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    Asteroids

    Game » consists of 23 releases. Released November 1979

    Atari's bestselling game of all time, Asteroids was one of the most influential releases of the Golden Age of Arcade Games. One of the first space shooters, it was the inspiration for many of the dual stick shooter games of the modern era, Geometry Wars chief among them.

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    Edited By Ryan  Staff

      Destroying these asteroids won't bring our father back!
    Destroying these asteroids won't bring our father back!
    Skepticism surrounding the Asteroids movie is already running pretty high here at Giant Bomb HQ, and IGN's interview with producer Lorenzo di Bonaventura isn't really helping things. Here's what he has to say about why he decided to make an Asteroids movie in the first place.

    I was attracted to Asteroids, plain and simple, because I think what it tells you is that there's going to be this big thing in space.

    As stupid a justification for a movie as that sounds, I suppose there's really not much more inspiration you could've culled from the name Asteroids. So, aside from big-ass space stuff, what is Asteroids actually going to be about?

    We've crafted a really strong, deep mythology for the thing. Without divulging too much about it, it's two lead characters - two brothers - who have to go through a seminal experience to figure out their relationship, against this huge backdrop.

    OK, so in between expensive CG space sequences, we'll get a story of personal growth about two brothers who don't get along until they have to put their differences aside to team up against the adversity of menacing space rocks. What's the over/under on one of them being super-responsible, and the other one a loose cannon? If there's not some sort of space academy/mining operation conceit paired with the haunting memory of a dead parent/colleague, I will eat my goddamn space-hat.
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    #1  Edited By Ryan  Staff

      Destroying these asteroids won't bring our father back!
    Destroying these asteroids won't bring our father back!
    Skepticism surrounding the Asteroids movie is already running pretty high here at Giant Bomb HQ, and IGN's interview with producer Lorenzo di Bonaventura isn't really helping things. Here's what he has to say about why he decided to make an Asteroids movie in the first place.

    I was attracted to Asteroids, plain and simple, because I think what it tells you is that there's going to be this big thing in space.

    As stupid a justification for a movie as that sounds, I suppose there's really not much more inspiration you could've culled from the name Asteroids. So, aside from big-ass space stuff, what is Asteroids actually going to be about?

    We've crafted a really strong, deep mythology for the thing. Without divulging too much about it, it's two lead characters - two brothers - who have to go through a seminal experience to figure out their relationship, against this huge backdrop.

    OK, so in between expensive CG space sequences, we'll get a story of personal growth about two brothers who don't get along until they have to put their differences aside to team up against the adversity of menacing space rocks. What's the over/under on one of them being super-responsible, and the other one a loose cannon? If there's not some sort of space academy/mining operation conceit paired with the haunting memory of a dead parent/colleague, I will eat my goddamn space-hat.
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    #2  Edited By spiceninja

    This is the dumbest thing I've ever heard and it's sure to be shit since the guy who directed all the Mummy movies is behind it.

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    #3  Edited By MatthewMeadows

    Is this all one big joke?


    Like seriously?

    Asteroids?
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    #4  Edited By lukeissxc

    Sounds lame

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    #5  Edited By tovan

    I'm still trying to figure out if they're joking, or morons.

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    #6  Edited By Death_Unicorn

    Wow...

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    #7  Edited By raidingkvatch

    I hope this IP cost a fuck of a lot of money to turn into a film just to punish this level of stupidity

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    #8  Edited By Mouth

    This already sounds stupid.

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    #9  Edited By wrecks

    what. the. fuck. is. going. on?

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    #10  Edited By SaucySala

    Great reason to buy the rights....

    "Uhhhh... I don't know why we bought it... Space? Space is cool, right?"

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    #11  Edited By CaptSuavity

    I laughed so hard at those quotes, then I cried a little because I think they're serious. 

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    #12  Edited By MjHealy

    This is a space Dirty Harry isin't?

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    #13  Edited By damnboyadvance

    Really? I mean... really?

    Is this a joke? Because if it is, it's not very funny to me. Rather, it's just sad. I've seen lots of games remade into movies, but this? THIS? What kind of idiot would make, or even attempt to make, or announce making, or ever THINK of making a movie like THIS?

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    #14  Edited By Kou_Leifoh

    TANG BAIT!!!

