That clip up top is the real Cosmic Smash — the actual 2000 Sega NAOMI game from SEGA. Grab the free RetroPlayers.Club Player and it runs full-speed on your PC, no cartridge required.
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Cosmic Smash can be relived on your own PC through the free RetroPlayers.Club Player app — full speed, with a controller and saves just like your hardware. You confirm you own the game from your library, and no need to connect your console.
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| Action | Keyboard | Controller |
|---|---|---|
| D-Pad Up | ↑ | D-Pad up |
| D-Pad Down | ↓ | D-Pad down |
| D-Pad Left | ← | D-Pad left |
| D-Pad Right | → | D-Pad right |
| B (bottom) | X | Bottom face |
| A (right) | Z | Right face |
| Y (left) | S | Left face |
| X (top) | A | Top face |
| L | Q | Left shoulder |
| R | E | Right shoulder |
| Start | Enter | Start |
| Select | V | Select |
These are the keys the RetroPlayers.Club Player app uses for Sega NAOMI, shown for reference. Your controller still lights up below so you can confirm it is detected — Premium members can remap here (keyboard or USB controller) and the app applies the map at the next launch.
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Press buttons — your controller lights up here so you can see it is detected. Go Premium to save a custom map.
| Action | Keyboard | Controller |
|---|---|---|
| Lever Up | W | D-Pad up |
| Lever Down | S | D-Pad down |
| Lever Left | A | D-Pad left |
| Lever Right | D | D-Pad right |
| Hit | J | Top face |
| Start | Enter | Start |
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It is a futuristic combination of squash and Breakout, and is a single player game. Cosmic Smash (コズミックスマッシュ) is a 2001 sports video game developed and published by Sega for arcades.
How to Play Cosmic Smash
Here is the default control layout for Cosmic Smash in the RetroPlayers.Club Player. Open Controller Mapping in the app to reassign anything to your own keys or gamepad.
The Story Behind Cosmic Smash
It is a futuristic combination of squash and Breakout, and is a single player game. It is one of the few Dreamcast games to be released in a DVD-style case, rather than a jewel case. The game instructs players (and onlookers) to 'silence their cell phones' before pitting the player in a one-on-one match against an AI opponent defending two target tiles.
A reimagining titled C-Smash VRS was released for the PlayStation 5 via PlayStation VR2 and Meta Quest on June 23, 2023, and Pico 4 on April 4, 2024. After destroying the two target tiles, the game will end, the credits will roll, and the player (if qualified) will be asked for initials for the high score table. If the player completes the final stage of their 'route,' and finishes at least eight stages with a trick shot during their playthrough, they will be awarded with a bonus stage.
What You'll Play
Both the starting time limit and the bonus time can be adjusted. At last update, the highest score on the third-party leaderboard was a two-way tie of 590,678,903—both entries by an English player named "Alex" with a listed age of 11. There are also walls and moving tiles in some stages, requiring the player to bounce shots off of the side, top, or bottom walls of the play area to navigate around.
The game ends when the player runs out of time, or when they reach a special stage at the "end of the line." Depending on the route chosen at each fork, each completed playthrough of Cosmic Smash can have a different number of stages. In addition to 'standard' shots, the player can charge a 'trick shot,' combining them with the joystick to set up elaborate, athletic, and powerful shots. A similar third-party leaderboard was available at the website Solvalou, but has also since become defunct.
Why It Still Hits
It is a futuristic combination of squash and Breakout, and is a single player game. The game instructs players (and onlookers) to 'silence their cell phones' before pitting the player in a one-on-one match against an AI opponent defending two target tiles. This is the only stage with an "active" opponent in the game, and the AI opponent will react according to the player's shot selection.
Cosmic Smash (コズミックスマッシュ) is a 2001 sports video game developed and published by Sega for arcades. A reimagining titled C-Smash VRS was released for the PlayStation 5 via PlayStation VR2 and Meta Quest on June 23, 2023, and Pico 4 on April 4, 2024. It is one of the few Dreamcast games to be released in a DVD-style case, rather than a jewel case.
Cosmic Smash — Frequently Asked Questions
How do I play Cosmic Smash?
Download the free RetroPlayers.Club Player from this page, then open Cosmic Smash — it runs the real Sega NAOMI release full-speed on your PC. The video above is that same game so you can see it first.
What console was Cosmic Smash released on?
SEGA shipped Cosmic Smash for the Sega NAOMI back in 2000, and the RetroPlayers.Club Player runs that release.
Can I save my progress in Cosmic Smash?
Premium members get save states in the RetroPlayers.Club Player — snapshot Cosmic Smash at any moment and pick it back up later.
Where can I buy the original Cosmic Smash?
Scroll to "Other Places You Can Get This Game" beneath the write-up — it lists trusted stores selling official copies.
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