Space Invaders, released in arcades by Taito in 1978, is one of the most influential and successful video games of all time, laying the foundations for most shooters and action games that followed. It revolutionized the game industry and has become a pop culture icon.
First released
Jun 19, 1978
Franchises
Space Invaders
Developed by
Taito Corporation, Torus Games Pty. Ltd., Sega
Published by
Midway Games, Taito Corporation, Atari, Sears, Roebuck and Co., Activision, Nintendo, Sunsoft, Z-Axis, Ltd., Crawfish Interactive, Nihon Bussan Co., Ltd., Leisure & Allied Industries, Gradiente, Sega
Platforms
Game Boy, Game Boy Advance, Super Nintendo Entertainment System, MSX, Nintendo Entertainment System, PlayStation, Atari 8-bit, Atari 2600, Saturn, Nintendo 64, Game Boy Color, WonderSwan, Atari 5200, Arcade, Wii Shop, PlayStation Network (PS3), PC, iPhone, PlayStation Network (PSP), Sharp MZ, Browser, Sega SG-1000, Sony SMC-777
Genres
Action, Shooter, Shoot 'Em Up
Rating
ESRB: E, CERO: A, PEGI: 3+, OFLC: G
Releases
- 2600 - Space Invaders United States
- 2600 - Space Invaders Japan
- 2600 - Space Invaders United States
- 5200 - Space Invaders United States
- ARC - Space Invaders Japan
- ARC - Space Invaders United States
- ARC - Space Invaders Australia
- ARC - Space Invaders Part II United States
- ARC - The Invaders United Kingdom
- ARC - IPM Invader Japan
- ARC - Alien Invasion Part II United States
- ARC - Space Invaders Part II Japan
- ARC - Space Invaders Deluxe United States
- ARC - T.T Space Invaders Japan
- ARC - Moon Base Japan
- ARC - Space Invaders United Kingdom
- GB - Space Invaders Japan
- GB - Space Invaders United States
- GBC - Space Invaders Japan
- GBC - Space Invaders United States
- MSX - Space Invaders Japan
- N64 - Space Invaders United States
- NES - Space Invaders Japan
- PC - Space Invaders United States
- PS1 - Space Invaders United States
- PS1 - Space Invaders X Japan
- PS1 - Space Invaders Japan
- SAT - Space Invaders Japan
- SG1K - Space Invaders Japan
- SNES - Space Invaders: The Original Game United States
- SNES - Space Invaders: The Original Game Japan
- WiiU - Space Invaders: The Original Game Japan
- WSHP - Space Invaders: The Original Game Japan
- WSHP - Space Invaders: The Original Game United States
- WSHP - Space Invaders: The Original Game United Kingdom
- WSHP - Space Invaders: The Original Game Australia
- WSHP - Space Invaders Japan
- WSW - Space Invaders Japan