occur, resulting in the game starting in the original Meteor! format. Mattel released the game for the Atari 2600. Renamed Astroblast, it has faster play than the Intellivision original. Reception Astrosmash was reviewed in 1982 by Video magazine where it was described as "an obvious attempt to provide Intellivision-ites with a solitaire arcade-style target game". The pacing of the early stages in the game was described as "dull and plodding", although later in the game the pace becomes much more challenging. The color-coding of stages corresponding with difficulty level and player score was described as "not a bad idea", but reviewers noted that "the greyish blue used for the 1000-to-4999-point range is especially odious" and described this hue as "assaulting the optic nerves". Despite the lackluster review, the game was ultimately recommended as "probably worth a try" for Intellivision users seeking a new experience because the Intellivision "traditionally lacks arcade programs", and eight months later in Videos 1982 Guide to Electronic Games, Astrosmash was described as "probably the most popular action game produced by Mattel for play on the Intellivision". As of June 1983 the game shipped 984,900, making it the third most widely distributed Intellivision game behind Major League Baseball and Las Vegas Poker & Blackjack. Sales reached 2 million copies by 1999. Legacy Astrosmash T-shirts are worn by the characters Cisco Ramon, in the first season of The Flash, and Sheldon Cooper, in various episodes of The Big Bang Theory. An updated version of Astrosmash was announced as one of the six games included with the Intellivision Amico console. References External links Blue Sky Rangers - Space Action Network page The Dot Eaters article on Astrosmash, Sohl and the Intellivision 1981 video games Mattel video games Intellivision games Atari 2600 games Fixed shooters Video games developed in the United States