<s>
Space	B-Application
Invaders	I-Application
was	O
the	O
first	O
fixed	O
shooter	O
and	O
set	O
the	O
template	O
for	O
the	O
shoot	O
'	O
em	O
up	O
genre	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Designer	O
Nishikado	O
drew	O
inspiration	O
from	O
North	O
American	O
target	O
shooting	O
games	O
like	O
Breakout	B-Application
(	O
1976	O
)	O
and	O
Gun	B-Application
Fight	I-Application
(	O
1975	O
)	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
science	O
fiction	O
narratives	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
novel	O
The	B-Application
War	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Worlds	I-Application
(	O
1897	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
anime	O
Space	O
Battleship	O
Yamato	O
(	O
1974	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
film	O
Star	O
Wars	O
(	O
1977	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
complete	O
development	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
he	O
had	O
to	O
design	O
custom	O
hardware	B-Architecture
and	O
development	B-Application
tools	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
release	O
,	O
Space	B-Application
Invaders	I-Application
was	O
an	O
immediate	O
commercial	O
success	O
;	O
by	O
1982	O
,	O
it	O
had	O
grossed	O
$3.8	O
billion	O
(	O
equivalent	O
to	O
over	O
adjusted	O
for	O
inflation	O
)	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
net	O
profit	O
of	O
$450million	O
(	O
equivalent	O
to	O
adjusted	O
for	O
inflation	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
made	O
it	O
the	O
best-selling	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
and	O
highest-grossing	O
entertainment	O
product	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
highest-grossing	O
video	O
game	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Space	B-Application
Invaders	I-Application
is	O
considered	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
influential	O
video	O
games	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
1980	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
VCS	I-General_Concept
version	O
quadrupled	O
sales	O
of	O
the	O
VCS	O
,	O
thereby	O
becoming	O
the	O
first	O
killer	O
app	O
for	O
video	B-Device
game	I-Device
consoles	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
More	O
broadly	O
,	O
the	O
pixelated	B-Algorithm
enemy	O
alien	O
has	O
become	O
a	O
pop	O
culture	O
icon	B-Application
,	O
often	O
representing	O
video	O
games	O
as	O
a	O
whole	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Space	B-Application
Invaders	I-Application
is	O
a	O
fixed	O
shooter	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
moves	O
a	O
laser	O
cannon	O
horizontally	O
across	O
the	O
bottom	O
of	O
the	O
screen	O
and	O
fires	O
at	O
aliens	O
overhead	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Defeating	O
all	O
the	O
aliens	O
brings	O
another	O
wave	O
which	O
starts	O
lower	O
,	O
a	O
loop	B-Application
which	O
can	O
continue	O
endlessly	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Space	B-Application
Invaders	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Japanese	O
designer	O
Tomohiro	O
Nishikado	O
,	O
who	O
spent	O
a	O
year	O
designing	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
developing	O
the	O
necessary	O
hardware	B-Architecture
to	O
produce	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
a	O
response	O
to	O
Atari	O
's	O
arcade	O
game	O
Breakout	B-Application
(	O
1976	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
uses	O
a	O
similar	O
layout	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
Breakout	B-Application
but	O
with	O
different	O
game	O
mechanics	O
;	O
rather	O
than	O
bounce	O
a	O
ball	O
to	O
attack	O
static	O
objects	O
,	O
players	O
are	O
given	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
fire	O
projectiles	O
at	O
moving	O
enemies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nishikado	O
added	O
several	O
interactive	O
elements	O
that	O
he	O
found	O
lacking	O
in	O
earlier	O
video	O
games	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
ability	O
for	O
enemies	O
to	O
react	O
to	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
movement	O
and	O
fire	O
back	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
game	B-Application
over	I-Application
triggered	O
by	O
the	O
enemies	O
killing	O
the	O
player	O
(	O
either	O
by	O
getting	O
hit	O
or	O
enemies	O
reaching	O
the	O
bottom	O
of	O
the	O
screen	O
)	O
rather	O
than	O
simply	O
a	O
timer	O
running	O
out	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nishikado	O
drew	O
inspiration	O
for	O
the	O
aliens	O
from	O
a	O
novel	O
by	O
H	O
.	O
G	O
.	O
Wells	O
,	O
The	B-Application
War	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Worlds	I-Application
,	O
and	O
created	O
initial	O
bitmap	O
images	O
after	O
the	O
octopus-like	O
aliens	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
originally	O
titled	O
Space	O
Monsters	B-Application
after	O
a	O
popular	O
song	O
in	O
Japan	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
,	O
"	O
Monster	B-Application
"	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
changed	O
to	O
Space	B-Application
Invaders	I-Application
by	O
the	O
designer	O
's	O
superiors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nishikado	O
designed	O
his	O
own	O
custom	O
hardware	B-Architecture
and	O
development	B-Application
tools	I-Application
for	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
uses	O
an	O
Intel	B-General_Concept
8080	I-General_Concept
