Astro Blaster

For the Disney attraction, see Buzz Lightyear Astro Blasters. For the educational toy, see Galilean cannon.
Not to be confused with Astro Fighter.
Astro Blaster
Arcade flyer
Developer(s)Gremlin Industries[1]
Publisher(s)Sega
Gremlin/Sega
Designer(s)Gary Shannon[2]
Barbara Michalec[2]
Platform(s)Arcade
Genre(s)Fixed shooter
Mode(s)1-2 players alternating
Arcade systemSega G80

Astro Blaster is a space-themed fixed shooter released in arcades by Sega in 1981. It was designed and programmed by Gary Shannon and Barbara Michalec.[2] The game uses speech synthesis and during attract mode a voice says "Fighter pilots needed in sector wars...play Astro Blaster!" It is the first video game to have a copyright registered in Japan.[1]

  1. ^ a b "Overseas Readers Column - Japan's First Video Copyright Registered". Game Machine (in Japanese). No. 175. Amusement Press, Inc. October 15, 1981. p. 42.
  2. ^ a b c Cite error: The named reference giantlist was invoked but never defined (see the help page).