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Space Invaders is a 1978 shoot 'em up arcade video game, developed and released by Taito in Japan and licensed to Midway Manufacturing for overseas distribution. Commonly considered to be one of the most influential video games of all time, Space Invaders was the first fixed shooter and set the template for the genre. The goal is to defeat wave ...
Apr 12, 2023 · Apr 12, 2023 7:00 AM. The Space Invaders Creator Reveals the Game’s Origin Story. A new mini arcade cab version of the iconic alien shooter is set to land, 45 years after Tomohiro Nishikado’s...
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The game Space Invaders became an immediate hit when it was released in 1978. In the original planning for the game, they had planned to have the aliens be human soldiers. Taito figured that they did not want to send the message that shooting humans was ok, so they changed it to aliens.
Release date. June 1978. Developer. Taito. Publisher. Taito, Midway. Platforms. Arcade, Atari 2600, Atari 5200, Atari 8-bit, MSX. Space Invaders is an arcade game released in 1978 and designed by Tomohiro Nishikado. Originally sold and manufactured by Taito in Japan. In North America, it was licensed by Midway.
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Space Invaders is a 1978 shoot 'em up arcade video game, developed and released by Taito in Japan and licensed to Midway Manufacturing for overseas distribution. Commonly considered to be one of the most influential video games of all time, Space Invaders was the first fixed shooter and set the template for the genre.
Space Invaders, arcade game created by Japanese engineer and game designer Nishikado Tomohiro in 1978 and produced by Japanese electronic game manufacturer Taito Corp. The objective of Space Invaders, which was one of the earliest video games released, is to pan across a screen and shoot descending.
May 30, 2013 · Atari decided to stick it out and the company's fortunes turned when it released a version of Space Invaders in 1980 - the first official licence of an arcade game for a home console.