central	B-General_Concept
processing	I-General_Concept
unit	I-General_Concept
(	O
CPU	O
)	O
,	O
displays	O
raster	B-Algorithm
graphics	I-Algorithm
on	O
a	O
CRT	B-Device
monitor	I-Device
using	O
a	O
bitmapped	B-Algorithm
framebuffer	B-Algorithm
,	O
and	O
uses	O
monaural	O
sound	O
hosted	O
by	O
a	O
combination	O
of	O
analog	O
circuitry	O
and	O
a	O
Texas	O
Instruments	O
SN76477	O
sound	O
chip	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
adoption	O
of	O
a	O
microprocessor	O
was	O
inspired	O
by	O
Gun	B-Application
Fight	I-Application
(	O
1975	O
)	O
,	O
Midway	O
's	O
microprocessor	O
adaptation	O
of	O
Nishikado	O
's	O
earlier	O
discrete	O
logic	O
game	O
Western	B-Application
Gun	I-Application
,	O
after	O
the	O
designer	O
was	O
impressed	O
by	O
the	O
improved	O
graphics	O
and	O
smoother	O
animation	O
of	O
Midway	O
's	O
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Space	B-Application
Invaders	I-Application
also	O
adopted	O
the	O
multi-chip	O
barrel	O
shifter	O
circuit	O
first	O
developed	O
by	O
Midway	O
for	O
Gun	B-Application
Fight	I-Application
,	O
which	O
had	O
been	O
a	O
key	O
part	O
of	O
that	O
game	O
's	O
smoother	O
animation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
circuit	O
allowed	O
the	O
8080	B-General_Concept
CPU	O
to	O
shift	O
pictures	O
in	O
the	O
graphics	O
framebuffer	B-Algorithm
faster	O
than	O
it	O
could	O
using	O
only	O
its	O
own	O
native	O
instructions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
the	O
specially	O
developed	O
hardware	B-Architecture
,	O
Nishikado	O
was	O
unable	O
to	O
program	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
he	O
wanted	O
—	O
the	O
Control	O
Program	O
board	O
was	O
not	O
powerful	O
enough	O
to	O
display	O
the	O
graphics	O
in	O
color	O
or	O
move	O
the	O
enemies	O
faster	O
—	O
and	O
he	O
ended	O
up	O
considering	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
hardware	B-Architecture
the	O
most	O
difficult	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
whole	O
process	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rather	O
than	O
design	O
a	O
compensation	O
for	O
the	O
speed	O
increase	O
,	O
he	O
decided	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
a	O
feature	B-General_Concept
,	I-General_Concept
not	I-General_Concept
a	I-General_Concept
bug	I-General_Concept
,	O
and	O
kept	O
it	O
as	O
a	O
challenging	O
gameplay	O
mechanism	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Taito	O
released	O
Space	B-Application
Invaders	I-Application
in	O
July	O
1978	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Space	B-Application
Invaders	I-Application
(	O
"	O
T.T.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
cabinet	O
artwork	O
featured	O
large	O
humanoid	O
monsters	B-Application
not	O
present	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
;	O
Nishikado	O
attributes	O
this	O
to	O
the	O
artist	O
basing	O
the	O
designs	O
on	O
the	O
original	O
title	O
of	O
"	O
Space	O
Monsters	B-Application
"	O
,	O
rather	O
than	O
referring	O
to	O
the	O
actual	O
in-game	O
graphics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
upright	O
cabinets	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
graphics	O
are	O
generated	O
on	O
a	O
hidden	O
CRT	B-Device
monitor	I-Device
and	O
reflected	O
toward	O
the	O
player	O
using	O
a	O
semi-transparent	O
mirror	O
,	O
behind	O
which	O
is	O
mounted	O
a	O
plastic	O
cutout	O
of	O
a	O
moon	O
bolted	O
against	O
a	O
painted	O
starry	O
background	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
Taito	O
's	O
and	O
Midway	O
's	O
first	O
Space	B-Application
Invaders	I-Application
versions	O
had	O
black-and-white	O
graphics	O
with	O
a	O
transparent	O
colored	O
overlay	O
using	O
strips	O
of	O
orange	O
and	O
green	O
cellophane	O
over	O
certain	O
portions	O
of	O
the	O
screen	O
to	O
add	O
color	O
to	O
the	O
image	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
its	O
simplicity	O
,	O
the	O
music	O
to	O
Space	B-Application
Invaders	I-Application
was	O
revolutionary	O
for	O
the	O
gaming	O
industry	O
of	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Whereas	O
video	O
game	O
music	O
prior	O
to	O
Space	B-Application
Invaders	I-Application
was	O
restricted	O
to	O
the	O
extremities	O
(	O
i.e.	O
,	O
a	O
short	O
introductory	O
theme	O
with	O
game-over	O
counterpart	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
alien-inspired	O
hit	O
featured	O
continuous	O
musicthe	O
well-known	O
four-note	O
loop	B-Application
,	O
consisting	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
four	O
notes	O
of	O
the	O
descending	O
D	O
minor	O
natural	O
scalethroughout	O
,	O
uninterrupted	O
by	O
sound	O
effects	O
:	O
"	O
It	O
was	O
thus	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
that	O
sound	O
effects	O
and	O
music	O
were	O
superimposed	O
to	O
form	O
a	O
rich	O
sonic	O
landscape	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
music	O
interacts	O
with	O
on-screen	O
animation	O
to	O
influence	O
the	O
emotions	O
of	O
the	O
player	O
:	O
"	O
That	O
seemingly	O
pedestrian	O
four-note	O
loop	B-Application
might	O
stir	O
us	O
in	O
the	O
most	O
primitive	O
of	O
ways	O
,	O
but	O
that	O
it	O
stirs	O
us	O
at	O
all	O
is	O
worthy	O
of	O
note	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
demonstrating	O
that	O
game	O
sound	O
could	O
be	O
more	O
than	O
a	O
simple	O
tune	O
to	O
fill	O
the	O
silence	O
,	O
Space	B-Application
Invaders	I-Application
moved	O
video	O
game	O
music	O
closer	O
to	O
the	O
realm	O
of	O
art.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
