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Space Invaders 1978

Shooter by Taito, published by Taito.

Arcade iOS Handheld Electronic LCD Legacy Mobile Device Shooter Arcade ESRB: E
77
Players
IGDB rating
0 awards won
1 nominations

About

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.

More in the Space Invaders series

1 other title
Space Invaders Extreme cover
Space Invaders Extreme
2008

Cast and crew

1 credits

Crew

Tomohiro Nishikado
Designer

Awards

0 won, 1 more nomination
Golden Joystick Awards 2021
Nominated: Ultimate Game of All Time

Media

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Releases

Platform
Date
June 1, 1978
June 1, 1978
June 1, 1978
June 1, 1978

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