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Space Invaders

The 1985 version of Space Invaders is a home-system port of the original 1978 arcade game created by Tomohiro Nishikado and released by Taito.

17 April 1985

Space Invaders is a shooter developed by Taito, released 17 April 1985 on Family Computer and Nintendo Entertainment System.

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What Space Invaders is

Space Invaders is a shooter game developed by Taito and released in 1985. It is available on Family Computer and Nintendo Entertainment System.

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 eighth of 50 entries we hold in the Space Invaders series. The next entry was Space Invaders in 1985.

See all 50 Space Invaders games in release order →

What it launched against

Space Invaders launched on 17 April 1985, within three weeks of Commando, Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego?, The Rats and Starion.

Released around the same time: Commando, Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego?, The Rats, Starion.

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When did Space Invaders come out?
Space Invaders was released on 17 April 1985 for Family Computer and Nintendo Entertainment System.

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