🎮 Play Mad Planets Online (Arcade)

Mad Planets is a fast-paced multi-directional shooter released for the Arcade in 1983 by Gottlieb. Players pilot a nimble spacecraft against waves of increasingly hostile planets, moons, and comets that threaten to overwhelm them. The game stands out for its intense, 360-degree combat and scaling sprite graphics that give a convincing illusion of objects hurtling toward the screen.

How to Play

Your primary objective is to survive and rack up a high score by destroying planetary bodies before they reach full size and become more dangerous. In the browser emulator, use the standard Arcade controls: press 5 to insert a coin and 1 to start. Use the Arrow Keys to maneuver your ship, and Z / X to fire and rotate.

Tips

• Destroy moons as quickly as possible; if left unchecked, they will grow into full-sized, aggressive planets.
• Keep moving to avoid comets that fly across the screen, as their erratic trajectories can easily catch a stationary ship off guard.
• When astronauts appear, try to rescue them for bonus points rather than accidentally shooting them.