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I’m 50 and to this day, I still vividly remember when I first saw space invaders. My dad was a pin ball wizard and would often play that at the local diner when one day they got an SI cabinet. He wasn’t impressed but 6-7 y.o. me was hooked.
For sure. In the old days, there were a few game sounds that filled the air in the arcades: Space Invaders, Pac-Man, Galaxian, Berzerk and a handful of others. Hard to find such an arcade nowadays. :(
It is rumored that the alien speed increase as you clear them away was a "happy accident". That is, it wasn't designed that way on purpose but simply as a side effect of the (very slow 2mhz 8080) processor trying to manually draw all those aliens. When there are a lot of them it takes about a second to draw them all, but as you destroy them it takes less and less time (because it's drawing fewer of them on each pass) and therefore they are updated faster. While testing, the designer (Tomohiro Nishikado) realized that this would be an excellent game element, increasing tension as the aliens and sound becomes faster and faster.
@@ianswift3521Nah, he's unfortunately right... Most people aren't even aware that this game is a pretty long lasting franchise with some really good(Extreme, Extreme 2, Infinity Gene and Playstation) and some really bad (Space Raiders) sequels/reboots.
I still have SPACE INVADERS for my PlayStation 2 in a compilation called TAITO LEGENDS 😺👍🕹️🕹️. I also played the original Arcade cabinet version of this game at a former arcade game hall in Pitäjänmäki, Helsinki (Finland 🇫🇮) in the spring of 2016. Which reminds me: i bought this week a compilation called TAITO COIN-OP HITS for my Commodore 64 as the tape versions 😺👍. I even made a gameplay video of BUBBLE BOBBLE 😺👍🕹️.
pretty great, the worst i found was the nes and gameboy versions, theyre badly designed, but not too bad overall, and then i found unique ones like the virtual boy and some ps2 variants with 3d effects
@@Nestalgba92023 its not as bad as the nes/gameboy variants tho, the nes/gameboy ones had unidentical/shrinked sprites and overall ugly presentation which pretty much ruins the sense of authenticity and appeal.
Galaga is the best "inspired by Space Invaders" shooter from the era. (Jumpman & Lode Runner are the best video games) The best version of Space Invaders is not included in your comparison. It was TI-Invaders for the TI-99/4A. with a shrinking saucer level boss that only appears in this version, and the ever changing top row of Invader sprites creating the unique goal of seeing them all, it is at once familiar and different. And one helluvalot of fun to play. Certainly more than any other version in 1981. And like most early TI-released cartridge games, the SHIFT-838 cheat mode is in effect (here it allows you to start on any level, and/or turn off the speed-up as you get closer to clearing a stage - VERY helpful is you want to see all the critters.)
Sterling job there, guys. Great and comprehensive video. Back in the day, for the 48k Spectrum I had a clone called Invaders, and it was really good. Dunno the publisher (had it pirated and I was but 6 or 7 at the time) but I’m sure you can find it in rom repositories
There's a really good clone called "Space Raiders" made by Psion and published Sinclair Research themselves (I think). ua-cam.com/video/uMOF9vJn9hM/v-deo.html
The "Original Gangster" arcade computer video game. The one that got the world hooked on arcade games. I still enjoy it and have it loaded onto my Super Retro-Cade.
@@federicocatelli8785 There was ONE home computer conversion. The Atari 8-bit computer line got one where the titular invaders enter the field from a rocket on the side of the screen. Thus, we know that Atari had the home computer license for Space Invaders in America at the time. And they weren't interested in releasing games for OTHER PEOPLE'S hardware... except when they were. Their third-party publishing arm, Atarisoft, was formed in 1983, which is late enough that Space Invaders wasn't really a hot property. And Atarisoft was shut down fast enough that they didn't get very far through their available licenses(they have a lot of officially-announced games that never shipped). But by god, they ported Centipede, Donkey Kong, and Pac-Man to just about everything. Fortunately for Invader lovers everywhere, there was no shortage of homages, clones, and rip-offs. My first Space Invaders was actually Texas Instruments' clone, TI Invaders.
