Planetoids (video game)

Planetoids
Publisher(s)Adventure International
Programmer(s)Marc Goodman (Apple II)
Greg Hassett (TRS-80)
Platform(s)Apple II, TRS-80
ReleaseApple II
  • WW: 1980
TRS-80
  • WW: 1981
Genre(s)Multidirectional shooter
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

Planetoids is a clone of Atari, Inc.'s Asteroids arcade game published by Adventure International for the Apple II in 1980 and TRS-80 in 1981. Each was originally an independently sold game, neither of which was titled Planetoids. The Apple II version, programmed by Marc Goodman, was published as Asteroid. The TRS-80 game was written by Greg Hassett as Fasteroids by Adventure Works. Fasteroids was still sold by Adventure Works at the same time Planetoids was available through Adventure International. The TRS-80 version includes features not present on the Apple II or arcade original.