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Space Invaders

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Game Information

Original Release Date: June 01, 1978

Platforms: Arcade, Atari 2600, Atari 5200, Family Computer, Game Boy, iOS, Legacy Mobile Device, Nintendo Entertainment System, Sega Saturn, SG-1000, WonderSwan

Involved Companies: Midway Manufacturing, Taito

Genres: Shooter, Arcade

Summary: 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.

Screenshots

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This work is part of CSCI E-114, Web Application Development with Jamstack, Harvard Extension School. All video game data was obtained from The Internet Game Database (IGDB).