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Tomohiro Nishikado

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Tomohiro Nishikado was the designer for some of Taito's biggest hits in the 1970s, including Speed Race, Gun Fight, and most importantly Space Invaders.

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Tomohiro Nishikado (born March 31, 1944 in Osaka) is a Japanese video game developer. He is best known as the creator of the shooter game, Space Invaders, released to the public in 1978 by Taito Corporation of Japan, often credited as the first shoot 'em up and for beginning the golden age of arcade video games.

Prior to Space Invaders, he was also the designer for some of Taito's earlier hits, including the early team sport games Soccer and Davis Cup in 1973, the early vertical scrolling racing video game Speed Race in 1974, the early dual-stick run & gun multi-directional shooter Gun Fight in 1975, and the first-person combat flight simulator Interceptor in 1975.

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