Asteroid Cresta is a fast paced Open Source Asteroids style retro game which features stunning two-color vector graphics. Released with source code under the GNU General Public License. Believing that the world needed another asteroid re-make, I began this game in 2004 for a bit fun. I have used it at various times as a testbed for developing skills in new programming frameworks. Initially, it was written for Borland C++ Builder and while I used Borland`s VCL for the front-end, I wrote the back-end code in clean C++. This meant I was later able to swap-out the front-end code and replace it with a wxWidget implementation. I initially released the game under the under the name of “Celesteroids”. With this version, as well as changing the name, I swapped-out wxWidgets and replaced it with Nokia`s QT framework. I have also improved the playability a little I hope.

Version: 1.8
License: Freeware
Download: Asteroid Cresta v. 1.8

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Tags: arcade, asteroids, games, GCC, qt, retro

This entry was posted on Monday, August 22nd, 2011 at 3:20 pm and is filed under Games & entertainment.

Asteroid Cresta is a fast paced Open Source Asteroids style retro game which features stunning two-color vector graphics. Released with source code under the GNU General Public License. Believing that the world needed another asteroid re-make, I began this game in 2004 for a bit fun. I have used it at various times as a testbed for developing skills in new programming frameworks. Initially, it was written for Borland C++ Builder and while I used Borland`s VCL for the front-end, I wrote the back-end code in clean C++. This meant I was later able to swap-out the front-end code and replace it with a wxWidget implementation. I initially released the game under the under the name of “Celesteroids”. With this version, as well as changing the name, I swapped-out wxWidgets and replaced it with Nokia`s QT framework. I have also improved the playability a little I hope.

Version: 1.7
License: Freeware
Download: Asteroid Cresta v. 1.7

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Tags: arcade, asteroids, games, GCC, qt, retro

This entry was posted on Saturday, March 12th, 2011 at 2:27 pm and is filed under Games & entertainment.

Asteroid Cresta is a fast paced Open Source Asteroids style retro game which features stunning two-color vector graphics. Released with source code under the GNU General Public License. Believing that the world needed another asteroid re-make, I began this game in 2004 for a bit fun. I have used it at various times as a testbed for developing skills in new programming frameworks. Initially, it was written for Borland C++ Builder and while I used Borland`s VCL for the front-end, I wrote the back-end code in clean C++. This meant I was later able to swap-out the front-end code and replace it with a wxWidget implementation. I initially released the game under the under the name of “Celesteroids”. With this version, as well as changing the name, I swapped-out wxWidgets and replaced it with Nokia`s QT framework. I have also improved the playability a little I hope.

Version: 1.6
License: Freeware
Download: Asteroid Cresta v. 1.6

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Tags: arcade, asteroids, games, GCC, qt, retro

This entry was posted on Monday, June 14th, 2010 at 4:59 am and is filed under Games & entertainment.