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Space Invaders: The Original Game (1995)

Taito

Port of Space Invaders DX

Turbografx-16/PC Engine CD, Wii

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This version of Space Invaders is based on the 1994 arcade game Space Invaders DX but lacks the parody mode of that game. What remains is the classic mode that allows the player to choose the type of arcade cabinet (upright, black & white, etc.) as background to the action as well as the versus mode for two players. The … This version of Space Invaders is based on the 1994 arcade game Space Invaders DX but lacks the parody mode of that game. What remains is the classic mode that allows the player to choose the type of arcade cabinet (upright, black & white, etc.) as background to the action as well as the versus mode for two players. The versus mode is split-screen, each player trying to survive and eliminate more invaders than the opponent.

The PC Engine (TurboGrafx) CD version offers an additional "cosmic versus" mode, where the background is composed of anime-style pictures of girls. They also appear in the "omake mode", which is a single-player variant with the same backgrounds. Read more

Details

Developers
Taito
Publishers
NEC Avenue, Taito
Genres
Shooter
Themes
Science fiction
Franchises
Space Invaders

Release dates

  • Jul 28, 1995 (Japan) Turbografx-16/PC Engine CD
  • Mar 03, 2009 (Japan) Wii