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    Space Invaders

    Game » consists of 38 releases. Released Jun 19, 1978

    Space Invaders, released in arcades by Taito in 1978, is one of the most influential and successful video games of all time, laying the foundations for most shooters and action games that followed. It revolutionized the game industry and has become a pop culture icon.

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    Space Invaders is an all-time classic of video gaming. Its addictive gameplay and distinctive music and sound have carried it beyond the arcade to releases on most major game platforms and web browsers. This has reportedly generated $2 billion since the game first appeared in the arcade in 1978.The game has no real story to speak of. You find yourself as the unnamed pilot of a space fighter who must shoot down hordes of advancing invaders that move side-to-side and ever farther down the screen f...

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