Ive always liked the the aliens from the atari 2600 version. The one that has a big eye and the saucer shaped one with two noodle legs and two small eyes.
I wonder if you will make a Break Thru (1986) version comparsion: -Arcade (JP Version) (Kyohkoh-Toppa) (1986) -Arcade (US Version) (1986) -Commondore 64 (1986) -Amstrad CPC (1986) -ZX Spectrum (1986) -NES/Famicom (1987)
There's an Easter egg in Space Invaders or Space Invaders II. I can't remember which one. Anyway, if the last alien you kill is one that was from the lowest row then you will see a "rainbow" go across the screen. It's tricky to do, but doable. On the Atari 2600 version, if you have the 'reset' switch held down as you turn on the system and then release it, game one will start but you will be able to fire twice as fast as normal! Super easy to rack up high scores with this cheat.
Prime example of a lazy port on Taito's port. Just a cheap port of their MSX version, which in itself isn't as good as the SG-1000 despite running on identical hardware. Guess Sega could just port this game better than Taito themselves.
There was also a type-in from ANALOG Computing, Basic Invaders, that was a better version than the Atari official(more game options, roughly comparable to Deluxe Invaders).
I was going to say the sound circuit was discrete logic, probably with a 555 at its heart. But that would've been very wrong, and I'm glad I fact-checked myself. It apparently actually used a TI SN76477, which was brand-new at the time(it came out earlier the same year). It should probably be noted that this chip is not directly related to the much more famous TI SN76489. I'm not sure how useful an MCS-48 would've been as a sound generator. Kinda odd that I've never heard of Intel producing any sound hardware, actually. They seem to have stuck to boring, strictly-functional chips.
I'm sorry you miss it. The selection of versions was difficult. I think I excluded all those that added new mechanics and this version was one of them (although I had the footage captured).
Ok.... that 1994 Gameboy version just became a must buy for me. That is super cool. I wish more games had that kind of advance functionality with the Super Gameboy. It's like they squeezed 3 games onto one GB cart in 94.
Because we are only covering official versions here. Sometimes we mix the official ports with the clones but there are too many Space Invaders clones and I believe it's better to do a separate video in this case.
I wanted to show only the versions of the original Arcade, with exactly the same core mechanics and I guess I thought it was a slightly different version at the time...
Wow, so many different version of this classic game. I still prefer the original game from 1978. I played it back then in 1979 or so. And today I played it on MAME and it still makes fun. And for the first time I tried to get more then 2000 points in the first round. You need a good strategy and a big portion of luck to get there. Definitely a piece of genius.
Every time I played space invaders, it seemed to be a different version. I just bought the joy stick 1 & 2 player version and that's different again. It used to be easy to finish a screen or layer of invaders by the joy stick version is very difficult.
It seems to be a riff off of the somewhat-famous "Pepsi Invaders" featured earlier in the video. You play a dude throwing cans of Pepsi at invading Coke and Sprite cans. I assume the top row invaders are also a Coca-Cola product, but can't identify it offhand.
"TV revision 1 seems to be the earliest set in MAME, with the fewest number of changes. It's likely that an undumped SV revision 1 set, if it exists, would predate this set. SV revision 2 removes the diagnostic routine and is the first to make the wall collision change. The Midway version is almost identical to SV revision 2, except that the subroutine that draws the Taito Corp copyright on the title screen has been dummied out. TV revision 2 fixes a few bugs but keeps all of the other code from the first TV revision. SV revision 3 applies the code changes from TV Revision 2 to SV Revision 2. SV revision 4 adds five digit score support."
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You lost Sega Genesis / Megadrive version named "Space Inviders 91/92 (name changed realise date in USA / EU / JAPAN)
are you a gameplayer?
I’m 50 and to this day, I still vividly remember when I first saw space invaders. My dad was a pin ball wizard and would often play that at the local diner when one day they got an SI cabinet. He wasn’t impressed but 6-7 y.o. me was hooked.
