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Asteroids

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CONTROLS (Click on the game first to activate it)

S	Start Game	P	Pause/Resume Game
Cursor Left key	Rotate Left	Cursor Right key	Rotate Right
Cursor Up key	Forward Thrust	Cursor Down key	Reverse Thrust
Space Bar	Fire Laser Cannon	H	Hyperspace
M	Mute/Unmute Sound*	D	Less/More Detail*

HOW TO PLAY

Use the Cursor keys to move your ship around. Shoot the asteroids while avoiding collisions with them.
Occasionally a UFO will appear and attempt to shoot you down with guided missiles. Destroy it or the missiles for more points.
You begin with three ships, a bonus ship is awarded for every 5000 points scored.

SCORING

Object	Points
Large Asteroid	25
Small Asteroid	50
UFO	250
Missile	500

*Note: If the game appears to run slowly on your machine, try muting the sound and/or switching to less detail. This will not affect game play.

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