Asteroids On The Sony PS1

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Asteroids Arcade Original In Game Screen Shot
I have always been worried about how I would cope if I ever found myself stranded on a small star ship that was trapped in an asteroid field teeming with the alien lifeforms.

Thankfully, Atari gave me a tool that would ensure that I was well prepared for this eventuality... ASTEROIDS!

Question - Can I play Atari's arcade original Asteroids on the Sony PlayStation / PSOne / PS1 / PSX ?

Answer - A worthy question my retro loving compadres, To which the answer is YES!

A brief review of your options are here which include original releases, unlockables and homebrew options for modded consoles.


OFFICIAL RELEASES

Midway Presents Arcade Greatest Hits - The Atari Collection 1
PAL Release - SLES-00466 - 20 December 1997
NTSC-U Release - SLUS-00399 - 10 December 1996
PS1 Arcades Greatest Hits Atari Collection 1 Front Cover
PS1 Arcades Greatest Hits Atari Collection 1 Rear Cover
PS1 Arcades Greatest Hits Atari Collection 1 CD
A collection of 6 classic Atari arcade ACTION games including Battlezone, Centipede, Missile Command, Super Breakout, Tempest and... ASTEROIDS!

Also included are featurettes on "The Golden Age of Atari" and five of the six games in the compilation.
PS1 Arcades Greatest Hits Atari Collection 1 Menu
PS1 Arcades Greatest Hits Atari Collection 1 In Game Screen Shot


Atari Anniversary Edition Redux
PAL Release - SLES-03808 - 1 March 2002
NTSC-U Release - SLUS-01427 - 26 November 2001
PS1 Atari Anniversary Edition Redux - Front Cover
PS1 Atari Anniversary Edition Redux - Rear Cover
PS1 Atari Anniversary Edition Redux - CD
A collection of 12 classic Atari arcade games including Battlezone, Centipede, Crystal Castles, Gravitar, Millipede, Missile Command, Pong, Super Breakout, Tempest and Warlords and... ASTEROIDS! AND...ASTEROIDS DELUXE!!

The ASTEROIDS in this compilation is presented with an added bezel and also appears to have an increased screen resolution when compared to the ASTEROIDS included in Atari's Arcades Greatest Hits release however this may be due to the reduced game play screen size so that the bezel could be added. Either way, this version is more asthetically pleasing.

Also included are interviews with Atari founder Nolan Bushnell, Excerpts on Atari from the book "Phoenix: The Fall and Rise of Videogames" and a photo gallery of Atari memorabilia.
PS1 Atari Anniversary Edition Redux - Menu
PS1 Atari Anniversary Edition Redux - In Game Screenshot
PS1 Atari Anniversary Edition Redux - Menu 2
PS1 Atari Anniversary Edition Redux - In Game Screenshot 2


UNLOCKABLES

ASTEROIDS aka SUPER LITE 1500 SERIES ASTEROIDS
PAL Release - SLES-01418 - 4 December 1998
NTSC-U Release - SLUS-00773 - 23 November 1998
NTSC-J Release - SLPM-86239 - 1 July 1999
PS1 Asteroids - Front Cover
PS1 Asteroids - Rear Cover
PS1 Asteroids - CD
PS1 Super Lite 1500 Series Asteroids - Front Cover
PS1 Super Lite 1500 Series Asteroids - Front Cover Translated
Front Cover Translation
PS1 Super Lite 1500 Series Asteroids - Rear Cover
PS1 Super Lite 1500 Series Asteroids - Rear Cover Translated
Rear Cover Translation
PS1 Super Lite 1500 Series Asteroids - CD
PS1 Super Lite 1500 Series Asteroids - CD Translated
CD Translation

Wait just a large rock in space blasting minute... Isn't this a remake / re-imagining of asteroids and not the arcade original ?!

It certainly is, but at the loading screen when "Press Start" starts to flash, hold Select and press Circle, Circle, Circle, Triangle, Square, Square, Circle to unlock classic arcade... ASTEROIDS!

You can also beat the first 15 stages on level 1 in 1 player mode to unlock classic mode.
PS1 Asteroids - Start Screen
PS1 Asteroids - Menu Screen
PS1 Asteroids - Classic In Game Screen


HOMEBREW

JUM'S ASTEROIDS EMULATOR (PSX version)
27 September 2000

Unfortunately, there are no fully working homebrew options for Asteroids on the Sony Playstation.

Jum's Asteroids Emulator (PSX Version) is close, but it's incomplete and no longer supported.

I did have a go at getting Jum's Asteroids emulator to run using ePSXe and mkpsxiso to create a .cue/.bin with the required arcade asteroids romset but I couldn't get it running. I also tried running the PSX .exe file directly in ePSXe and that didn't produce any results either.


I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH THIS INFORMATION...

1. If you have a PS1 or PS2 and one of the games above, have a nostalgic afternoon blatting away at wave after wave of Space Potatoes.

2. How about building a replica Asteroids arcade cabinet or table, powered using a PS1 or PS2?

3. Ignore the information here and continue living a happy life.


AND FINALLY...

Have I missed a PS1 Asteroids game? Probably... Leave me a comment and I'll add it to the list.

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