music	O
for	O
Space	B-Application
Invaders	I-Application
popularized	O
the	O
notion	O
of	O
variability	O
—	O
the	O
idea	O
that	O
music	O
can	O
change	O
in	O
accordance	O
with	O
the	O
ongoing	O
on-screen	O
narrative	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
variable	O
in	O
Space	B-Application
Invaders	I-Application
,	O
the	O
tempo	B-Application
,	O
is	O
admittedly	O
simple	O
,	O
but	O
its	O
implications	O
are	O
not	O
to	O
be	O
underestimated	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Next	O
Generation	O
editor	O
Neil	O
West	O
also	O
cited	O
the	O
Space	B-Application
Invaders	I-Application
music	O
as	O
an	O
example	O
of	O
great	O
video	O
game	O
art	O
,	O
commenting	O
on	O
how	O
the	O
simple	O
melody	O
's	O
increasing	O
tempo	B-Application
and	O
synchronization	O
with	O
the	O
enemies	O
 '	O
movement	O
chills	O
and	O
excites	O
the	O
player	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
number	O
of	O
amusement	O
arcade	O
owners	O
initially	O
rejected	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
but	O
some	O
pachinko	O
parlors	O
and	O
bowling	O
alleys	O
adopted	O
it	O
;	O
it	O
quickly	O
caught	O
on	O
,	O
with	O
many	O
parlors	O
and	O
alleys	O
clearing	O
space	O
for	O
more	O
Space	B-Application
Invaders	I-Application
cabinets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
first	O
few	O
months	O
following	O
its	O
release	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
Space	B-Application
Invaders	I-Application
became	O
popular	O
,	O
and	O
specialty	O
video	O
arcades	O
opened	O
with	O
nothing	O
but	O
Space	B-Application
Invaders	I-Application
cabinets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
June	O
1979	O
,	O
Taito	O
had	O
manufactured	O
about	O
200,000	O
–	O
300,000	O
Space	B-Application
Invaders	I-Application
machines	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
with	O
each	O
unit	O
earning	O
an	O
average	O
of	O
or	O
in	O
100	O
yen	O
coins	O
per	O
day	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
1979	O
,	O
an	O
estimated	O
750,000	O
Space	B-Application
Invaders	I-Application
machines	O
were	O
installed	O
worldwide	O
,	O
including	O
400,000	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
85,000	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
,	O
and	O
60,000	O
within	O
a	O
year	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
(	O
where	O
prices	O
ranged	O
from	O
$	O
2,000	O
to	O
$	O
3,000	O
for	O
each	O
machine	O
)	O
;	O
the	O
game	O
eventually	O
sold	O
72,000	O
units	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
by	O
1982	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Space	B-Application
Invaders	I-Application
had	O
about	O
daily	O
players	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
with	O
daily	O
revenue	O
peaking	O
at	O
or	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Space	B-Application
Invaders	I-Application
machines	O
had	O
grossed	O
more	O
than	O
four	O
billion	O
US	O
quarters	O
(	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
,	O
or	O
adjusted	O
for	O
inflation	O
)	O
by	O
1979	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1981	O
,	O
several	O
years	O
after	O
its	O
release	O
,	O
it	O
still	O
had	O
weekly	O
earnings	O
of	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
second	O
only	O
to	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
made	O
it	O
the	O
best-selling	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
and	O
highest-grossing	O
"	O
entertainment	O
product	O
"	O
of	O
its	O
time	O
,	O
with	O
comparisons	O
made	O
to	O
the	O
then	O
highest-grossing	O
film	O
Star	O
Wars	O
,	O
which	O
had	O
grossed	O
$486million	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
net	O
profit	O
of	O
$175million	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Space	B-Application
Invaders	I-Application
earned	O
Taito	O
profits	O
of	O
over	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
1980	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
VCS	I-General_Concept
(	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
2600	I-General_Concept
)	O
version	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
official	O
licensing	O
of	O
an	O
arcade	O
game	O
for	O
consoles	O
and	O
became	O
the	O
first	O
"	O
killer	O
app	O
"	O
for	O
video	B-Device
game	I-Device
consoles	I-Device
after	O
quadrupling	O
the	O
system	O
's	O
sales	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
sold	O
over	O
one	O
million	O
units	O
in	O
its	O
first	O
year	O
on	O
sale	O
as	O
a	O
home	O
console	B-Application
game	I-Application
,	O
then	O
over	O
copies	O
by	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
1981	O
,	O
and	O
over	O
by	O
1982	O
;	O
it	O
was	O
the	O
best-selling	B-Application
Atari	I-Application
2600	I-Application
game	I-Application
up	O
until	O
the	O
Atari	O
version	O
of	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
(	O
1982	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Space	B-Application
Invaders	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
2600	I-General_Concept
had	O
sold	O
cartridges	O
by	O
1983	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
further	O
between	O
1986	O
and	O
1990	O
,	O
for	O
a	O
total	O
of	O
over	O
cartridges	O
sold	O
by	O
1990	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
official	O
conversions	O
were	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Atari	B-Device
8-bit	I-Device
computer	I-Device
line	I-Device
and	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
