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1978

Space Invaders

Tonight at a glance

Platforms
Arcade · iOS · Handheld · Mobile
Mode
Single player
Age rating
ESRB E
Violence
Moderate
Frights
None

The story

Space Invaders is an arcade video game developed by Tomohiro Nishikado and released in 1978. It is one of the earliest shooting games and the aim is to defeat waves of aliens with a laser cannon to earn as many points as possible.

  • Science fiction
  • aliens
  • spaceship
  • games released for unsupported platforms
  • sharp zaurus

The look

A few frames, chosen rather than collected.

Production

Rating
77 / 100 · 178 players
Developer
Taito
Publisher
Taito, Midway Manufacturing, Sharp, My Arcade

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