Asterax
Encyclopedia
Asterax is a Macintosh
adaptation of the classic shoot 'em up
Asteroids, unique for its addition of a monetary element that can be used to purchase persistent power-up
s and score bonuses. It was created by Aust Redmin, and was released as shareware
in 1994.
In addition to its single-player mode, the game allowed two people to share a keyboard and play competitively or co-operatively.
Asterax was developed using the Sprite Animation Toolkit
.
Macintosh
The Macintosh , or Mac, is a series of several lines of personal computers designed, developed, and marketed by Apple Inc. The first Macintosh was introduced by Apple's then-chairman Steve Jobs on January 24, 1984; it was the first commercially successful personal computer to feature a mouse and a...
adaptation of the classic shoot 'em up
Shoot 'em up
Shoot 'em up is a subgenre of shooter video games. In a shoot 'em up, the player controls a lone character, often in a spacecraft or aircraft, shooting large numbers of enemies while dodging their attacks. The genre in turn encompasses various types or subgenres and critics differ on exactly what...
Asteroids, unique for its addition of a monetary element that can be used to purchase persistent power-up
Power-up
In computer and video games, power-ups are objects that instantly benefit or add extra abilities to the game character as a game mechanic. This is in contrast to an item, which may or may not have a benefit and can be used at a time chosen by the player...
s and score bonuses. It was created by Aust Redmin, and was released as shareware
Shareware
The term shareware is a proprietary software that is provided to users without payment on a trial basis and is often limited by any combination of functionality, availability, or convenience. Shareware is often offered as a download from an Internet website or as a compact disc included with a...
in 1994.
In addition to its single-player mode, the game allowed two people to share a keyboard and play competitively or co-operatively.
Asterax was developed using the Sprite Animation Toolkit
Sprite Animation Toolkit
Sprite Animation Toolkit is a computer game programming library created by Lysator for the Apple Macintosh platform which was popular during the late 1990s, in particular for shareware games. SAT can be used with Think Pascal, Think C or CodeWarrior in the Pascal or C programming languages...
.
External links
- Review of Asterax on muse games!
- Asterax 1.2
- Argonaut 2149, an OS XMac OS XMac OS X is a series of Unix-based operating systems and graphical user interfaces developed, marketed, and sold by Apple Inc. Since 2002, has been included with all new Macintosh computer systems...
-compatible clone. - Rocks 2 & 3, a WindowsMicrosoft WindowsMicrosoft Windows is a series of operating systems produced by Microsoft.Microsoft introduced an operating environment named Windows on November 20, 1985 as an add-on to MS-DOS in response to the growing interest in graphical user interfaces . Microsoft Windows came to dominate the world's personal...
-compatible clone. - Phredsoft, currently developing a port to modern platforms.