5200	I-General_Concept
console	O
,	O
while	O
Taito	O
later	O
released	O
it	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	O
Famicom	O
in	O
1985	O
,	O
but	O
only	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
1982	O
,	O
versions	O
of	O
Space	B-Application
Invaders	I-Application
were	O
available	O
for	O
handheld	B-Application
electronic	I-Application
game	I-Application
devices	O
,	O
tabletop	B-Device
dedicated	B-Device
consoles	I-Device
,	O
home	O
computers	O
,	O
watches	O
and	O
pocket	O
calculators	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
VCS	I-General_Concept
conversion	O
was	O
programmed	O
by	O
Richard	O
Maurer	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
5200	I-General_Concept
conversion	O
was	O
programmed	O
by	O
Eric	O
Manghise	O
and	O
animated	O
by	O
Marilyn	O
Churchill	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
More	O
than	O
a	O
hundred	O
Space	B-Application
Invaders	I-Application
video	O
game	O
clones	O
were	O
released	O
for	O
various	O
platforms	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
popular	O
computer	O
games	O
Super	B-Application
Invader	I-Application
(	O
1979	O
)	O
and	O
TI	B-Application
Invaders	I-Application
(	O
1981	O
)	O
;	O
the	O
latter	O
was	O
the	O
top-selling	B-Application
game	I-Application
for	O
the	O
TI-99/4A	B-Device
through	O
at	O
least	O
1982	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
earliest	O
shooting	O
games	O
,	O
Space	B-Application
Invaders	I-Application
set	O
precedents	O
and	O
helped	O
pave	O
the	O
way	O
for	O
future	O
titles	O
and	O
for	O
the	O
shooting	O
genre	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Space	B-Application
Invaders	I-Application
popularized	O
a	O
more	O
interactive	O
style	O
of	O
gameplay	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
enemies	O
responding	O
to	O
the	O
player-controlled	O
cannon	O
's	O
movement	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
video	O
game	O
to	O
popularize	O
the	O
concept	O
of	O
achieving	O
a	O
high	O
score	O
,	O
being	O
the	O
first	O
to	O
save	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
score	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
earlier	O
shooting	O
games	O
allowed	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
shoot	O
at	O
targets	O
,	O
Space	B-Application
Invaders	I-Application
was	O
the	O
first	O
in	O
which	O
multiple	O
enemies	O
could	O
fire	O
back	O
at	O
the	O
player	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
contrast	O
to	O
earlier	O
arcade	O
games	O
which	O
often	O
had	O
a	O
timer	O
,	O
Space	B-Application
Invaders	I-Application
introduced	O
the	O
"	O
concept	O
of	O
going	O
round	O
after	O
round.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
where	O
players	O
were	O
given	O
multiple	O
lives	O
,	O
had	O
to	O
repel	O
hordes	O
of	O
enemies	O
,	O
could	O
take	O
cover	O
from	O
enemy	O
fire	O
,	O
and	O
use	O
destructible	O
barriers	O
,	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
being	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
to	O
use	O
a	O
continuous	O
background	O
soundtrack	O
,	O
with	O
four	O
simple	O
diatonic	O
descending	O
bass	O
notes	O
repeating	O
in	O
a	O
loop	B-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
dynamic	O
and	O
changed	B-Application
pace	I-Application
during	O
stages	O
,	O
like	O
a	O
heartbeat	O
sound	O
that	O
increases	O
pace	O
as	O
enemies	O
approached	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
urban	O
legend	O
states	O
that	O
Space	B-Application
Invaders	I-Application
 '	O
popularity	O
led	O
to	O
a	O
shortage	O
of	O
100-yen	O
coins	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reports	O
from	O
those	O
living	O
in	O
Japan	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
indicate	O
"	O
nothing	O
out	O
of	O
the	O
ordinary	O
...	O
during	O
the	O
height	O
of	O
the	O
Space	B-Application
Invaders	I-Application
invasion	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Space	B-Application
Invaders	I-Application
was	O
inducted	O
into	O
the	O
World	O
Video	O
Game	O
Hall	O
of	O
Fame	O
in	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Space	B-Application
Invaders	I-Application
cabinets	O
have	O
become	O
collector	O
's	O
items	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
cocktail	O
and	O
cabaret	O
versions	O
being	O
the	O
rarest	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Game	O
developers	O
including	O
Shigeru	O
Miyamoto	O
(	O
creator	O
of	O
the	O
franchises	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
,	O
Mario	B-Application
,	O
and	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
)	O
,	O
Hideo	O
Kojima	O
(	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
)	O
,	O
Satoshi	O
Tajiri	O
(	O
Pokémon	B-Application
)	O
,	O
and	O
John	O
Romero	O
and	O
John	O
Carmack	O
(	O
both	O
Doom	B-Application
)	O
have	O
cited	O
Space	B-Application
Invaders	I-Application
as	O
their	O
introduction	O
to	O
video	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Miyamoto	O
said	O
Space	B-Application
Invaders	I-Application
had	O
revolutionized	O
the	O
video	O
game	O
industry	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
inspired	O
Eugene	O
Jarvis	O
(	O
Defender	B-Application
,	O
Robotron	B-Application
:	I-Application
2084	I-Application
)	O
to	O
become	O
a	O
video	O
game	O
designer	O
,	O
stating	O
it	O
"	O
laid	O
the	O
groundwork	O
for	O
a	O
whole	O
generation	O
"	O
of	O
video	O
games	O
with	O
the	O
"	O
animated	O
characters	O
,	O
the	O
story	O
,	O
this	O
amazing	O