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    #15  Edited By killdave
    @Kou_Leifoh said:
    " TANG BAIT!!! "
    lol
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    #16  Edited By chewii101

    Rofl....Brad's take on the script was dead on.

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    #17  Edited By heartlessomen

    eat that space-hat!!!

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    #18  Edited By 71Ranchero

    Brokeback Asteroid?

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    #19  Edited By EndlessMike

    Im in!

    This movie sounds space-tacular!

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    #20  Edited By Contra

    Predict lines that will be in this movie

    "Dammit, it's too big.  You'll never make it."
    "We will if we work together!"

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    #21  Edited By Mikl

    Oh Ryan do you even have a space-hat?

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    #22  Edited By John1912

    Why in gods name would you even want to use the Asteroids name, I assume they have to pay someone to use it.  Just fucking make up w/e you want for a space movie and pick a name out of a hat.  Either way its going to amount to the same BS and prob make more sence then just Asteriods!.  God, I really hope the QL on this for the movie tie in game is priceless, and not just, yup it sucks.  Please let it have good material for jokes!

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    #23  Edited By Death_Burnout

    I hope this is Supernatural in Space...because then Joe Dodson could be in it!

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    #24  Edited By elektrixx

    "ARRRGH I CAN'T ESCAPE - IT JUST KEEPS BRINGING ME BACK TO THE OTHER SIDE!"

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    #25  Edited By ferrarimanf355

    I don't know why, but a movie based on San Francisco Rush 2049, based on the visual style of the Speed Racer movie, would be awesome. 


      

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    #26  Edited By Fiveoutafive

    I think I saw this movie, with Bruce Willis, and that lead singers daughter, Ben Afflac is in it and bangs said lead singers daughter? Lol I think it was called Ragnarok or Apocalypse. *spoilers* Bruce Willis dies!

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    #27  Edited By StarFoxA

    I feel really sorry for the writer of this movie.

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    #28  Edited By brocool

    I've heard worse..

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    #29  Edited By crusnchill
    @PlasmaBeam44:
    Hey! The first one of the 'the mummy' movies was quite good. He just didn't know when to leave a good thing be. And instead started kicking and punching the dead horse that it now is, into the z-list craparama that it HAS become.
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    #30  Edited By jakob187

    Movie of the year....guaranteed!

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    #31  Edited By Ryan  Staff
    @Mikl said:
    " Oh Ryan do you even have a space-hat? "
    Actually, I don't have any kinds of hats. Suckers!
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    i thought for a second that this was a joke, but guess not. at least we'll have material for a new TANG when this comes out.

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    #34  Edited By MKO619

    "My father died mining those astroids"

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    #35  Edited By Urmean

    Okay, I've got it.

    We put a guy in space, and there are asteroids there.

    BAM, INSTANT HIT.

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    #36  Edited By gearhead

    Is your hat a turban?!

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    #37  Edited By Trilogy

    So basically, this is going to be a sci-fi movie with the only ties to the game being the  name "asteroids". What the fuck is the point.

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    #38  Edited By TheHT

    when i read that description i LOLED HARDCORE.

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    #39  Edited By sdauz

    my ass couldve made a better story than that

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    #40  Edited By Jimbo7676

    The anticipation is nigh on palpable...

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    #41  Edited By JoelTGM

    lmao

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    #42  Edited By elcalavera

    I really wonder what kind of nut has the imagination to come up with this, he should either be put in an asylum or he should get some kind of award. And besides that, I really wonder what the game will be like.

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    #43  Edited By Krataur

    I for one am looking forward to this.  In fact, he should continue with these movies.  After Asteroids, move on to Centipede, then Pinball, and of course we can't forget Boxing!

    ...

    *sigh*

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    #44  Edited By auspiciousqueue

    I'm in awe of the reasoning behind the need for this movie.

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    #46  Edited By GioVANNI

    The producers of this movie are con men, why?  Because they know everyone is going to see it!

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    #47  Edited By beargirl1

    what the hell? are they serious about this? jeez! 

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    #48  Edited By dethfish

    "I think what it tells you is that there's going to be this big thing in space." 

    Sold!

    Brothers who have a seminal experience sounds great too.

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    #49  Edited By YoungDetective

    Maybe it's another Funny People viral marketing thing?

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    #50  Edited By CallMeRotten

    So why did the Writer's Guild go on strike again?

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