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Space Invaders
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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
Japanese arcade flyer
Tomohiro Nishikado (shown in 2011) designed Space Invaders' gameplay as well as the arcade cabinet's custom computing hardware.
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.
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.
Michiyuki Kamei used the 556 timer IC (pictured), which he used previously in Super Speed Race, to generate the sound of the invaders' movement.
Shoot 'em up
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Shoot 'em ups are a subgenre of action games. There is no consensus as to which design elements compose a shoot 'em up; some restrict the definition to games featuring spacecraft and certain types of
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…
Japanese players at a shoot 'em up arcade in Akihabara, Tokyo (2017)
Japanese players at a shoot 'em up arcade in Akihabara, Tokyo (2017)