crescendo	O
of	O
action	O
and	O
climax	O
"	O
and	O
that	O
many	O
games	O
"	O
still	O
rely	O
on	O
the	O
multiple	O
life	O
,	O
progressively	O
difficult	O
level	O
paradigm	O
"	O
of	O
Space	B-Application
Invaders	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Deus	B-Application
Ex	I-Application
creator	O
Warren	O
Spector	O
said	O
:	O
"	O
Space	B-Application
Invaders	I-Application
and	O
games	O
like	O
it	O
represent	O
the	O
roots	O
of	O
everything	O
we	O
see	O
today	O
in	O
gaming	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Space	B-Application
Invaders	I-Application
is	O
important	O
as	O
an	O
historical	O
artefact	O
,	O
no	O
less	O
than	O
the	O
silent	O
films	O
of	O
the	O
early	O
twentieth	O
century	O
or	O
early	O
printed	O
books.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Edge	O
attributed	O
the	O
shift	O
of	O
games	O
from	O
bars	O
and	O
amusement	O
arcades	O
to	O
more	O
mainstream	O
locations	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
restaurants	O
and	O
department	O
stores	O
,	O
to	O
Space	B-Application
Invaders	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Space	B-Application
Invaders	I-Application
helped	O
action	O
games	O
become	O
the	O
dominant	O
genre	O
in	O
arcades	O
and	O
on	O
consoles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Guinness	O
World	O
Records	O
considered	O
Space	B-Application
Invaders	I-Application
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
successful	O
arcade	O
shooting	O
games	O
by	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Space	B-Application
Invaders	I-Application
set	O
the	O
template	O
for	O
the	O
shoot	O
'	O
em	O
up	O
genre	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
worldwide	O
success	O
created	O
a	O
demand	O
for	O
a	O
wide	O
variety	O
of	O
science	O
fiction	O
games	O
,	O
inspiring	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
arcade	O
games	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Atari	O
's	O
Asteroids	B-Application
,	O
Williams	O
Electronics	O
 '	O
Defender	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Namco	O
's	O
Galaxian	B-Application
and	O
Galaga	B-Application
,	O
which	O
were	O
modeled	O
after	O
Space	O
Invaderss	O
gameplay	O
and	O
design	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
influence	O
could	O
be	O
said	O
to	O
extend	O
to	O
most	O
shooting	O
games	O
released	O
to	O
the	O
present	O
day	O
,	O
including	O
first-person	O
shooters	O
(	O
FPS	O
)	O
such	O
as	O
Wolfenstein	B-Application
,	O
Doom	B-Application
,	O
Halo	O
and	O
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Duty	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Space	B-Application
Invaders	I-Application
also	O
influenced	O
other	O
genres	O
,	O
including	O
maze	B-Application
games	I-Application
such	O
as	O
Sega/Gremlin	O
'	O
s	O
Head	B-Application
On	I-Application
(	O
1979	O
)	O
which	O
adopted	O
the	O
concept	O
of	O
"	O
going	O
round	O
after	O
round	O
"	O
instead	O
of	O
a	O
timer	O
,	O
and	O
early	O
computer	O
dungeon	O
crawl	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
Dungeons	B-Application
of	I-Application
Daggorath	I-Application
,	O
which	O
used	O
similar	O
heartbeat	O
sounds	O
to	O
indicate	O
player	O
health	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
technology	O
journalist	O
Jason	O
Whittaker	O
credited	O
Space	B-Application
Invaders	I-Application
with	O
ending	O
the	O
video	O
game	O
crash	O
of	O
1977	O
,	O
caused	O
by	O
Pong	B-Application
clones	O
flooding	O
the	O
market	O
,	O
and	O
beginning	O
the	O
golden	O
age	O
of	O
video	O
arcade	O
games	O
(	O
1978	O
–	O
1980s	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
The	O
Observer	O
,	O
home	O
console	O
versions	O
of	O
Space	B-Application
Invaders	I-Application
were	O
popular	O
and	O
encouraged	O
users	O
to	O
learn	O
to	O
program	O
;	O
many	O
became	O
industry	O
leaders	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
1UP.com	O
stated	O
that	O
Space	B-Application
Invaders	I-Application
showed	O
that	O
video	O
games	O
could	O
compete	O
against	O
the	O
major	O
entertainment	O
media	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
:	O
films	O
,	O
music	O
,	O
and	O
television	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
attributed	O
the	O
launch	O
of	O
the	O
"	O
arcade	O
phenomenon	O
"	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
in	O
part	O
to	O
Space	B-Application
Invaders	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Game	O
Informer	O
considered	O
it	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
,	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
popular	O
arcade	O
games	O
;	O
it	O
tapped	O
into	O
popular	O
culture	O
and	O
generated	O
excitement	O
during	O
the	O
golden	O
age	O
of	O
arcades	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1995	O
,	O
Flux	O
magazine	O
ranked	O
Space	B-Application
Invaders	I-Application
#1	O
on	O
their	O
"	O
Top	O
100	O
Video	O
Games.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1996	O
,	O
Next	O
Generation	O
magazine	O
put	O
Space	B-Application
Invaders	I-Application
at	O
number	O
97	O
on	O
their	O
list	O
of	O
the	O
"	O
Top	O
100	O
Games	O
of	O
All	O
Time	O
"	O
,	O
saying	O
that	O
it	O
"	O
provides	O
an	O
elegance	O
and	O
simplicity	O
not	O
found	O
in	O
later	O
games	O
like	O
Phoenix	B-Application
[1980].	O
 "	O
</s>
<s>
3	O
on	O
its	O
list	O
of	O
"	O
The	O
60	O
Most	O
Influential	O
Games	O
of	O
All	O
Time	O
,	O
"	O
stating	O
that	O
,	O
in	O
contrast	O
to	O
earlier	O
arcade	O
games	O
which	O
"	O
were	O
