Quick facts for kids Space Invaders |
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Developer(s) |
Taito |
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Publisher(s) |
Atari, Inc. (home) |
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Designer(s) |
Tomohiro Nishikado |
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Series |
Space Invaders |
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Platform(s) |
Arcade, Atari 2600, Atari 5200, Atari 8-bit, MSX |
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Release date(s) |
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Genre(s) |
Fixed shooter |
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Mode(s) |
Single-player, 2 players alternating |
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Cabinet |
Upright, cocktail |
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Arcade system |
Taito 8080 |
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CPU |
8080 @ 2 MHz |
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Sound |
SN76477 @ 1.9968 MHz |
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Display |
Fujitsu MB14241, monochrome raster, vertical orientation, 224×256 resolution |
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The player-controlled laser cannon shoots the aliens as they descend to the bottom of the screen.
Space Invaders is a video game made by the Taito Corporation. Space Invaders is one of the most famous early video games. The game is about defending the Earth from Space Invaders (aliens) by shooting them down before they can land. There have been seven versions of Space Invaders made by the Taito Corporation. Space Invaders was designed by the Taito Corporations man in charge of the game making department, Toshihiro Nishikado.
Nishikado was inspired to make the game after watching Star Wars and War of the Worlds. At first Space Invaders was a coin-operated machine but has been made available for almost every games console and home computer. Before making Space Invaders, Nishikado worked on games called Soccer and Interceptor. He says the hardest part of making a video game is designing the computer inside it. Taito describes Space Invaders as "an international phenomenon".
Space Invaders versions
- Space Invaders, 1978
- Space Invaders Part 2, 1979
- The Return of the Space Invaders, 1985
- Space Invaders '91, 1991
- Space Invaders DX, 1995
- Space Invaders '95, 1995
- Space Invaders 3D
Images for kids
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In Japan, Epoch Co. released a Space Invaders clone in 1980 that could be played at home: the Epoch TV Vader.
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A pixelated alien graphic from Space Invaders used at the Video Games Live concert event
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A spaceship aiming at the Puma logo, with clear references to Space Invaders