Space Invaders Changed Arcades Forever
8 billion dollars by the year 1982. Taito released the fixed shooter in Japan in July 1978. Tomohiro Nishikado designed custom hardware using an Intel 8080 processor.
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Space Invaders grossed 3.8 billion dollars by the year 1982.
Taito released the fixed shooter in Japan in July 1978.
Tomohiro Nishikado designed custom hardware using an Intel 8080 processor.
The invaders begin as five rows of eleven descending targets.
Nishikado modeled the pixelated aliens after octopuses, squids and crabs.
Fewer aliens on screen made the processor render frames faster.
Nishikado kept that accidental speed increase as a gameplay mechanic.
Players discovered a close range bug named Nagoya shooting.
Taito installed over 100,000 machines across Japan by late 1978.
The 1980 Atari 2600 port quadrupled sales for the home console.
The pixelated aliens have become pop culture icons.
Space Invaders inspired numerous pieces of art and music.
Space Invaders set the template for the fixed shooter genre.