For sure. In the old days, there were a few game sounds that filled the air in the arcades: Space Invaders, Pac-Man, Galaxian, Berzerk and a handful of others. Hard to find such an arcade nowadays. :(
Space Invaders DX was the first time the sounds were updated. They stayed that way for over a decade.
You forgot the space invaders my arcade version with mirrored screen.
It is rumored that the alien speed increase as you clear them away was a "happy accident". That is, it wasn't designed that way on purpose but simply as a side effect of the (very slow 2mhz 8080) processor trying to manually draw all those aliens. When there are a lot of them it takes about a second to draw them all, but as you destroy them it takes less and less time (because it's drawing fewer of them on each pass) and therefore they are updated faster. While testing, the designer (Tomohiro Nishikado) realized that this would be an excellent game element, increasing tension as the aliens and sound becomes faster and faster.
Space Invaders is so well-known there's an emoji for it.
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Not that well-known nowadays.
to every generation except zoomers it is@@PiroKUSS
@@ianswift3521 No, it isn't.
@@ianswift3521Nah, he's unfortunately right... Most people aren't even aware that this game is a pretty long lasting franchise with some really good(Extreme, Extreme 2, Infinity Gene and Playstation) and some really bad (Space Raiders) sequels/reboots.
And to add to my previous comment, I'm a zoomer AND a fan
I still have SPACE INVADERS for my
PlayStation 2 in a compilation called
TAITO LEGENDS 😺👍🕹️🕹️.
I also played the original Arcade cabinet version of this game at a former arcade game hall in Pitäjänmäki, Helsinki (Finland 🇫🇮) in the spring of 2016.
Which reminds me: i bought this week a compilation called TAITO COIN-OP HITS for my Commodore 64 as the tape versions 😺👍.
I even made a gameplay video of BUBBLE BOBBLE 😺👍🕹️.
There was an arcade game called GORF, by Midway. It included a Space Invaders section in the first stage
It also included Galaxians
@@PiroKUSSalso this warp zone, and this Ship that you had to beat.
I remember The 8-Bit Guy mentioning the C64 version of the game in a video about speech synthesizers
pretty great, the worst i found was the nes and gameboy versions, theyre badly designed, but not too bad overall, and then i found unique ones like the virtual boy and some ps2 variants with 3d effects
I say the GBA's classic mode was the Worst S.I. recreation ever, such as the enemies movements, yuck!
@@Nestalgba92023 its not as bad as the nes/gameboy variants tho, the nes/gameboy ones had unidentical/shrinked sprites and overall ugly presentation which pretty much ruins the sense of authenticity and appeal.
@@antarcticpenguin1151Nah, GBA's classic mode is worse because it doesn't even play properly. Those versions you mentioned at least do that
@@Nestalgba92023Shame, because the main GBA game was actually good
let's go a new retrosutra video
Galaga is the best "inspired by Space Invaders" shooter from the era. (Jumpman & Lode Runner are the best video games)
The best version of Space Invaders is not included in your comparison. It was TI-Invaders for the TI-99/4A. with a shrinking saucer level boss that only appears in this version, and the ever changing top row of Invader sprites creating the unique goal of seeing them all, it is at once familiar and different. And one helluvalot of fun to play. Certainly more than any other version in 1981. And like most early TI-released cartridge games, the SHIFT-838 cheat mode is in effect (here it allows you to start on any level, and/or turn off the speed-up as you get closer to clearing a stage - VERY helpful is you want to see all the critters.)
I wanted to include only official versions. If I make video of the Space Invaders clones I'll add TI Invaders.
@@retrosutra Sure why not! try to make space invaders clones please!
Sterling job there, guys. Great and comprehensive video.
Back in the day, for the 48k Spectrum I had a clone called Invaders, and it was really good. Dunno the publisher (had it pirated and I was but 6 or 7 at the time) but I’m sure you can find it in rom repositories
There's a really good clone called "Space Raiders" made by Psion and published Sinclair Research themselves (I think).
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Also the aliens are smiling! that caught me off guard as a kid! 10:07😂😂
It’s funny. There seems to been kinda Space Invaders revival in the mid 90s. Also, never heard of a NUON before
The J2ME version with the Bubble Bobble BGM was just plain weird...
