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Astro Invader

The player controls a small spaceship is at the bottom of the screen. Like most Space Invaders-type games of the period, the ship can move left and right (but not up or down), and can fire one bullet at a…

1 May 1980

Astro Invader is an arcade developed by Leijac, released 1 May 1980 on Arcade.

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What Astro Invader is

Astro Invader is an arcade game developed by Leijac and released in 1980. It is available on Arcade only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

The player controls a small spaceship is at the bottom of the screen. Like most Space Invaders-type games of the period, the ship can move left and right (but not up or down), and can fire one bullet at a time. The ship may not fire again until its previous shot has detonated.
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How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

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When did Astro Invader come out?
Astro Invader was released on 1 May 1980 for Arcade.

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