Space Invaders
Space Invaders is a video game made by the Taito Corporation. Space Invaders is one of the most famous early video games. The game is about defending the Earth from Space Invaders (aliens) by shooting them down before they can land. There have been seven versions of Space Invaders made by the Taito Corporation. Space Invaders was designed by the Taito Corporations man in charge of the game making department, Toshihiro Nishikado. Nishikado was inspired to make the game after watching Star Wars and War of the Worlds. At first Space Invaders was a coin-operated machine but has been made available for almost every games console and home computer. Before making Space Invaders, Nishikado worked on games called Soccer and Interceptor. He says the hardest part of making a video game is designing the computer inside it. Taito describes Space Invaders as "an international phenomenon".[source?]
Space Invaders versions
- Space Invaders, 1978
- Space Invaders Part 2, 1979
- The Return of the Space Invaders, 1985
- Space Invaders '91, 1991
- Space Invaders DX, 1995
- Space Invaders '95, 1995
- Space Invaders 3D
Space Invaders Media
Space Invaders Frenzy machine
A pixelated alien graphic from Space Invaders used at the Video Games Live concert event
A spaceship aiming at the Puma logo, with clear references to Space Invaders
References
- Taito Legends, 2005
- Taito Legends 2, 2006
