<s>
It	O
has	O
been	O
re-released	O
for	O
several	O
consoles	O
since	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
Entertainment	I-Application
System	I-Application
,	O
PC	B-General_Concept
Engine	I-General_Concept
CD	I-General_Concept
,	O
and	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
—	O
several	O
of	O
these	O
conversions	O
use	O
the	O
name	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
fifth	O
entry	O
in	O
the	O
long-running	O
Space	B-Application
Invaders	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
DX	O
contains	O
four	O
variations	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Space	B-Application
Invaders	I-Application
,	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
a	O
multiplayer	O
mode	O
and	O
a	O
"	O
Parody	O
Mode	O
"	O
that	O
replaces	O
the	O
characters	O
with	O
those	O
from	O
other	O
Taito	O
franchises	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Space	B-Application
Invaders	I-Application
DX	I-Application
contains	O
an	O
updated	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Space	B-Application
Invaders	I-Application
alongside	O
several	O
other	O
additional	O
features	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
DX	O
allows	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
select	O
from	O
one	O
of	O
four	O
different	O
game	O
types	O
;	O
a	O
black	O
and	O
white	O
monitor	O
,	O
a	O
color	O
monitor	O
,	O
a	O
version	O
that	O
places	O
fake	O
layers	O
of	O
cellophane	O
across	O
the	O
screen	O
to	O
mimic	O
color	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
“	O
reflector	O
”	O
type	O
that	O
features	O
a	O
recreation	O
of	O
the	O
backdrop	O
found	O
in	O
upright	O
Space	B-Application
Invaders	I-Application
machines	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
arcade	O
version	O
features	O
a	O
"	O
Parody	O
Mode	O
"	O
that	O
replaces	O
the	O
characters	O
with	O
those	O
from	O
other	O
Taito	O
franchises	O
,	O
including	O
Bubble	B-Application
Bobble	I-Application
,	O
Arkanoid	B-Device
,	O
and	O
Darius	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
and	O
PC	B-General_Concept
Engine	I-General_Concept
CD	I-General_Concept
releases	O
add	O
a	O
new	O
mode	O
called	O
“	O
Kawaii	O
Mode	O
”	O
,	O
which	O
replaces	O
the	O
backdrops	O
with	O
cartoony	O
,	O
anime-style	O
characters	O
and	O
an	O
arranged	O
soundtrack	O
,	O
while	O
featuring	O
the	O
same	O
Space	B-Application
Invaders	I-Application
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Taito	O
released	O
Space	B-Application
Invaders	I-Application
DX	I-Application
in	O
September	O
1993	O
to	O
commemorate	O
the	O
15th	O
anniversary	O
of	O
the	O
Space	B-Application
Invaders	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Space	B-Application
Invaders	I-Application
creator	O
Tomohiro	O
Nishikado	O
is	O
also	O
credited	O
for	O
the	O
port	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
DX	O
was	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
Entertainment	I-Application
System	I-Application
(	O
SNES	B-Application
)	O
on	O
March	O
25	O
,	O
1994	O
,	O
to	O
celebrate	O
Taito	O
's	O
40th	O
anniversary	O
,	O
which	O
renamed	O
it	O
Space	B-Application
Invaders	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Original	I-Application
Game	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Game	O
Boy	O
port	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
,	O
simply	O
titled	O
Space	B-Application
Invaders	I-Application
,	O
was	O
also	O
released	O
in	O
1994	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
version	O
features	O
the	O
DX	O
game	O
as	O
an	O
unlockable	O
extra	O
,	O
accessible	O
by	O
inserting	O
the	O
cartridge	O
into	O
the	O
Super	B-Device
Game	I-Device
Boy	I-Device
peripheral	O
for	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Conversions	O
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
and	O
PC	B-General_Concept
Engine	I-General_Concept
CD	I-General_Concept
were	O
published	O
in	O
June	O
1995	O
;	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