From its contemporaries, the SG-1000 version is extremely faithful to the designs of the aliens- which look quite off in the ports prior.
The "Original Gangster" arcade computer video game. The one that got the world hooked on arcade games. I still enjoy it and have it loaded onto my Super Retro-Cade.
what do space invaders nec pc-98 has original version !!!
I still have my original msx cartridge
I'm surprised there were no conversion for home computer (western at least)....
I also wonder why. I have only found unofficial versions for those systems.
Maybe there were so many clones they thought it unnecessary
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Dunno maybe the license right was too much expensive (potential market too small) for some publishers to bother
@@federicocatelli8785 There was ONE home computer conversion. The Atari 8-bit computer line got one where the titular invaders enter the field from a rocket on the side of the screen. Thus, we know that Atari had the home computer license for Space Invaders in America at the time. And they weren't interested in releasing games for OTHER PEOPLE'S hardware... except when they were.
Their third-party publishing arm, Atarisoft, was formed in 1983, which is late enough that Space Invaders wasn't really a hot property. And Atarisoft was shut down fast enough that they didn't get very far through their available licenses(they have a lot of officially-announced games that never shipped). But by god, they ported Centipede, Donkey Kong, and Pac-Man to just about everything.
Fortunately for Invader lovers everywhere, there was no shortage of homages, clones, and rip-offs. My first Space Invaders was actually Texas Instruments' clone, TI Invaders.
I played the 2600 version as a kid
Ive always liked the the aliens from the atari 2600 version. The one that has a big eye and the saucer shaped one with two noodle legs and two small eyes.
I wonder if you will make a Break Thru (1986) version comparsion:
-Arcade (JP Version) (Kyohkoh-Toppa) (1986)
-Arcade (US Version) (1986)
-Commondore 64 (1986)
-Amstrad CPC (1986)
-ZX Spectrum (1986)
-NES/Famicom (1987)
Yes, I'll do. Thank you!
I love this game so much 👾
There's an Easter egg in Space Invaders or Space Invaders II. I can't remember which one. Anyway, if the last alien you kill is one that was from the lowest row then you will see a "rainbow" go across the screen. It's tricky to do, but doable.
On the Atari 2600 version, if you have the 'reset' switch held down as you turn on the system and then release it, game one will start but you will be able to fire twice as fast as normal! Super easy to rack up high scores with this cheat.
If you're doing clones Alien Invaders Plus - (1980) - Odyssey2 the Magnavox system was fun.
Fat comparison as usual, love it. Also secretly hope for Invaders clones showcase.
Why does the J2ME version have Bubble Bobble Music? I mean, I get it, Taito made both games, but I am so confused.
How did Coca-Cola convince Taito to put them and PepsiCo on Space Invaders?
2600 is what I experienced as a child, and is still my favorite due to a combination of sound, graphics and game mode options.
Space Invaders 1999 on PS1 and N64
backrooms are bad for the best space invaders game 😢
Why does the parody NEC-PC-9801 version look like a total bootleg?
Sg-1000 > Nes
Prime example of a lazy port on Taito's port. Just a cheap port of their MSX version, which in itself isn't as good as the SG-1000 despite running on identical hardware. Guess Sega could just port this game better than Taito themselves.
@@diskyboy86 ngl, I love the SEGA SG-1000 version it's really a nostalgia version!!
Me gustaron mucho las versiones de Virtaul Boy y PS2 creo son las mejores
I have multiple versions of this game and I prefer it to galaga/galaxian😊
La versión para atari es la versión más horrenda y basura que he visto porque o sea ni sí parece nada a el space invaders original
Why the heck they used "Bubble Bobble" theme on this version?! lol 1:03:59😂
I like the Gameboy Color version.
Roklan's version for the Atari 8 bit called Deluxe Invaders was superior to Atari's version.
There was also a type-in from ANALOG Computing, Basic Invaders, that was a better version than the Atari official(more game options, roughly comparable to Deluxe Invaders).
What soundchip did this arcade use? I'm guessing it's some old Intel chip, maybe MCS-48.
