Space Invaders

A landmark 1978 arcade video game developed by Taito’s Tomohiro Nishikado, which adapted the gameplay of Breakout into a shooting game where descending alien invaders are targeted by the player. It is widely recognized as a foundational hit in the history of the video game industry.

Claims that use this term

• A solo Japanese developer transformed Breakout into the arcade hit Space Invaders.
• Space Invaders was renamed from a war game because Japanese supervisors banned war imagery