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Space Invaders

31 March 1990

Space Invaders is a shooter developed by Taito, released 31 March 1990 on Game Boy.

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What Space Invaders is

Space Invaders is a shooter game developed by Taito and released in 1990. It is available on Game Boy only.

How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

Where it sits in the Space Invaders series

Space Invaders is the 11th of 50 entries we hold in the Space Invaders series. The next entry was Majestic Twelve: The Space Invaders Part IV in 1990.

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What it launched against

Space Invaders launched on 31 March 1990, within three weeks of Target Earth and Fire Emblem: Ankoku Ryuu to Hikari no Tsurugi.

Released around the same time: Target Earth, Fire Emblem: Ankoku Ryuu to Hikari no Tsurugi.

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When did Space Invaders come out?
Space Invaders was released on 31 March 1990 for Game Boy.

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