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Arcade Archives: Space Invaders

About

Space Invaders is an arcade video game developed by Tomohiro Nishikado and released in 1978. It is one of the earliest shooting games and the aim is to defeat waves of aliens with a laser cannon to earn as many points as possible.

This Arcade Archives edition emulates both black/white and colored versions with a combination of color filters and backgrounds mimicking the original arcade machines.

Developer
Taito
Publisher
Hamster Corporation
Genres
Arcade, Shooter
Platforms

Ways to play

Multiplayer

Release information

PlatformRegionDate
worldwideDec 25, 2025
worldwideDec 25, 2025