Asteroid Killer

The Asteroid Killer, manufactured in January 1980 by Universal Company, Ltd. of Oyama, Japan, is a rare and enigmatic piece of pinball history. As one of the relatively few solid-state electronic (SS) machines to emerge from a Japanese manufacturer during this period, it represents an interesting chapter in the industry's history, though many details about its design and gameplay remain undocumented.

Little is known about the Asteroid Killer's specific gameplay mechanics, but as an SS four-player machine it would have used the microprocessor-driven scoring and electronic features standard by 1980.

The artwork and theme of the Asteroid Killer are also not documented in the historical record. Its scarcity and the limited information available about it add to its appeal among collectors seeking rare and underdocumented machines.