I ask because your channel are the few that for me keeps the golden arcade era history alive!

[@High-Tech-Geek]

This was awesome. Nothing beats the original coin op. I was surprised you mentioned Geometry Wars. That was a cool connection I hadn't made in my head yet, but you're absolutely correct. Thanks!

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Glad you enjoyed! The controls are nothing like it but is the overhead space view with the visuals definitely gives me an asteroids vibe

[@OneColdMonkey]

I love Asteroids, it's one of my top 3 from that era of gaming along with Pac-Man and Qix. Not enough people talk about Qix. 😛

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Excellent arcade game. I might have to venture into QIX territory at some point

[@viperjay1]

I always appreciate your hard work on these videos! You bring back great memories of Arcades. If possible sometime do a review of arcade technology over the years from 1970's on.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Great suggestion!

[@tuppswahey]

Hi Patman. Your shows are fantastic - thanks. Surely Asteroids has the be *the* quintessential arcade game.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Glad you like them! I would have to agree 100%

[@BitvintArcade]

Awesome! Thank you for putting so much time and effort into this. I actually linked to this video on my website, hope you like it. Looking forward to more of your video's!

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Excellent, I'm glad you enjoyed it

[@tomevil6]

5/5 Star content as always! Great video!

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Thank you very much

[@fatjthehungry]

I love all your vids but this one is my favorite thank you for covering a classic.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Hey, thank you so much. Glad you enjoyed it

[@justinwilliam6534]

I hope you do a history video on Street Fighter 3 it’s such an underrated arcade game.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

At some point I will, but I have to cover the second game first

[@DEVILTAZ35]

Greetings from Australia Pat. Another exemplary Doco. I have never been any good at this game but I always enjoyed it. I am glad that Atari 50:is on modern consoles and will be getting an upgrade this October too. This was a truly special time in gaming.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Hello, greetings from the USA. Thank you so much. I should have mentioned the Atari 50 and don't know how it slipped through

[@backpackingtony1779]

Yo PatmanQC I’m day high and stoned AF! This is your best work yet! You brought a classic back to the forefront!! You are amazing!!!!

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Glad you enjoy it! Have fun, thanks

[@dannybursace9151]

Great job as always Patman! 👏

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@RobertCatiller67]

Impressive amount of research as always! I loved seeing New Wave Toys and the Vectrex mentioned relative to this game!

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Thank you very much

[@kins749]

Great video about a great game, I have a full size upright and you're totally right there's nothing like the glow of a vector game

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Thanks , it definitely needs to be seen to be appreciated

[@SunSailor]

Great video, thank you. Only additional thing I would have hoped for was MineStorm, as an unofficial port, but being built in the Vectrex console, which made it kind of important to vector gaming.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Thanks a lot

[@svgalib]

great video as always! there is a cool port called maelstrom originally for the mac. still available as freeware. had a lot of great improvements in features and sounds

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

I'll check it out!Thanks

[@atomD21]

I have so many fond memories of Asteroids on my 2600 as a kid! Still love firing it up every now and then!

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

So to wife, it's a lot of fun

[@davidmatoushek9111]

I find it convenient that this video came one month after the game's induction into the World Video Game Hall of Fame. Either way, that was a nice video. Can't wait to see what comes next.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

There is also the new arcade coin op asteroids recharged coming later this year

[@davidmatoushek9111]

@@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries If it ever comes to my local Dave and Buster's, I will give it a try.

[@jayhays8267]

Nice video! With all the alternate versions, I was surprised you didn't mention the Atari 2600 Home Brew game "Space Rocks" an excellent upgrade from the original Asteroids.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

With so many clones and variations I just decided to cherry pick. Thanks

[@SpaghettiGodUltra]

Quite possibly your best episode, Patman!!

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Thanks a lot!

