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Space Invaders

Space Invaders for the Atari 5200 is an enhanced port of the Atari 8-bit port.

31 December 1982

Space Invaders is a shooter developed by Taito, released 31 December 1982 on Atari 5200.

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What Space Invaders is

Space Invaders is a shooter game developed by Taito and released in 1982. It was published by Atari. It is available on Atari 5200 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 fourth of 50 entries we hold in the Space Invaders series. It arrived 12 months after Space Invaders. The next entry was Space Invaders in 1982.

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What it launched against

Space Invaders launched on 31 December 1982, within three weeks of Trashman, King Kong, Evolution and Xevious.

Released around the same time: Trashman, King Kong, Evolution, Xevious.

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When did Space Invaders come out?
Space Invaders was released on 31 December 1982 for Atari 5200.

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