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Space Invaders

The SG-1000 port of Space Invaders.

31 December 1985

Space Invaders is an arcade developed by Taito, released 31 December 1985 on SG-1000.

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What Space Invaders is

Space Invaders is an arcade game developed by Taito and released in 1985. It is available on SG-1000 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 ninth of 50 entries we hold in the Space Invaders series. It arrived 8 months after Space Invaders. The next entry was Space Invaders: Fukkatsu no Hi in 1990.

See all 50 Space Invaders games in release order →

What it launched against

Space Invaders launched on 31 December 1985, within three weeks of Bomberman, Summer Games II, Highway Encounter and Mercenary.

Released around the same time: Bomberman, Summer Games II, Highway Encounter, Mercenary.

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When did Space Invaders come out?
Space Invaders was released on 31 December 1985 for SG-1000.

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