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The aliens attempt to destroy the cannon by firing at it while they approach the bottom of the screen. Defeating the aliens brings another wave that is more difficult, a loop which can continue without end. As more aliens are defeated, the aliens' movement and the game's music both speed up. The player defeats an alien, and earns points, by shooting it with the laser cannon. The aim is to defeat five rows of eleven aliens-some versions feature different numbers-that move horizontally back and forth across the screen as they advance toward the bottom of the screen. Space Invaders is a fixed shooter in which the player controls a laser cannon by moving it horizontally across the bottom of the screen and firing at descending aliens. The player-controlled laser cannon shoots the aliens as they descend to the bottom of the screen. The pixelated enemy alien has become a pop culture icon, often representing video games as a whole. The 1980 Atari VCS version quadrupled the system's sales and became the first killer app for video game consoles. The game has been the inspiration for other video games and has been ported and re-released in various forms. Adjusted for inflation, all versions of Space Invaders are estimated to have grossed over $13 billion in total revenue, making it the highest-grossing video game of all time. By 1982, it had grossed $2 billion, with a net profit of $450 million, making it the best-selling video game and highest-grossing entertainment product of its time. Space Invaders was an immediate commercial success. Space Invaders helped expand the video game industry from a novelty to a global industry. To complete it, he designed custom hardware and development tools. The aim is to defeat waves of aliens with a laser to earn as many points as possible.ĭesigner Nishikado drew inspiration from games such as Breakout and Gun Fight and science fiction stories such as The War of the Worlds, Space Battleship Yamato, and Star Wars. Space Invaders is one of the earliest shoot 'em ups and the first fixed shooter. It was manufactured and sold by Taito in Japan, and licensed in the United States by the Midway division of Bally. Space Invaders ( Japanese: スペースインベーダー, Hepburn: Supēsu Inbēdā) is an arcade game created by Tomohiro Nishikado and released in 1978.
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Fujitsu MB14241, monochrome raster, vertical orientation, 224×256 resolution