[@Clownboy15]

There was a restaurant we’d go to when I was a kid that had the cabaret style cabinet. Loved playing it! I had no idea how important this game would come to be in my life until forty years later. My fiancée had been hospitalized fighting a nasty infection after a routine surgery. She had been in the hospital since June and here it was August. I found someone selling an Asteroids Arcade1Up cab on Facebook and made plans to buy it. As I was leaving work to get the cab I got the phone call saying my fiancée had had a massive stroke and was declared brain dead. We decided to pull the plug the next day. When leaving the hospital I wasn’t ready to go home to an empty house (apartment actually), so I stopped by and picked up the cab. Working on that and getting it all out together and playing the games really got me through that first night! I don’t know what I would have done without those distractions!

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Oh my God, I'm so sorry to hear that. To be honest, I find my kids and making videos a healthy distraction from other issues in my life so I understand totally. Thank you for watching

[@Clownboy15]

@@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries it definitely helped. I became a regular at our local barcade called Pixels. Though I don’t go there very much anymore. Main,y because I have more games than they do! I’ve got the Arcade1Up Star Wars, Asteroids, Mortal Kombat II, Pacman 40th Anniversary, and Tron. On top of that I have New Wave Toys’ Missile Command, Q*Bert, 1942 and Dragon’s Lair. And the cherry on top, At Games’ Addams Family 4K virtual pinball with Star Trek TNG, Twilight Zone, Attack From Mars and a slew of others. It’s a wonder I have any sort of life at all 🤣

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

I don't have any of those arcade machines but I'm extremely jealous about the Addams family virtual pinball

[@GantryG]

Excellent work!

[@dazwannawzad9272]

Thank you for another amazing video, can't wait for the next one!!!

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Thank you so much

[@tomlewis4205]

great video! One of the greatest games of that era! 😎👍

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Thanks, I agree is a bona fide classic

[@Looneytune2]

Yes I am the first to witness this video!!! Oh happy days especially before I goto the galloping ghost tomorrow!!

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Galloping ghost was so much fun. I'm going back next month

[@charles2241]

From what I heard of Asteroids here of the "music," if you ever played the Space Invaders pinball machine, it makes the same beat. Now I used to think that beat came from the Space Invaders arcade game itself, but from this clip here I can tell Asteroids was using that same music, to which gets me to wondering how many Atari machines were using that music which gets faster the longer it plays. The Space Invaders/Alien pinball game was excellent BTW. (12:00 hear the music?)

[@johnnygrind77]

I loved Mr Bill and Asteroids when I was a kid, so the fact that the 2 properties had an encounter, it makes me so happy haha

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

LOL I was pleasantly surprised reading that. I loved Mr. Bill

[@kuma1388]

Love that intro brother.

[@SidebandSamurai]

Fantastic video and thank you very much for the history of Asteroids.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Thanks a lot!

[@retrobeliever]

Had no idea about Mr Bill and Sluggo, cool to see some Classic Game Room footage, huge fan of Marks work and hope to meet him soon! That asteroids costume may haunt my dreams 😬 I had that Lynx version! Great vid my friend, always nice to watch these in the morning with some coffee ❤️🎮

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

I'm not surprised you had the Atari Lynx version :-) Thanks Rob

[@retrobeliever]

@@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries you’re very welcome my friend!

[@perryblanchard8353]

Hello Mr Patman I thoroughly enjoy your content the History of each game is inspiring and interesting. However looking through your video library no one is talking about the Arcade cabinet Black Tiger very much a hidden gem enjoyed playing it back in the day. I know you are a busy man making great content for us to view and enjoy but if you can put it on your list of content you have planned it would be greatly appreciated.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Thank you so much. I have black tiger on the list so I will get to it at some point. Thanks

[@spiderowboy]

awesome! thank you very much for this one.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Glad you liked it!Thanks for watching

[@BlackArroToons]

Great documentary on this classic game, Patman! Cool to learn all the details, thank you. The only home version I ever played was on a PS1 Midway compilation many years later with Millipede, etc. I didn't know about some of the follow up successor games, thanks! Have you ever played an arcade game called Spider? Amazing Vector game and uses the twin stick set up to fire at the bugs invading your web.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Thanks, spider sounds familiar so I'm sure I have played it at some point

[@BlackArroToons]

@@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries Cool, thanks Patman. Great sound effects too in Spider. A vector web, and then as the Spider, you fire venom to knock down all the invading bugs. Fun game but rare too.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Excellent

[@Arcadenut1]

For those interested, the control panel overlay shown in the video at 6:22 is not an original overlay, that is a Willis overlay (3rd Party Aftermarket). Also the Cabaret pictured is not the American version. That cabinet might not even be an official Atari one.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Thank you for that

[@Arcadenut1]

@@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries No problem. Love the videos, keep them coming! :)

[@JK-fv9xk]

Quality Patman Content ❤

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Thanks a lot

[@TheKayliedGamerChannel-YouTube]

Awesome arcade machine for its time - design of the game is just so simple its perfect.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Couldn't agree more!

