Work-in-progress inspired by ASTEROIDS. Created this to experiment with clones, firing lasers/bullets, and the play/pause function. I was also curious about making things re-appear on the opposite side of the screen (as in 'proper' ASTEROIDS). Cursor/arrow left/right to rotate, up arrow to move/fire thruster. x fires 'retro' rockets (handy because there's no maximum speed!), space fires laser.
Revised Main ship design March 2023 - added 'rocket nozzle' & 'cockpit window' to give the sprite a better visual direction while still keeping it simple. Changed 'retro' rocket key to down arrow. Asteroid/Rock sprite is from the Scratch library - could be tweaked as it's a vector image. I did borrow ideas and bits of code from others but I actually made this ages ago and I've forgotten who they were. I'll make an effort to find out someday soon and will credit accordingly. Apart from the asteroids, all other so-called 'artwork' is my own. The ship does have a certain degree of inertia (ie it should 'coast' after you take your finger off the 'thrust') but it needs tweaking. To add (someday!): Asteroids should break apart into smaller rocks when hit, creating harder-to-hit targets. Increasing levels of difficulty Better ship design!
