[2] The game uses speech synthesis and during attract mode a voice says "Fighter pilots needed in sector wars...play Astro Blaster!"

If the ship's laser overheats, it is disabled until it cools; and if fuel is depleted, the game ends regardless of how many lives the player has left.

The Warp function is usable once per sector or life, temporarily slowing all enemy vessels and making them easier to shoot.

Astro Blaster is one of five unlockable games in the PlayStation Portable version of Sega Genesis Collection.

The current[update] world record high score was set in 1982 and is held by Gus Pappas with 299,100 points.