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M Network / Mattel Electronics - Astroblast (Standard)

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TV format		Rarity	Cart	CiB	Last changed n/a
Gametitle	Astroblast	Class	Official release
Company	M Network / Mattel Electronics	Genre	Shoot'em Up
Series	Standard	Max. player	1
Cartridge shell	Standard	Controller	Joystick, Paddles
Serial number	5666	Programmer	Finney, Hal
UPC code		Manual
Year	1982	Screenshot
Country	- USA	md5 Hash / Size	75169c08b56e4e6c36681e599c4d8cc5 (4K)

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Module Information

At Astroblast you can choose to play with the joystick or the paddle controller.

Company Information

At the beginning of 1980 Mattel's video game console "Intellivision" came on the market and was a direct competitor of the Atari VCS. From 1980 to 1983, Mattel produced and sold versions of its Intellivision games for the Atari VCS console under the label "M Network", but some of them under a different name (e.g. the game "Astrosmash" in the Atari version was renamed "Astroblast"). Atari was initially not allowed to make games for the Intellivision in return. In the early 1980s, Mattel filed a lawsuit against Atari because it was alleged that former Mattel employees who had worked for Atari betrayed trade secrets. Probably one reason why Atarisoft ultimately produced only three games for the Intellivision console (Centipede, Defender, Pac-Man, all 1983).

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Original Version	8 known copies	Output
M Network / Mattel Electronics Astroblast	Astroblast [Dactar] Astroblast [Dynacom [Brazil]] Astroblast [Dynacom [Brazil]] Astro Blast [EDU Games] Astroblast [INTV Corporation] Astroblast - Explosion d'Étoile [M Network / Mattel Electronics] Astroblast [Telegames USA] Astroblast [Telegames USA]	Click here for an enlarged overview of all Copies

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Manuals

Landscape manual ?

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5666-0950

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