''Apple-Oids'' (also written as ''Apple-oids'') is a clone of Atari, Inc.'s ''

Asteroids An asteroid is a minor planet—an object larger than a meteoroid that is neither a planet nor an identified comet—that orbits within the Solar System#Inner Solar System, inner Solar System or is co-orbital with Jupiter (Trojan asteroids). As ...

'' arcade video game. It was written by Tom Luhrs for the

Apple II Apple II ("apple Roman numerals, two", stylized as Apple ][) is a series of microcomputers manufactured by Apple Computer, Inc. from 1977 to 1993. The Apple II (original), original Apple II model, which gave the series its name, was designed ...

and published by California Pacific Computer Company in 1980. The asteroids in ''Apple-oids'' are in the shape of apples.

Gameplay

The ship is rotated with the paddle knob and propelled forward with the paddle button. Firing is done via the keyboard, with the asterisk key. Pressing any other key warps the ship to a random location—a.k.a. hyperspace.

Reception

Forrest Johnson reviewed ''Apple-Oids'' in ''

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'' No. 42. Johnson commented that "I have never figured out why anyone would send a perfectly good ship to shoot at asteroids, but if that's your scene, you will enjoy this game". In a ''

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'' review alongside ''The Asteroid Field'' and ''Asteron'', the authors concluded: "For those who like ''Asteroids'', any of these three games is a good choice".

References

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