This Wednesday: Asteroids, Asteroids Deluxe come to XBLA [update]
by Justin McElroy 
{ Nov 26th 2007 at 1:30PM }
We'll be honest, friends: We're starting to smell a conspiracy. Somebody out there wants you to skip playing games this week so you can get out and buy some games. Luckily, if you're anything like us, you're too broke to fall for their clever trap. Thank you, comically slim wallet.
Gallery: Asteroids Deluxe (XBLA)
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Fernando Rocker @ Nov 26th 2007 1:35PM
I will give the game a chance. It have good achivements?
whymog @ Nov 26th 2007 1:37PM
It would take something as awesome as Castle Crashers (which kinda went Duke Nukem Forever on us...) to pull me away from the onslaught of awesome 360 games.
As it stands, why are you people online? You should be playing Rock Band and Mass Effect.
gonk @ Nov 26th 2007 1:38PM
asteroids is what, 20 years old?
and where the fuck is my space invaders on xbla? and Parsec? and donkey kong? and caterpillar? and some chess, RISK, etc?
whymog @ Nov 26th 2007 1:41PM
Hold on; Donkey Kong?
gonk @ Nov 26th 2007 1:45PM
the old-ass arcade version
cmon, that would sell like hotcakes on xbla, if it was only like $5
megaStryke @ Nov 26th 2007 1:47PM
No, it wouldn't because it is a Nintendo game.
gonk @ Nov 26th 2007 1:54PM
so? they should port it to xbla and VC and see which sells better, as an experiment
money is money, they win either way
megaStryke @ Nov 26th 2007 2:04PM
Yes. They should do that. Do you know what also would be great? If all the consoles were FREE. And gas was free. And that we no longer have to pay taxes. And tits rained from the sky.
But that would only happen in Fantasy Land.
rv @ Nov 26th 2007 2:09PM
Isn't it rare?
megaStryke @ Nov 26th 2007 2:35PM
No. Rare made the Donkey Kong Country games by obtaining permission from Nintendo to use the Donkey Kong character. As a result, as the new characters introduced in the DKC series are the sole property of Nintendo.
The Woo @ Nov 26th 2007 1:40PM
They changed it. It's 400 points TOTAL for both.
Speddy @ Nov 26th 2007 1:43PM
XBLA??? I'm too busy with Mass Effect. Now, go away. Till 2008.
ScreamingSkull @ Nov 26th 2007 1:44PM
Heh, somebody get Jeff Minter a new box of kleenex.
Marc Federico @ Nov 26th 2007 1:50PM
seriously, these old ass simple games should be free with ads on the side. the real ones should be $5. unless u are a total achievement whore or dominate in these old remakes, they are a total waste of money.
Wilson @ Nov 26th 2007 2:18PM
Why can't we get something like the SCUMM games?
Richard Deines @ Nov 26th 2007 2:33PM
Day of the Tentacle and remake of Maniac Mansion please!
Gh3tt0 Child @ Nov 26th 2007 2:41PM
geometry wars is better
LifeSong @ Nov 26th 2007 2:49PM
The two games are actually one download for 400 points and you get both games. If it were two games it would be more than one page on xbox.com.
http://www.xbox.com/en-US/games/a/asteroidsxboxlivearcade/
Justin McElroy @ Nov 26th 2007 3:28PM
You're right, Major Nelson was wrong. I'll update.
SnapperDragon @ Nov 26th 2007 6:59PM
Sorry, not buying any more junk off of xbl due to how it is locked to one console. Had to use my BB in store return and now all my downloads don't work unless I'm connected to the net. I really don't feel like spending hours on the phone and groveling with the dude in the far east...
Dave @ Nov 27th 2007 12:45AM
Has anyone heard anything about when RocketBowl is going to be released on Arcade? I've been waiting for this since they announced it months ago, and then it's just been nothing. No word on the sites for the developers or publishers or even xbox.com....