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Space Invaders is a 1978 fixed shooter video game developed and published by Taito for arcades. Taito released it in Japan in July 1978 and overseas through a partnership with Midway Manufacturing lat
Japanese arcade flyer
Tomohiro Nishikado (shown in 2011) designed Space Invaders' gameplay as well as the arcade cabinet's custom computing hardware.
Nishikado adopted the Intel 8080 microprocessor (pictured) into development in order to display improved graphics and animation.
Michiyuki Kamei used the 556 timer IC (pictured), which he used previously in Super Speed Race, to generate the sound of the invaders' movement.
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Taito Corporation is a Japanese video game and entertainment company based in Shinjuku, Tokyo. It specializes in video games, toys, and amusement arcades. The company was founded by Ukrainian business
Space Invaders
…Space Invaders is a 1978 fixed shooter video game developed and published by Taito for arcades. Taito released it in Japan in July 1978 and overseas through a partnership with Midway Manufacturing later that year. Space Invaders was…
Taito shares its headquarters building (in Shinjuku) with its parent company, Square Enix.
Taito Ebina Development Center in Ebina, Kanagawa Prefecture. Opened in 1979, it closed in 2014.