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Atari 2600 joystick: |
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Joystick control: |
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Player 1: |
Player 2: |
joystick |
↑↓←→ |
TGFH |
trigger |
Spacebar |
A |
turbo |
Del |
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RESET |
F12 |
F12 |
SELECT |
F11 |
F11 |
Pause |
Alt+P |
Alt+P |
black-white / color mode: F2 |
paddle / joystick mode: Alt+L |
Help: |
This Atari game is emulated by JavaScript only. If you prefere to use Java applet emulator, please follow this link. |
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Other platforms:
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Unfortunately, this game is currently available only in this version. Be patient :-)
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Game info: |
box cover
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Game title: |
Laser Blast |
Console: |
Atari 2600 |
Author (released): |
Activision (1981) |
Genre: |
Action, Shooter |
Mode: |
Single-player |
Design: |
David Crane |
Music: |
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Game manual: |
manual.pdf
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File size: |
754 kB |
Download: |
not available (stream only)
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Game size: |
2 kB |
Recommended emulator: |
Stella |
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia:
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Laser Blast is a single-player video game developed and published by Activision in March 1981 for the Atari 2600 video game system. Designed by David Crane, one of Activision's co-founders, Laser Blast places players in control of flying saucers attacking land targets.
The object of Laser Blast is to destroy a series of land-based enemies. The player controls a fleet of flying saucers, operating one at a time. On the planet surface below are a group of three mobile laser bases, guarded by an invisible force field that prevents the player's saucer from getting too close to the surface. Both the player and the enemy bases are armed with laser blasters, which may fire a single continuous beam at a time. The player must destroy all three bases before they are able to target the saucer and fire their own laser blasts in defense. If the player's saucer is hit, it will lose altitude and crash to the ground; however, the player may direct this fall, potentially into one of the bases, destroying it as well. Each succeeding wave of enemy bases moves faster and targets the player's saucers more quickly, while the force field becomes stronger and decreases the amount of space in which the saucer can move.
Players score points for each base destroyed, with points multiplying each wave up to a maximum of 90 points per base. Players earn extra flying saucers with each 1000 points scored and may keep a maximum of six extra saucers in reserve.
Players who scored 100,000 points or more could submit photographic proof to Activision and be admitted to the Activision Federation of Laser Blasters.
More details about this game can be found on
Wikipedia.org.
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For fans and collectors:
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Find this game on video server
YouTube.com
or
Vimeo.com.
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Buy original game or Atari 2600 console on
Amazon.com
or
eBay.com.
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Find digital download of this game on
GOG
or
Steam.
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Videogame Console: |
This version of Laser Blast was designed for Atari 2600, which was commercially very successful video game console of second generation produced by Atari from 1977 to 1992. It was the first console that used removable memory modules with games. At the time of its greatest fame, more than 30 million units of this console were sold for about $ 200 a piece. To date, the game library for this console contains nearly 1,000 original games. More information about the
Atari 2600 can be found here. |
Recommended Game Controllers:
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You can control this game easily by using the keyboard of your PC (see the table next to the game). However, for maximum gaming enjoyment, we strongly recommend using a USB joystick that you simply plug into the USB port of your computer. If you do not have a joystick, buy a suitable USB controller in Amazon or in some of your favorite online stores.
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Available online emulators: |
5 different online emulators are available for Laser Blast. These emulators differ not only in the technology they use to emulate old games, but also in support of various game controllers, multiplayer mode, mobile phone touchscreen, emulation speed, absence or presence of embedded ads and in many other parameters. For
maximum gaming enjoyment, it's important to choose the right emulator, because on each PC and in different Internet browsers, the individual emulators behave differently. The basic
features of each emulator available for this game Laser Blast are summarized in the following table:
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Emulator
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Technology
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Multiplayer
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USB gamepad
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Touchscreen
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Without ads
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Javatari 5.0
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JavaScript
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YES
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YES
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YES
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YES
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Javatari 0.91
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JavaScript
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YES
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YES
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NO
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YES
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NeptunJS
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JavaScript
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YES
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YES
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NO
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NO
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EmulatorJS
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JavaScript
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YES
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YES
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YES
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YES
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JStella
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Java applet
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YES
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NO
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NO
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YES
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