Astérix is a 1992 platform game for the Master System. It is based on the comic book series Asterix and is part of a series of games based on this franchise. The game is a typical side scrolling platform where either Asterix or Obelix must navigate through each stage, in most stages the player must locate a key that will open a door at the end of the stage, some stages a boss must be defeated to complete the stage.
Astérix (Sega Master System)
The game is broken up into 8 different areas with between 1 and 3 stages in each area. The player starts with 3 lives and 3 health points, a health point is lost if the character is hit by an enemy a live is lost if all health points are lost or the character falls down a hole. Health points can be obtained by picking up certain items during the game. When certain bosses are defeated a heart is obtained, collecting this heart increases the health capacity by one point. The character can have up to 6 health points.
The player has the choice prior to each stage of choosing Asterix or Obelix to complete the stage, in level 1-1 the player must choose Asterix and level 1-2 the player must choose Obelix. The game can be played with 1 or 2 players, in 2 player mode each player takes turns at completing the stage, player 1 plays the game as Asterix and player 2 plays as Obelix. The stages in the game differ depending on whether the player is playing the stage as Asterix or Obelix. Asterix has the ability to destroy blocks using a magic potion that can be picked up during the level, the block is destroyed by throwing the potion at the block and waiting for the potion to explode. Obelix is able to destroy blocks with a punch and the potion used by Asterix is not available to Obelix. Both characters can defeat enemies with a punch. Obelix being larger in size is unable to access some parts of the level that Asterix would be able to access, Asterix is unable to access some parts of the level due if the potion is unavailable and Asterix is unable to break the blocks surrounding the area. Due to the differences in the characters the maps for most levels are different for both Asterix and Obelix making some levels more easy or difficult for each character, some levels are the same for both characters.
A bonus stage can be reached by collecting 50 bones. The bonus stage is played by Dogmatix, in the bonus stage Dogmatix must jump from bubble to bubble popping each bubble along the way. A red bubble requires Dogmatix to jump on the bubble just once, a yellow bubble when jumped on will turn red and then will be popped after the second jump, a green bubble will turn yellow after the first jump and then red on the second jump and requiring a third jump to pop the bubble. A bonus is awarded depending on the number of bubbles popped.
More details about this game can be found on Wikipedia.org.
This version of Astérix was designed for the Sega Master System (SMS), which was an 8-bit video game console manufactured by Sega in the years 1985 - 1992. It was a direct competitor to the much more successful NES console and the predecessor of the much beter console Sega Genesis. The unit price of Master System was approximately $ 200 and worldwide only 13 million units of this console were sold. More information about Sega Master System can be found here.
Recommended Game Controllers:
You can control this game easily by using the keyboard of your PC (see the table next to the game). However, for maximum gaming enjoyment, we strongly recommend using a USB gamepad that you simply plug into the USB port of your computer. If you do not have a gamepad, buy a suitable USB controller on Amazon or AliExpress or in some of your favorite online stores.
Available online emulators:
4 different online emulators are available for Astérix. These emulators differ not only in the technology they use to emulate old games, but also in of various game controllers, multiplayer mode, mobile phone touchscreen, emulation speed, absence or presence of embedded ads and in many other parameters. For maximum gaming enjoyment, it's important to choose the right emulator, because on each PC and in different Internet browsers, the individual emulators behave differently. The basic features of each emulator available for this game Astérix are summarized in the following table:
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This version of Astérix was designed for the Sega Master System (SMS), which was an 8-bit video game console manufactured by Sega in the years 1985 - 1992. It was a direct competitor to the much more successful NES console and the predecessor of the much beter console Sega Genesis. The unit price of Master System was approximately $ 200 and worldwide only 13 million units of this console were sold. More information about Sega Master System can be found 
