Space Invaders
Also known as Space Invaders: The Original Game, Space Invaders: They're Back!
Space Invaders is a 1978 2600, C64, GB, GBA, GBC, MSX, N64, NES, PC, PS1, PS3, PSP, Saturn, SNES, Vita, Wii, Wii U, WS, ZX game by Taito.
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About the game
This version of Space Invaders is based on the 1994 arcade game Space Invaders DX but lacks the parody mode of that game. What remains is the classic mode that allows the player to choose the type of arcade cabinet (upright, black & white, etc.) as background to the action as well as the versus mode for two players. The versus mode is split-screen, each player trying to survive and eliminate more invaders than the opponent.
The Game Boy version has both one- and two-player modes using the usual Game Boy tones (black and grey). However, plugging the cart into a Super Game Boy allows playing the game in all four cabinet types of the SNES version.
The PC Engine (TurboGrafx) CD version offers an additional "cosmic versus" mode, where the background is composed of anime-style pictures of girls. They also appear in the "omake mode", which is a single-player variant with the same backgrounds.
The WonderSwan version doesn't offer all four cabinet types (only black & white) but keeps the versus mode.
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Facts
Covers and screenshots
Box, manual and cartridge scans
Front Cover (GB · Germany) Front Cover (GB · United Kingdom) Front Cover (GB · United States) Front Cover (WS · Japan) Back Cover (GB · Germany) Back Cover (GB · United Kingdom) Back Cover (GB · United States) Back Cover (WS · Japan) Media (GB · Germany) Media (GB · United Kingdom) Media (GB · United States) Media (WS · Japan)
Screenshots
Title screen (GB) Score table (GB) Game mode selection (GB) Game in progress (GB) Selecting the game mode (Super Game Boy) (GB) Title screen (Super Game Boy) (GB) Score table (Super Game Boy) (GB) Choose your favorite screen type to play this classic! (Super Game Boy) (GB) Good ol' black and white Space Invaders! (Super Game Boy) (GB) The cellophane screen mode (Super Game Boy) (GB) The Space Invaders in color! (Super Game Boy) (GB) If this were in color that might be a giant golden space invader! (WS) Mode select. (WS) Score (WS) Game in progrees (WS) The Mystery ship flies over head. (WS) You Explode. (WS)
Releases
| Platform | Released | Regions | Publishers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2600 | 1978 | JP | Midway Games, Taito |
| C64 | 1978 | JP | Taito, Midway Games |
| GB | 1978 | JP | Taito, Midway Games |
| GBA | 1978 | JP | Taito, Midway Games |
| GBC | 1978 | JP | Taito, Midway Games |
| MSX | 1978 | JP | Taito, Midway Games |
| N64 | 1978 | JP | Taito, Midway Games |
| NES | 1978 | JP | Taito, Midway Games |
| PC | 1978 | JP | Taito, Midway Games |
| PS1 | 1978 | JP | Midway Games, Taito |
| PSP | 1978 | JP | Midway Games, Taito |
| SNES | 1978 | JP | Taito, Midway Games |
| ZX | 1978 | JP | Taito, Midway Games |
| Saturn | 1996-12-13 | — | — |
| WS | 1999-05-13 | Japan | Sun Corporation |
| Wii | 2008-09-16 | — | — |
| PS3 | 2008-10-15 | — | — |
| Vita | 2012-08-28 | — | — |
| Wii U | 2016-10-12 | — | — |
Barcodes
- 0045496730376
- 4907940312148
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