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Space Invaders is a 1978 arcade video game developed and released by Taito in Japan and distributed by Midway Manufacturing. The goal is to defeat wave after wave of descending aliens with a horizontally moving laser. Designer Tomohiro Nishikado drew inspiration from North American target shooting games like Breakout (1976) and Gun Fight (1975). Space Invaders was an immediate commercial success; by 1982, it had grossed $3.8 billion ($14 billion in 2023-adjusted terms), and it remains one of the highest-grossing arcade games of all time. It is considered one of the most influential video games of all time, ushering in the golden age of arcade video games. It was an inspiration for numerous game designers across different genres, and has been ported and re-released in various forms. The 1980 Atari VCS version, which quadrupled sales, became the first killer app for video game consoles. The game's pixelated enemy alien has become a pop culture icon. (Full article...)