Online dictionary of manga and video games in Japan: Space Invader

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Space Invader

スペースインベイダー
keywords: game , title
related topics: Taito , Family Computer
explanation: At the beginning, most of the video games for the home usage were merely an adaptation of popular arcade games. "Space Invader" developed and adapted to "Family Computer" by Taito falls into this category. The game consists to shoot the invaders who are falling from the top screen. In some period, this game was visible everywhere in Japan, like game centers and coffee shops. Though it seems very simple nowadays, it is considered as the ancestor of all the shooting games which would follow.