Asteroids.java

[Note: Play this game with extreme caution! Can be very habit-forming!!]
Use the keyboard controls described below to maneuver your ship, destroying as many asteroids as you can while avoiding collision with them. Also watch for the flying saucers armed with guided missles.

If you warp into hyperspace, your ship will momentarily disappear then reappear on another part of the screen, gradually fading in. During this time the ship is invunerable. Likewise, when your ship is destroyed, a new one will appear in the center of the screen. You can still maneuver and fire during this time so if you are in imminent danger, you have a couple of seconds to get out of it.

Controls

S Start Game P Pause Game

Cursor Left Rotate Left Cursor Down Reverse Thrust

Cursor Right Rotate Right Cursor Up Forward Thrust

Spacebar Fire Cannon H Hyperspace

M Toggle Sound^* D Toggle Graphics Detail^*

^*Note: If the game appears to run slowly on your machine, try turning sound and/or graphics detail off. This will not affect game play.

Usage: Download the following files and place them within your HTML directory:

Source: Asteroids.java	Classes: Asteroids.class and AsteroidsSprite.class
Sounds: crash.au, explosion.au, fire.au, missle.au, saucer.au, thrusters.au and warp.au

Java Source: Asteroids.java

HTML Source:

<applet code="Asteroids.class" width=700 height=400></applet>

Author: Mike Hall