Space Invaders: The Original Game
This version of Space Invaders is based on the 1994 arcade game Space Invaders DX but lacks the parody mode of that game. What remains is the classic mode that allows the player to choose the type of arcade…
Space Invaders: The Original Game is a shooter developed by Taito, released 28 July 1995 on Wii and Turbografx-16/PC Engine CD.
What Space Invaders: The Original Game is
Space Invaders: The Original Game is a shooter game developed by Taito and released in 1995. It was published by NEC Avenue. It is available on Wii and Turbografx-16/PC Engine CD.
The premise, in the publisher's words
This version of Space Invaders is based on the 1994 arcade game Space Invaders DX but lacks the parody mode of that game. What remains is the classic mode that allows the player to choose the type of arcade cabinet (upright, black & white, etc.) as background to the action as well as the versus mode for two players. The versus mode is split-screen, each player trying to survive and eliminate more invaders than the opponent. The PC Engine (TurboGrafx) CD version offers an additional "cosmic versus" mode, where the background is composed of anime-style pictures of girls. They also appear in the "omake mode", which is a single-player variant with the same backgrounds.
How it plays
It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are science fiction. It supports multiplayer. Local play supports 2 players. Available modes: Multiplayer, Single player and Split screen.
Where it sits in the Space Invaders series
Space Invaders: The Original Game is the 17th of 50 entries we hold in the Space Invaders series. It arrived 7 months after Space Invaders. The next entry was Space Invaders in 1996.
What it launched against
Space Invaders: The Original Game launched on 28 July 1995, within three weeks of Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island, Castlevania: Dracula X, The King of Fighters '95 and Phantasmagoria.
Released around the same time: Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island, Castlevania: Dracula X, The King of Fighters '95, Phantasmagoria.
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