First released by Atari in 1979, Asteroids was one of the first major hits of the golden age of arcade games.

The game itself was conceived during a meeting between Atari designers Ed Logo and Lyle Rains, who based it on hardware that had been developed for Lunar Lander. Eventually selling over 70,000 units it actually eclipsed the success of Space Invaders in the US market, and at one stage demand put the factory under such pressure that they were forced to ship several hundred Asteroids games in Lunar Lander cabinets.. 

With single-player and multi-player modes, and the simple objective of shooting asteroids and saucers whilst avoiding incoming fire, the game proved tremendously popular and inspired many other arcade classics such as Defender and Gravitar. Your spacecraft is negotiating a field of fast moving asteroids that can destroy your ship on contact but with a front mounted weapon and hyperspace abilities you can fly through the debris, destroying each rock one piece at a time.This table top version, much favoured by pubs and bars where space was limited, was introduced later and provided a handy surface on which to park your pint of bitter during what often turned out to be marathon sessions.

We offer a grade A1 restoration as standard. We do not use a 'restoration checklist' as every component is checked and refurbished as part of our uncompromising refurbishment process. 
 
We are thorough and comprehensive throughout and are striving to deliver a machine that is near to how it came out of the factory. All of our restoration work is guaranteed by our one-year on-site parts and labour warranty.  
 
Contact us at The Games Room Company on 01932 568 414 to discuss our Grade A1 restored arcade machines in more detail.  

Over the years most machines have either been scrapped or fallen into disrepair but this rare example has undergone a thorough refurbishment by our specialists, who have restored the cabinet to its former glory and made sure that everything under the bonnet is working just as it should.

Now’s your chance to reach for the stars and own a piece of arcade game history but if you’re hoping to re-create your teenage high scores at the controls then you should be aware that the all time  record is held by then 15 year old Scott Safran of New Jersey, who on November 13, 1982, racked up a stratospheric 41,336,440 points! It must have been a blast…

 We at the Games Room Company have always had a great appreciation for video games, ever since the first commercial video game (Computer Space) was released back in 1971. We were one of the first companies to bring over TAITO’s Space Invaders to the UK, quickly going on to supply pubs all over the country. Our founder, Reginald Waldersmith, was a particularly avid fan of Atari’s Pong, describing it as being “quite as fun as real tennis, and not nearly as exhausting”. We have proudly continued his fondness for retro video games, and much of our inventory includes games we’ve manufactured ourselves.