version	O
was	O
re-released	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
bundle	O
with	O
Puzzle	B-Application
Bobble	I-Application
2X	I-Application
two	O
years	O
later	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
SNES	B-Application
version	O
is	O
included	O
as	O
a	O
bonus	O
game	O
in	O
PD	O
Ultraman	O
Invaders	O
,	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
in	O
late	O
1995	O
by	O
Bandai	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
later	O
ported	O
to	O
PlayStation	B-Device
in	O
1997	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
later	O
published	O
as	O
a	O
budget	O
title	O
by	O
D3	O
Publisher	O
in	O
1999	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
its	O
Simple	O
series	O
of	O
budget	O
games	O
,	O
renamed	O
Simple	O
1500	O
:	O
THE	O
Invader	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
version	O
was	O
digitally	O
re-released	O
for	O
the	O
Wii	O
Virtual	O
Console	O
on	O
September	O
16	O
,	O
2008	O
,	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
November	O
17	O
,	O
2008	O
,	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
and	O
on	O
November	O
28	O
,	O
2008	O
,	O
in	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
SNES	B-Application
version	O
of	O
Space	B-Application
Invaders	I-Application
DX	I-Application
in	O
particular	O
was	O
met	O
with	O
a	O
polarizing	O
reception	O
at	O
its	O
release	O
and	O
retrospectively	O
,	O
with	O
common	O
complaints	O
being	O
towards	O
its	O
lack	O
of	O
content	O
and	O
any	O
addition	O
of	O
a	O
remade	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
German	O
publication	O
Mega	O
Play	O
unfavorably	O
compared	O
the	O
PC	B-General_Concept
Engine	I-General_Concept
CD	I-General_Concept
version	O
to	O
Galaga	B-Application
'	I-Application
88	I-Application
and	O
the	O
previously	O
released	O
Space	B-Application
Invaders	I-Application
:	O
Fukkatsu	O
no	O
Hi	O
,	O
critical	O
of	O
its	O
gameplay	O
and	O
lack	O
of	O
features	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
felt	O
relatively	O
the	O
same	O
,	O
claiming	O
fans	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
would	O
appreciate	O
the	O
quality	O
of	O
the	O
package	O
itself	O
and	O
its	O
multiplayer	O
features	O
,	O
while	O
also	O
saying	O
those	O
who	O
did	O
n't	O
have	O
much	O
experience	O
with	O
the	O
series	O
would	O
dislike	O
its	O
overall	O
repetitive	O
gameplay	O
and	O
lack	O
of	O
content	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Famitsu	O
magazine	O
disliked	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
version	O
for	O
lacking	O
any	O
updated	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
aside	O
from	O
its	O
multiplayer	O
and	O
"	O
Kawaii	O
"	O
modes	O
,	O
both	O
of	O
which	O
they	O
liked	O
for	O
their	O
uniqueness	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Allgame	O
said	O
that	O
Space	B-Application
Invaders	I-Application
is	O
"	O
inherently	O
fun	O
in	O
all	O
its	O
incarnations	O
"	O
,	O
liking	O
its	O
multiplayer	O
mode	O
and	O
overall	O
quality	O
of	O
the	O
package	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
added	O
that	O
Taito	O
should	O
have	O
also	O
included	O
Space	B-Application
Invaders	I-Application
Part	I-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
and	O
felt	O
lukewarm	O
towards	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
a	O
remade	O
version	O
with	O
updated	O
visuals	O
and	O
sounds	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Retro	O
Gamer	O
magazine	O
greatly	O
applauded	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
's	O
multiplayer	O
mode	O
,	O
finding	O
it	O
superior	O
to	O
those	O
in	O
other	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
Life	O
was	O
the	O
most	O
critical	O
,	O
saying	O
that	O
its	O
price	O
of	O
800	O
Wii	O
Points	O
(	O
US$8	O
)	O
and	O
"	O
dated	O
"	O
gameplay	O
made	O
Space	B-Application
Invaders	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Original	I-Application
Game	I-Application
a	O
disappointment	O
.	O
</s>
