Space Invaders

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shoot 'em up game video game

Space Invaders is a classic 1978 arcade shoot-'em-up video game in which players defend Earth from descending waves of alien invaders.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form	Occurrences
Space Invader	2
Space Invaders (Atari 2600)	2

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	shoot 'em up game ⓘ video game ⓘ
awarded	various hall of fame and classic game honors ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	Japan ⓘ
designer	Tomohiro Nishikado NERFINISHED ⓘ
developer	Taito NERFINISHED ⓘ
display	black-and-white monitor with color overlays ⓘ
enemyType	alien invaders ⓘ
feature	destructible shields protect the player ⓘ mystery UFO appears and gives bonus points ⓘ player controls a laser cannon at the bottom of the screen ⓘ rows of aliens move horizontally and descend gradually ⓘ
gameMode	single-player ⓘ two-player alternating ⓘ
genre	fixed shooter ⓘ
hardware	custom Taito arcade board ⓘ
influenced	Galaga NERFINISHED ⓘ Galaxian NERFINISHED ⓘ Xevious NERFINISHED ⓘ shoot 'em up genre ⓘ vertical scrolling shooters ⓘ
inspiredBy	Star Wars NERFINISHED ⓘ War of the Worlds NERFINISHED ⓘ
legacy	iconic pixelated alien sprites ⓘ numerous sequels and spin-offs ⓘ ports to many home systems ⓘ
mechanic	aliens speed up as their number decreases ⓘ endless waves of enemies ⓘ increasing difficulty as aliens are destroyed ⓘ
monetarySuccess	major commercial success in arcades ⓘ
notableFor	being one of the earliest blockbuster arcade games ⓘ helping expand the video game industry ⓘ popularizing the shoot 'em up genre ⓘ
objective	defend Earth from descending alien invaders ⓘ
owner	Taito NERFINISHED ⓘ
parentCompanyOfOwner	Square Enix NERFINISHED ⓘ
platform	Atari 2600 NERFINISHED ⓘ Game Boy NERFINISHED ⓘ MSX NERFINISHED ⓘ Nintendo Entertainment System NERFINISHED ⓘ PC ⓘ PlayStation NERFINISHED ⓘ arcade ⓘ
playerCharacter	laser cannon ⓘ
publisher	Taito NERFINISHED ⓘ
releaseDate	1978 ⓘ
setting	outer space ⓘ
sound	increasing tempo sound as aliens approach ⓘ simple four-note background loop ⓘ

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this entity surface form: Space Invader

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this entity surface form: Space Invader

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this entity surface form: Space Invaders (Atari 2600)

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this entity surface form: Space Invaders (Atari 2600)

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