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Space Invaders

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…

1 June 1978

Space Invaders is an arcade developed by Taito, released 1 June 1978 on Arcade, Handheld Electronic LCD, iOS and Legacy Mobile Device. The main story takes about 1 hrs to finish.

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What Space Invaders is

Space Invaders is an arcade game developed by Taito and released in 1978. It was published by Midway Manufacturing. It is available on Arcade, Handheld Electronic LCD, iOS and Legacy Mobile Device.

The premise, in the publisher's words

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.
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How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

Where it sits in the Space Invaders series

Space Invaders is the first of 50 entries we hold in the Space Invaders series. The next entry was Space Invaders in 1980.

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How long it takes, and what that costs

The main story runs about 1 hrs.

Official trailer

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Quick answers

Space Invaders — frequently asked questions

When did Space Invaders come out?
Space Invaders was released on 1 June 1978 for Arcade, Handheld Electronic LCD, iOS and Legacy Mobile Device.
How long does it take to beat Space Invaders?
The main story of Space Invaders takes around 1 hrs, or 1 hrs for 100% completion.

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