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Phantom of the Asteroids

Excruciatingly difficult platformer with early jet pack vs gravity game play. You explore the corridors within an asteroid fighting off aliens and racing against a dwindling oxygen supply.

31 December 1985

Phantom of the Asteroids is an adventure developed by Mastertronic, released 31 December 1985 on Commodore C64/128/MAX.

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What Phantom of the Asteroids is

Phantom of the Asteroids is an adventure game developed by Mastertronic and released in 1985. It is available on Commodore C64/128/MAX only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

The earth is under threat from an asteroid hurtling towards it. Your mission is to destroy the asteroid and save the earth from invasion by a swarm of bloodthirsty Phantoms. To destroy the asteroid you must find and collect the 36 Uranium cubes on it. When these are gathered together in one place you will have 5 minutes (real time) to reach the teleport and escape before the nuclear explosion will blow up the asteroid. There are 3 types of force wall which will bar your way. The cyan, purple and green force walls are all of varying strengths but contact with any of them will result in instant death! Each type can be deactivated for a different period of time by standing on their respective…
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How it plays

Its themes are science fiction.

What it launched against

Phantom of the Asteroids launched on 31 December 1985, within three weeks of Bomberman, Summer Games II, Highway Encounter and Mercenary.

Released around the same time: Bomberman, Summer Games II, Highway Encounter, Mercenary.

Official trailer

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Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.

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Quick answers

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When did Phantom of the Asteroids come out?
Phantom of the Asteroids was released on 31 December 1985 for Commodore C64/128/MAX.

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