Space Invaders (video game)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Space_Invaders_(video_game)
GPTKB entity
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:video_game
gptkbp:artworkBy gptkb:Tomohiro_Nishikado
gptkbp:awards Game Developers Choice Awards Pioneer Award (to Tomohiro Nishikado)
gptkbp:category arcade
fixed shooter
classic video game
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:Japan
gptkbp:culturalSignificance referenced in popular culture
iconic pixelated alien imagery
gptkbp:designer gptkb:Tomohiro_Nishikado
gptkbp:developer gptkb:Taito
gptkbp:exhibitedAt gptkb:Smithsonian_American_Art_Museum
gptkbp:featuredIn gptkb:Pixels_(film)
gptkb:Ready_Player_One_(novel)
gptkbp:genre first-person shooter
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Space Invaders (video game)
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:video_game
gptkb:Galaxian
gptkb:Defender_(video_game)
gptkb:Asteroids_(video_game)
gptkbp:inspiredBy gptkb:Breakout_(video_game)
gptkbp:legacy inspired merchandise and adaptations
spawned numerous sequels and spin-offs
gptkbp:mechanic aliens move faster as fewer remain
bonus UFO
bunkers for cover
player controls a laser cannon
defeat waves of descending aliens
gptkbp:mode multiplayer
single-player
gptkbp:musicBy gptkb:Tomohiro_Nishikado
gptkbp:notableFor first video game to popularize high score tracking
helping expand the video game industry
popularizing the shoot 'em up genre
gptkbp:platform gptkb:ZX_Spectrum
gptkb:Commodore_64
gptkb:MSX
gptkb:Game_Boy
gptkb:Atari_2600
gptkb:Nintendo_Entertainment_System
PC
arcade
gptkbp:publisher gptkb:Taito
gptkbp:releaseDate 1978
gptkbp:remakeOf gptkb:Space_Invaders_DX
gptkb:Space_Invaders_Get_Even
gptkb:Space_Invaders_Infinity_Gene
gptkbp:sells over $3.8 billion in revenue by 1982
over 360,000 arcade cabinets sold by 1982
gptkbp:sequel gptkb:Space_Invaders_Extreme
gptkb:Space_Invaders_Part_II
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Invader
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7