Today we will be taking a look at the classic arcade game, Astro Blaster. For those who are not familiar, Astro Blaster is a game similar to Space Invaders, where you pilot a space ship and try to shoot down various alien ships above you.
While the game is very simple, playing it was not so for me. I will admit that I felt some frustration that I was struggling to pass the third wave of ships. Though I did eventually did pass it (yay!), I immediately died when the next “easier” part came about. Despite all this I did very much enjoy playing this game as it reminded me of some of the retro games I have played in my lifetime.
In terms of the controls, there are only three, move right, move left, and shoot which makes playing on the computer fairly easy. The controls are actually fairly similar to their real world counterparts because of this simplicity. The left and right buttons correspond to the left and right arrow keys and the shooting button corresponds to the ctrl key.
Overall I would recommend people to play this game as it is pretty easy to play on the computer and is just fun if you’re someone who enjoys spaceships and shooting things
Find the game here: https://archive.org/details/arcade_astrob
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