attempts	O
to	O
simulate	O
already-existing	O
things	O
,	O
"	O
Space	B-Application
Invaders	I-Application
was	O
"	O
the	O
first	O
video	O
game	O
as	O
a	O
video	O
game	O
,	O
instead	O
of	O
merely	O
a	O
playable	O
electronic	O
representation	O
of	O
something	O
else.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Entertainment	O
Weekly	O
named	O
Space	B-Application
Invaders	I-Application
one	O
of	O
the	O
top	O
ten	O
games	O
for	O
the	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
2600	I-General_Concept
home	O
console	O
in	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
list	O
aggregator	O
site	O
Playthatgame	O
currently	O
ranks	O
Space	B-Application
Invaders	I-Application
as	O
the	O
57th	O
top	O
game	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
,	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
year	O
,	O
&	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
1970s	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2021	O
,	O
The	O
Guardian	O
listed	O
it	O
as	O
the	O
third	O
greatest	O
video	B-Application
game	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
1970s	I-Application
,	O
just	O
below	O
Galaxian	B-Application
and	O
Asteroids	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Space	B-Application
Invaders	I-Application
has	O
been	O
remade	O
on	O
numerous	O
platforms	O
and	O
spawned	O
many	O
sequels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ports	O
on	O
earlier	O
systems	O
like	O
the	O
Atari	O
home	O
consoles	O
featured	O
simplified	O
graphics	O
,	O
while	O
later	O
systems	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
Entertainment	I-Application
System	I-Application
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
featured	O
updated	O
graphics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
example	O
,	O
Space	B-Device
Invaders	I-Device
Extreme	I-Device
,	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
,	O
integrated	O
musical	O
elements	O
into	O
the	O
standard	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
2008	O
spin-off	O
for	O
WiiWare	O
,	O
Space	B-Device
Invaders	I-Device
Get	I-Device
Even	I-Device
,	O
allows	O
players	O
to	O
control	O
the	O
aliens	O
instead	O
of	O
the	O
laser	O
cannon	O
in	O
a	O
reversal	O
of	O
roles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1980	O
,	O
Bally-Midway	O
released	O
a	O
pinball	B-Application
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
became	O
the	O
third	O
highest-grossing	O
pinball	B-Application
machine	O
of	O
1980	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ports	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
have	O
been	O
met	O
with	O
mixed	O
receptions	O
;	O
the	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
2600	I-General_Concept
version	O
was	O
successful	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
Nintendo	O
Entertainment	O
System	O
version	O
was	O
poorly	O
received	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
was	O
Space	B-Application
Invaders	I-Application
Part	I-Application
II	I-Application
in	O
1979	O
;	O
it	O
featured	O
color	O
graphics	O
,	O
an	O
attract	O
mode	O
,	O
new	O
gameplay	O
elements	O
,	O
and	O
added	O
an	O
intermission	O
between	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
the	O
Killer	B-Application
List	I-Application
of	I-Application
Video	I-Application
Games	I-Application
,	O
this	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
video	O
game	O
to	O
include	O
an	O
intermission	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
version	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
as	O
Deluxe	O
Space	B-Application
Invaders	I-Application
(	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
Space	B-Application
Invaders	I-Application
Deluxe	I-Application
)	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
featured	O
a	O
different	O
graphical	O
color	O
scheme	O
and	O
a	O
lunar-city	O
background	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
arcade	O
sequel	O
,	O
Space	B-Application
Invaders	I-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
exclusively	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
summer	O
of	O
1985	O
,	O
Return	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Invaders	I-Application
was	O
released	O
with	O
updated	O
color	O
graphics	O
and	O
more	O
complex	O
movements	O
and	O
attack	O
patterns	O
for	O
the	O
aliens	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Subsequent	O
arcade	O
sequels	O
included	O
Super	O
Space	B-Application
Invaders	I-Application
'	O
91	O
,	O
Space	B-Application
Invaders	I-Application
DX	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Space	B-Application
Invaders	I-Application
95	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2002	O
,	O
Taito	O
released	O
Space	B-Application
Raiders	I-Application
,	O
a	O
third-person	O
shooter	O
reminiscent	O
of	O
Space	B-Application
Invaders	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Space	B-Application
Invaders	I-Application
Anniversary	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2003	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
and	O
included	O
nine	O
Space	B-Application
Invader	I-Application
variants	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
similar	O
title	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
,	O
Space	B-Application
Invaders	I-Application
Pocket	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2005	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Space	B-Application
