List Of Space Invaders Video Games
Taito released numerous sequels and spin-offs, many of which have also been remade on multiple platforms, including home consoles and handheld devices. Follow up titles are typically released in celebration of the original's anniversary. The first sequels were primarily released in arcades, while later titles were released on portable devices. Sequels often added power-ups and incorporated new gameplay mechanics—like three-dimensional playing fields, bosses, and rhythm-action—to the original's design. Most titles were released internationally, though some are exclusive to select regions. The games have received different receptions: the Atari 2600 port of the original became the video game industry's first "killer app", while some sequels were regarded as insignificant updates. Space Invaders and several of its arcade sequels are often included in video game compilations released by Taito.
It inspired numerous other games. Many companies created clones that copied its gameplay, with more than a hundred Space Invaders clones released for various platforms (such as Super Invader and TI Invaders). Others built upon the original's gameplay (such as the Galaxian franchise).
Arcade games
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Original release date(s): June 1978 |
Release years by system: 1978 – Arcade 1980 – Atari 2600, Atari 8-bit 1982 – Atari 5200, Handheld electronic games 1985 – Nintendo Entertainment System, SG-1000 1999 – WonderSwan 2002 – VG Pocket Caplet 2007 – Mobile phone 2009 – iOS |
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Original release date(s): 1979 |
Release years by system: 1979 – Arcade 1990 – Game Boy and Skill for Prizes |
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Space Invaders II Original release date(s): 1980 |
Release years by system: 1980 – Arcade |
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Return of the Invaders Original release date(s): September 12, 1984 |
Release years by system: 1984 – Arcade |
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Super Space Invaders '91 Original release date(s): 1990 |
Release years by system: 1990 – Arcade 1991 – Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, Windows, Game Gear, Master System, and ZX Spectrum |
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Minivaders Original release date(s): 1990 |
Release years by system: 1990 – Arcade |
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Original release date(s): September 1993 |
Release years by system: 1993 – Arcade 1994 – Game Boy and Super Nintendo Entertainment System 1995 – TurboGrafx-CD 1996 – Sega Saturn 1997 – PlayStation 2001 – Nuon |
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Space Invaders '95: The Attack of Lunar Loonies Original release date(s): June 1995 |
Release years by system: 1995 – Arcade |
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Space Invaders CX Original release date(s): 24 August 2008 |
Release years by system: 2008 – Arcade |
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Space Invaders The Beat Attacker Original release date(s): 2008 |
Release years by system: 2008 – Arcade |
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Space Invaders Frenzy Original release date(s): January 2017 |
Release years by system: 2017 – Arcade |
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Space Invaders Counter Attack Original release date(s): June 2020 |
Release years by system: 2020 – Arcade |
Home console games
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Space Invaders: Fukkatsu no Hi Original release date(s): 1990 |
Release years by system: 1990 – PC Engine |
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Space Invaders 90 Original release date(s): |
Release years by system: 1990 – Sega Mega Drive |
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Space Invaders Original release date(s): October 5, 1999 |
Release years by system: 1999 – PlayStation, PC, Nintendo 64, and Game Boy Color |
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Release years by system: 2008 – Wii |
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Portable and handheld games
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Space Invaders Original release date(s): 1999 |
Release years by system: 1999 – Color FX |
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Release years by system: 2002 – Game Boy Advance |
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Space Invaders Revolution Original release date(s): |
Release years by system: 2005 – Nintendo DS |
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Space Invaders Evolution Original release date(s): |
Release years by system: 2005 – PlayStation Portable |
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Release years by system: 2008 – Nintendo DS and PlayStation Portable 2009 – Xbox Live Arcade 2018 – Microsoft Windows |
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Release years by system: 2009 - Nintendo DS |
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Original release date(s): 2009 |
Release years by system: 2009 – Mobile phone and iOS 2010 – PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 2013 – Android |
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Space Invaders: Hidden Heroes Original release date(s): 2021 |
Release years by system: 2021 – Mobile phone |
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Space Invaders: World Defense Original release date(s): July 17, 2023 |
Release years by system: 2023 – Mobile phone |
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Compilations
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Release years by system: 1995 – Virtual Boy |
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Space Invaders/Qix - Silver Anniversary Edition Original release date(s): 2003 |
Release years by system: 2003 – Arcade |
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Space Invaders Anniversary Original release date(s): 2003 |
Release years by system: 2003 – Arcade, PlayStation 2, and PC |
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Space Invaders Pocket Original release date(s):
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Release years by system: 2005 – PlayStation Portable |
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Release years by system: 2005 – PlayStation 2 |
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Taito Memories Volume 2 Original release date(s):
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Release years by system: 2005 – PlayStation 2 |
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Release years by system: 2005 – PlayStation 2, Xbox, and PC |
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Release years by system: 2006 – PlayStation Portable |
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Release years by system: 2006 – PlayStation 2, Xbox, and PC |
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Release years by system: 2007 – PlayStation 2 |
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Space Invaders Trilogy Original release date(s): 2007 |
Release years by system: 2007 – Mobile phone |
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Release years by system: 2020 – Nintendo Switch |
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Space Invaders Forever Original release date(s):
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Release years by system: 2020 – Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4 |
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Other titles
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Original release date(s): 1983 |
Release years by system: 1983 – Atari 2600 |
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PD Ultraman Invaders Original release date(s):
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Release years by system: 1995 – PlayStation |
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Release years by system: 2002 – GameCube, PlayStation 2 |
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Space Invaders Collection Original release date(s): 2003 |
Release years by system: 2003 – ColecoVision and MSX |
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Arcade Legends: Space Invaders Original release date(s): 2004 |
Release years by system: 2004 – Plug & play |
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Space Invaders × Pac-Man Original release date(s):
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Release years by system: 2005 – Mobile phone |
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Yawaraka Sensha vs Space Invaders Original release date(s): November 2006 |
Release years by system: 2006 – Mobile phone |
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Space Invaders Pinball Original release date(s): 2007 |
Release years by system: 2007 – Mobile phone |
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Minna de Invaders Original release date(s): 2007 |
Release years by system: 2007 – Mobile phone |
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Space Invaders World War Original release date(s): April 2008 |
Release years by system: 2008 – Web browser |
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Original release date(s): May 17, 2017 |
Release years by system: 2017 – Android, iOS 2020 – Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 |
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Space Invaders Gigamax Original release date(s): January 12, 2018 |
Release years by system: 2018 – Event 2020 – Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 |
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See also
- Galaxian, a successful shooting game based on Space Invaders, and released by Namco in 1979.
- Galaga, a sequel of Galaxian.
- Defender, a successful shooting game partially based on Space Invaders, and released by Williams Electronics in 1980.