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Space Invaders
| Title | Space Invaders |
|---|---|
| First release | 1978 |
| Developer | Taito |
| Publishers | Midway Games, Taito |
| Platforms | Arcade, Atari 2600, Atari 5200, Commodore 64, DOS, Game Boy, Game Boy Color, MSX, NES / Famicom, Nintendo 64, PC (Windows), PlayStation, SNES / Super Famicom, ZX Spectrum |
| Genre | shoot 'em up |
| Also known as | スペースインベーダー · Supēsu Inbēdā |
| Players | 1–2 players |
| Co-op | No |
| ESRB rating | E Everyone |
| Releases | Atari 2600: 1978-01-01, 1980-03-06 (NTSC-U) Arcade: 1978-06-16 (NTSC-J), 1978-07-14 (NTSC-U) Atari 5200: 1982-01-01 |
| Wikidata ID | Q220665 |
Descending rows of aliens force the player to navigate a single defensive cannon across the bottom of the screen. Shooting these invaders requires precise timing to clear waves before they reach the player's position. As enemies are destroyed, the remaining invaders move more rapidly, increasing the difficulty of maintaining defensive fire.
Description: REG-Vault, CC BY-SA 4.0 Facts from Wikidata (CC0), gaps filled from REG-Vault and TheGamesDB and Arcade Database (ADB). Only retro platforms tracked by this site are listed; the year is the earliest release date recorded on Wikidata.Sources
Arcade Database ADB
| MAME romset | invaders |
|---|---|
| Title at ADB | Space Invaders / Space Invaders M |
| Manufacturer | Taito / Midway |
| Year | 1978 |
| Genre | Shooter / Gallery |
| Players | 2 |
| MAME driver status | GOOD |
Artwork: ADB (Arcade Database); artwork © original manufacturer (Taito / Midway); snaps by ProgettoSnaps via ADB. Non-free, internal use only (hotlinked, not downloaded).
Scraping using Arcade Database by motoschifo ·
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Box art
Box art (front) (NTSC-U)
Box art 2
Screenshots 5
Logos 1
Artwork 1
Commons 3
Image credits
Box art
(1): Source: TheGamesDB (user-uploaded, NTSC-U release) · © Midway Games · internal use only.
TheGamesDB page
Box art, Screenshots, Logos, Artwork
(6): Source: TheGamesDB (user-uploaded) · © Midway Games · internal use only.
TheGamesDB page
Screenshots
(1): Source: REG-Vault (upstream not stated) · © Midway Games · internal use only.
REG-Vault page
Screenshots
(1): Source: libretro-thumbnails (upstream libretro-thumbnails (art by developers/publishers; see repo README)) · © Midway Games · internal use only.
Image: Tomomarusan,
CC BY 2.5,
via Wikimedia Commons (“Space Invaders.JPG”)
Image: Jordiferrer,
CC BY-SA 3.0,
via Wikimedia Commons (“Space Invaders - Midway's.JPG”)
Logo: Taito,
Public domain,
via Wikimedia Commons (“Space invaders logo.svg”)
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Videos
Arcade Longplay [956] Space Invaders
Arcade Longplay [067] Space Invaders
