Instructions
Wait for the applet and sounds to finish loading, this may take a minute or two. The game screen will show "Game Over - 'S' to Start" once everything is ready. In the meantime you can review the instructions below.

Note: If the game doesn't seem to be responding to key presses, click your mouse pointer in the game area.

Use the keyboard controls described below to maneuver your Greenie starfighter, destroying as many asteroids as you can while avoiding collision with them. Also watch for the flying saucers armed with guided missles.

If you warp into hyperspace, your Greenie starfighter will momentarily disappear then reappear on another part of the screen, gradually fading in. During this time the Greenie starfighter is invunerable. Likewise, when your Greenie starfighter is destroyed, a new one will appear in the center of the screen. You can still maneuver and fire during this time so if you are in imminent danger, you have a couple of seconds to get out of it.

Controls
SStart Game PPause Game
Cursor LeftRotate Left Cursor DownReverse Thrust
Cursor RightRotate Right Cursor UpForward Thrust
SpacebarFire Cannon HHyperspace
MToggle Sound* DToggle Graphics Detail*
*Note: If the game appears to run slowly on your machine, try turning sound and/or graphics detail off. This will not affect game play.
Scoring
Large Asteroids 25
Small Asteroids 50
Flying Saucer 250
Enemy Missle 500
A new Greenie starfighter is awarded for every 5000 points scored.
About this Game
Find out more about Starfighters on the official StarWars website. Mike Hall created this Game in Java. To see the source code (the raw Java) and to find out more about Mike, visit Mike's site. He has some other cool Java games as well! Check out this really cool version of asteroids! It has a circular playing field instead of a rectangle.

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