Invaders	I-Application
,	O
Space	B-Application
Invaders	I-Application
Part	I-Application
II	I-Application
and	O
Return	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Invaders	I-Application
are	O
included	O
in	O
Taito	O
Legends	O
,	O
a	O
compilation	O
of	O
Taito	O
's	O
classic	O
arcade	O
games	O
released	O
in	O
2005	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
Xbox	O
,	O
and	O
PC	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Super	O
Space	B-Application
Invaders	I-Application
'	O
91	O
,	O
Space	B-Application
Invaders	I-Application
DX	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Space	B-Application
Invaders	I-Application
95	O
were	O
included	O
in	O
Taito	O
Legends	O
2	O
,	O
a	O
sequel	O
compilation	O
released	O
in	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
April	O
2017	O
,	O
a	O
redemption	O
game	O
by	O
Raw	O
Thrills	O
,	O
Space	B-Application
Invaders	I-Application
Frenzy	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
stand-alone	O
version	O
was	O
released	O
by	O
Super	O
Impulse	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
its	O
Tiny	O
Arcade	O
series	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
the	O
Namco	O
games	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
,	O
Ms.	B-Application
Pac-Man	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Galaxian	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Space	B-Application
Invaders	I-Application
title	O
for	O
the	O
Atari	B-Device
Jaguar	I-Device
was	O
being	O
worked	O
on	O
by	O
Virtuality	B-Application
Entertainment	I-Application
,	O
which	O
would	O
have	O
featured	O
support	O
for	O
the	O
unreleased	O
Jaguar	B-Device
VR	O
peripheral	O
;	O
however	O
,	O
the	O
project	O
never	O
entered	O
full	O
development	O
beyond	O
reaching	O
pre-production	O
stages	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
only	O
remaining	O
proof	O
of	O
its	O
existence	O
being	O
a	O
game	O
design	O
document	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
publications	O
and	O
websites	O
use	O
the	O
pixelated	B-Algorithm
alien	O
graphic	O
as	O
an	O
icon	B-Application
for	O
video	O
games	O
in	O
general	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
video	O
game	O
magazine	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
,	O
technology	O
website	O
Ars	O
Technica	O
,	O
and	O
concert	O
event	O
Video	O
Games	O
Live	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
has	O
also	O
been	O
Space	O
Invaders-themed	O
merchandising	B-Device
,	O
including	O
necklaces	O
and	O
puzzles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
trend	O
continues	O
to	O
this	O
day	O
,	O
with	O
handmade	O
sites	O
like	O
Etsy	O
and	O
Pinterest	B-Application
showcasing	O
thousands	O
of	O
handmade	O
items	O
featuring	O
Space	B-Application
Invaders	I-Application
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Soon	O
after	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
release	O
,	O
hundreds	O
of	O
favorable	O
articles	O
and	O
stories	O
about	O
the	O
emerging	O
video	O
game	O
medium	O
as	O
popularized	O
by	O
Space	B-Application
Invaders	I-Application
aired	O
on	O
television	O
and	O
were	O
printed	O
in	O
newspapers	O
and	O
magazines	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Space	B-Application
Invaders	I-Application
Tournament	O
,	O
held	O
by	O
Atari	O
in	O
1980	O
and	O
won	O
by	O
Rebecca	O
Heineman	O
,	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
electronic	O
sports	O
(	O
eSports	O
)	O
event	O
,	O
and	O
attracted	O
more	O
than	O
10,000	O
participants	O
,	O
establishing	O
video	O
gaming	O
as	O
a	O
mainstream	O
hobby	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Arcade	O
Awards	O
ceremony	O
was	O
created	O
that	O
same	O
year	O
to	O
honor	O
the	O
best	O
video	O
games	O
,	O
with	O
Space	B-Application
Invaders	I-Application
winning	O
the	O
first	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
(	O
GoTY	O
)	O
award	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
impact	O
of	O
Space	B-Application
Invaders	I-Application
on	O
the	O
video	O
game	O
industry	O
has	O
been	O
compared	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Beatles	I-Application
in	O
the	O
pop	O
music	O
industry	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Considered	O
"	O
the	O
first	O
'	O
blockbuster	O
 '	O
video	O
game	O
,	O
"	O
Space	B-Application
Invaders	I-Application
became	O
synonymous	O
with	O
video	O
games	O
worldwide	O
for	O
some	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
doctors	O
identified	O
a	O
condition	O
called	O
the	O
"	O
Space	B-Application
Invaders	I-Application
elbow	O
"	O
as	O
a	O
complaint	O
,	O
while	O
a	O
physician	O
in	O
The	O
New	O
England	O
Journal	O
of	O
Medicine	O
named	O
a	O
similar	O
ailment	O
the	O
"	O
Space	B-Application
Invaders	I-Application
Wrist	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Space	B-Application
Invaders	I-Application
was	O
also	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
to	O
attract	O
political	O
controversy	O
when	O
a	O
1981	O
Private	O
Member	O
's	O
Bill	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
"	O
Control	O
of	O
Space	B-Application
Invaders	I-Application
(	O
and	O
other	O
Electronic	O
Games	O
)	O
Bill	O
"	O
,	O
drafted	O
by	O
British	O
Labour	O
Member	O
of	O
Parliament	O
(	O
MP	O
)	O
George	O
Foulkes	O
,	O
attempted	O
to	O
allow	O
local	O
councils	O
to	O
restrict	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
those	O
like	O
it	O
by	O
licensing	O
for	O
its	O
"	O
addictive	O
properties	O
