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16 unusual facts about Space Invaders


Astro Invader

Like most Space Invaders-type games of the period, the ship can move left and right (but not up or down), and can fire one bullet at a time.

Astrosmash

The resultant game borrows elements from Asteroids and Space Invaders.

Axesynth

The SN76477 IC was the sound synthesizer used in the Space Invaders video arcade game of the late 1970s and early 80's, this fact prompted the AxeSynth to be nicknamed "the Atari" by some of its noted users.

Child Rebel Soldier

Behind them is a green screen showing scenes from various retro video games, including Donkey Kong, Galaga, and Space Invaders.

Colony 7

Colony 7 is an arcade shooter game by Taito Corporation released in 1981 that is in many ways a combination of two of the most popular shoot 'em up games of the time, containing elements of both Taito's own Space Invaders and Atari's Missile Command.

Don Leicht

In 1982, they began a series of work and installations using steel, cut metal, aluminum and automotive paints based on Nishikado's Space Invaders arcade game with the statement: "Your Space Has Been Invaded-Our Children are Fighting a Terrible War. Whole families are being sent to Battlescreen."

FamiCoin

The stickers came with different designs on them, most commonly Space Invaders.

Happy Up Here

It is eventually made apparent that the boxes are a 3D version of the aliens featured in the old arcade classic Space Invaders and the video is subsequently played out like the game, with cars on the ground serving as the defence.

Long Eaton Speedway

Another revival followed in 1982 as the team was again re-branded, but this time as the Long Eaton Invaders – the name was chosen due to the popularity of the Space Invaders arcade game at that time.

Music Macro Language

The boom in Japanese video games was heralded in 1978 by the appearance in Japanese game centers (Amusement arcades) of Space Invaders by TAITO Corpolation.

N0M4D

Inside this bowling alley was an arcade room with some of the most popular games to date, such as: Space Invaders, Donkey Kong Jr., and Dig Dug.

Odd Todd

The game was a Space Invaders clone but hasn't yet been placed on www.oddtodd.com due to bugs and lack of some additional content.

S.O.S. Batisuko-fu

S.O.S. Batisuko-Fu! is a 1980s Space Invaders-esque video game in which you take control of what appears to be a miniature submarine and either drop depth charges onto, or launch rockets upward into, what can only be described as 'crabs.'

Television Interface Adaptor

A key advance was the licensing of Space Invaders for the platform, which required many more player graphics to draw the enemy aliens.

Video Chess

For example, Atari had to overcome sprite limitations; the Atari 2600 was only capable of displaying three sprites in a row, or six (such as in Space Invaders) with the right programming.

Yukinori Taniguchi

As a child, Taniguchi became an enthusiastic arcade gamer, spending much time on early arcade games such as Space Invaders.


Abelard Snazz

Snazz brings the “Gods Revival’” to Ursa Minor, where he introduces to the inhabitants the gods’ new roles, including Ares as the God of Space Invaders Machines, Demeter as the Goddess of Health Food Stores, Apollo as the Disco God, and Eros as the God of Popular Romantic Fiction.

Twitch gameplay

Most classic arcade games such as Space Invaders and Pac-Man were also twitch-based.