Space Invaders is a 1978 shoot 'em up 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
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.
Centipede is a 1981 fixed shooter video game developed and published by Atari, Inc. for arcades. Designed by Dona Bailey and Ed Logg, it was one of the most commercially successful games from the gold
North American arcade flyer
Upright arcade cabinet showing the white trackball controller
Atari 8-bit computer cartridge (1982)