[@tron3entertainment]

I have a cousin I do not see for years and years at a time. But when we do, we always talk about running over to the local market with an Asteroids machine. Blasteroids was a total mind blow.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

That is fantastic

[@orinoco500]

Very good video, I know it might be difficult to do but it would be nice if you did a video on space wars

[@schmitty1944]

Fabulous review with great history, I think Space Dual was the last of the Asteroids trilogy. Blasteroids....bleh. All those modern raster graphic versions.... ugh. Just play the original, you'll never get better.

[@kbramlett6877]

The original coin slots for Asteroids were called "Owl Eyes." These coin slots were completely circular, and you would place your quarter/token flat in the slot. These would get jammed a lot, so arcade owners would swap out the coin doors for those with traditional coin slots.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

I had never heard of this, good info

[@jamesmoss3424]

I remember playing Asteroids on the game boy when I was a kid it's still a classic today and I will play the arcade version next. 😀👍🎮

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Excellent, have fun

[@jamesmoss3424]

​@@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentariesok I will. 😀👍🎮

[@erneststackhouse1133]

That Halloween Mask i saw it before but the kid didn't have the rest of the costume just dressed in all Black & the mask! it gave me nightmares! Did not know until this video that it was an Asteroids Costume! i would have never guessed, thought it was some kind of made up mask you buy from some crazy underground costume place. i literally had to stop watching & come back to finish off your video because of that little flash back! This video will BE the Video i remember you by for the rest of my life! Asteroid Costume who'd have thunk it?

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

LOL, that is pretty funny. Sorry I triggered that flashback LOL

[@RubyJones-zj4fu]

😂 that's the funniest thing I've heard all month . Sorry it caused you trauma

[@luismoura477]

Greetings from Portugal. Awesome video. Asteroids... It was my true love affair with the golden age❤ 1:43

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Greetings from the USA, it was mine as well

[@pez334]

I’m surprised that cinematronics didn’t sue Atari because I remember playing space wars by cinematronics a year or 2 before asteroids came out and the asteroids ship is almost identical to the space wars ship and it even had a small indestructible asteroid floating around the screen and was kinda hoping that you would show the similarities between the two games but hey still a great and informative video

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

You're right I should have, thanks

[@robspot101]

My Dad's got asteroids. He can't even sit on the toilet some days.

[@williamwilson6499]

Your mom had one, too.

[@robspot101]

I don't have a Mom. Me and my Dad share yours.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

LOL good call

[@stephenelliott7071]

I love the glowing vector graphics of games like Asteroids, Battlezone and Tempest. Emulated without a shader to try and recreate that look and it's just not the same!

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

I agree 100%. This should be viewed an actual arcade unit to get the full effect

[@J45yu456]

Right on Patman!!!

[@KTJohnsonkidThunder]

Asteroids is definitely fun. But I ALSO loved Geometry Wars which I'm glad you mentioned. I never knew an Asteroids game existed on the Nintendo 64. I might have to check that out.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

I love geometry wars

[@jeffr23817]

I had this game on the 2600 and I could play the hell out of it! I could stay in the middle and just rotate left and right while shooting at the asteroids and play for a very long time! lol I also have a PC version from 1998 that looks a LOT like the N64 version you mentioned in the video.

[@davess61]

Just goes to show that photorealistic graphics and a fantastic soundtrack are surplus to requirements when the fundamental gameplay is so solid. I was lucky enough to own the VCS version as a child but I was so young I don't have a particularly strong memory of it.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

I couldn't agree more, gameplay trumps everything else