Instructions for Drawsteroids

Drawsteroids is a variation on the arcade classic "Asteroids." This updated version of the old favorite adds ellipses and rectangles to the asteroid mix and lets the player switch into draw mode, where the player can move objects around the screen and draw new objects.

Game controls

Action Keyboard / mouse keys
Turn ship LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys
Accelerate ship UP arrow keys
Fire bullets SPACEBAR
Start new game Go to File | New Game, or press CTRL-N
Toggle between game and draw modes ENTER key

Toolbar controls

Switch to game mode
Switch to draw mode

Drawing palette controls

Select mode. Allows you to select objects on the screen and move them around.
Square mode. Allows you to draw new rectangle objects on the screen.
Ellipse mode. Allows you to draw new ellipse objects on the screen.
Asteroid mode. Allows you to draw new asteroids on the screen.