July 1978 · Game
Space Invaders (1978)
Arcade smash from Taito. Japan in July 1978, North America in November 1978.
Its success reportedly caused a shortage of 100-yen coins in Japan; sales topped 360,000 cabinets worldwide.
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Facts
- Date
- July 1978
- Kind
- Game
- Maker or publisher
- Taito
- Developer
- Tomohiro Nishikado
- Genre
- Shoot 'em up
- Platform
- Arcade
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