Happy 40th Birthday to Atari Space Invaders





Released: June 1978
Developer: Taito
Publishers:
JP: Taito
NA: Midway
EU: Midway and Taito
AU: Leisure & Allied Industries
Designer: Tomohiro Nishikado
Platforms: Arcade, various
Released:
JP: June 1978
NA: July 1978
Genre: Fixed shooter
Mode:Single-player, multiplayer


Tomohiro Nishikado the creator of Space Invaders 



Space Invaders single-handedly elevated video games above their then-status as a passing fad. Space Invaders is one of the foundation stones of today’s multibillion-dollar global games industry. It really is the game that started it all and left a permanent imprint on popular culture. 





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