"	O
and	O
for	O
causing	O
"	O
deviancy	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similarly	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
in	O
Westchester	O
County	O
,	O
New	O
York	O
,	O
there	O
was	O
a	O
controversial	O
political	O
debate	O
in	O
1981	O
over	O
a	O
resolution	O
to	O
place	O
age	O
restrictions	O
on	O
Space	B-Application
Invaders	I-Application
and	O
other	O
arcade	O
games	O
,	O
following	O
complaints	O
that	O
schoolchildren	O
wasted	O
time	O
and	O
lunch	O
money	O
,	O
and	O
went	O
to	O
school	O
late	O
;	O
the	O
resolution	O
drew	O
national	O
attention	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Musicians	O
have	O
drawn	O
inspiration	O
for	O
their	O
music	O
from	O
Space	B-Application
Invaders	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
pioneering	O
Japanese	O
synthpop	O
group	O
Yellow	O
Magic	O
Orchestra	O
reproduced	O
Space	B-Application
Invaders	I-Application
sounds	O
in	O
its	O
1978	O
self-titled	O
album	O
and	O
hit	O
single	O
"	O
Computer	O
Game	O
"	O
,	O
the	O
latter	O
selling	O
over	O
400,000	O
copies	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
pop	O
songs	O
based	O
on	O
Space	B-Application
Invaders	I-Application
soon	O
followed	O
,	O
including	O
disco	B-Operating_System
records	O
such	O
as	O
"	O
Disco	B-Operating_System
Space	B-Application
Invaders	I-Application
"	O
(	O
1979	O
)	O
by	O
Funny	O
Stuff	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
hit	O
songs	O
"	O
Space	B-Application
Invader	I-Application
"	O
(	O
1980	O
)	O
by	O
The	O
Pretenders	O
,	O
"	O
Space	B-Application
Invaders	I-Application
"	O
(	O
1980	O
)	O
by	O
Uncle	O
Vic	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Australian	O
hit	O
"	O
Space	B-Application
Invaders	I-Application
"	O
(	O
1979	O
)	O
by	O
Player	O
One	O
(	O
known	O
in	O
the	O
US	O
as	O
'	O
Playback	O
 '	O
)	O
,	O
which	O
in	O
turn	O
provided	O
the	O
bassline	O
for	O
Jesse	O
Saunders	O
 '	O
"	O
On	O
and	O
On	O
"	O
(	O
1984	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
first	O
Chicago	O
house	O
music	O
track	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
honor	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
30th	O
anniversary	O
,	O
Taito	O
produced	O
an	O
album	O
titled	O
Space	B-Application
Invaders	I-Application
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Six	O
songs	O
were	O
originally	O
used	O
in	O
the	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
Space	B-Device
Invaders	I-Device
Extreme	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Elements	O
are	O
prominently	O
featured	O
in	O
the	O
"	O
Raiders	O
of	O
the	O
Lost	O
Arcade	O
"	O
segment	O
of	O
"	O
Anthology	O
of	O
Interest	O
II	O
"	O
,	O
an	O
episode	O
of	O
the	O
animated	O
series	O
Futurama	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Space	B-Application
Invaders	I-Application
also	O
appears	O
in	O
the	O
films	O
Cherry	O
2000	O
(	O
1987	O
)	O
,	O
Terminator	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Judgment	I-Application
Day	I-Application
(	O
1991	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
Pixels	O
(	O
2015	O
)	O
while	O
its	O
Deluxe	O
game	O
made	O
an	O
appearance	O
in	O
Fast	O
Times	O
At	O
Ridgemont	O
High	O
(	O
1982	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Various	O
books	O
have	O
been	O
published	O
about	O
Space	B-Application
Invaders	I-Application
,	O
including	O
Space	B-Application
Invaders	I-Application
:	O
An	O
addict	O
's	O
guide	O
to	O
battle	O
tactics	O
,	O
big	O
scores	O
and	O
the	O
best	O
machines	O
(	O
1982	O
)	O
by	O
Martin	O
Amis	O
,	O
Tomb	O
Raiders	O
and	O
Space	B-Application
Invaders	I-Application
:	O
Videogame	O
forms	O
and	O
Contexts	O
(	O
2006	O
)	O
by	O
Geof	O
King	O
and	O
Tanya	O
Krzywinska	O
,	O
and	O
Space	B-Application
Invaders	I-Application
(	O
1980	O
)	O
by	O
Mark	O
Roeder	O
and	O
Julian	O
Wolanski	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
mid-1990s	O
,	O
the	O
athletics	O
company	O
Puma	O
released	O
a	O
T-shirt	O
with	O
a	O
stamp	O
having	O
references	O
to	O
Space	B-Application
Invaders	I-Application
,	O
i.e.	O
</s>
<s>
That	O
same	O
year	O
,	O
Space	B-Application
Invaders	I-Application
was	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
London	O
Science	O
Museum	O
's	O
Game	O
On	O
exhibition	O
,	O
meant	O
to	O
showcase	O
the	O
various	O
aspects	O
of	O
video	O
game	O
history	O
,	O
development	O
,	O
and	O
culture	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
Belluard	O
Bollwerk	O
International	O
2006	O
festival	O
in	O
Fribourg	O
,	O
Switzerland	O
,	O
Guillaume	O
Reymond	O
created	O
a	O
three-minute	O
video	O
recreation	O
of	O
a	O
game	O
of	O
Space	B-Application
Invaders	I-Application
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
"	O
Gameover	O
"	O
project	O
using	O
humans	O
as	O
pixels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
French	O
street	O
artist	O
,	O
Invader	O
,	O
made	O
a	O
name	O
for	O
himself	O
by	O
creating	O
mosaic	B-Application
artwork	I-Application
of	O
Space	B-Application
Invader	I-Application
aliens	O
around	O
the	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
genus	O
Taito	O
is	O
named	O
for	O
the	O
company	O
that	O
produces	O
Space	B-Application
Invaders	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2018	O
,	O
Highways	O
England	O
launched	O
a	O
campaign	O
titled	O
"	O
Do	O
n't	O
be	O
a	O
Space	B-Application
Invader	I-Application
,	O
Stay	O
Safe	O
,	O
Stay	O
Back	O
"	O
to	O
raise	O
awareness	O
on	O
the	O
dangers	O
of	O
tailgating	O
.	O
</s>