I was going to say the sound circuit was discrete logic, probably with a 555 at its heart. But that would've been very wrong, and I'm glad I fact-checked myself.
It apparently actually used a TI SN76477, which was brand-new at the time(it came out earlier the same year). It should probably be noted that this chip is not directly related to the much more famous TI SN76489.
I'm not sure how useful an MCS-48 would've been as a sound generator. Kinda odd that I've never heard of Intel producing any sound hardware, actually. They seem to have stuck to boring, strictly-functional chips.
What about Space Invaders Frenzy?
Where’s Space Invaders Frenzy? That one is my favorite!
I'm sorry you miss it. The selection of versions was difficult. I think I excluded all those that added new mechanics and this version was one of them (although I had the footage captured).
I like to play space invaders to👾
Ok.... that 1994 Gameboy version just became a must buy for me. That is super cool. I wish more games had that kind of advance functionality with the Super Gameboy. It's like they squeezed 3 games onto one GB cart in 94.
You forgot about the Xbox version
Pepsi vs coke is the best way to play lol
Why did You not add the C64, ZXSpectrum and Amiga versions?
Because we are only covering official versions here. Sometimes we mix the official ports with the clones but there are too many Space Invaders clones and I believe it's better to do a separate video in this case.
@@retrosutra I see....Thank You.
The PC Engine one is brilliant.
6:17 bro the alien thing from a top forming a symbol 💀
Austrian Painter vibes.
Hold up, what?! I didn't know there was a code for the original game on the Gameboy Color!
Happy 45th Anniversary Space Invaders 👾
I was hoping for more computer versions than the Atari 800.and MSX. A lot of those versions for later game consoles are really exactly the same.
Why wasn't the New Age Version not showed during the Space Invaders Revolution/DS version?
I wanted to show only the versions of the original Arcade, with exactly the same core mechanics and I guess I thought it was a slightly different version at the time...
New Age was a whole different experience.
Darn it I'm late for this video! (Also you should thank me later I'm the one who tell him about Making this video!)
45 anniversary of space invaders
Do A Angry Birds one!
You are missing the cardboard overlay on the arcade original. You can't represent OG space invaders without it
Wow, so many different version of this classic game. I still prefer the original game from 1978. I played it back then in 1979 or so. And today I played it on MAME and it still makes fun. And for the first time I tried to get more then 2000 points in the first round. You need a good strategy and a big portion of luck to get there. Definitely a piece of genius.
Retrosutra, Could you do a comparison of Play With The Teletubbies please? Me and Gianni love Teletubbies.
Every time I played space invaders, it seemed to be a different version.
I just bought the joy stick 1 & 2 player version and that's different again.
It used to be easy to finish a screen or layer of invaders by the joy stick version is very difficult.
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En una versión de space invaders venía un jefe grande. Pero no se cual es porque era muy chico y jugaba mi hermano
How come nobody is going for and getting the 5,000 point bonus shot at the end?
The Kiwi from the New Zealand Story taking on everyone else as the “invaders” was great too.
Space Invaders, LITERALLY a game changer
Dang there's a ton of versions of space invaders way more than I thought also great video.
I have the invincible collection and the Android version.
Timeless.
What the heck is the NEC PC-9801 parody version supposed to represent?
It seems to be a riff off of the somewhat-famous "Pepsi Invaders" featured earlier in the video. You play a dude throwing cans of Pepsi at invading Coke and Sprite cans.
I assume the top row invaders are also a Coca-Cola product, but can't identify it offhand.
ＰＣ−８００１がない😢
The soda-can parody was funny. Was there a special “charge shot” that let you take out a column in one blast?
Pepsi Invaders Part II
And yes, there was a secondary fire
Arcade
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Buena coleccion, estaban tambien los de nichibutsu que eran clones conocidos como moon base XXXX 😀
Muchas gracias por la información, Xavi. Desconocía esos clones.
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Bro so many versions
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Crikey that is a lot!
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Wow the 3 first ones are so different
Lol
Yay! You back!
Que bueno! y bien hecho!
Amazing video!
7:50 This was made by Coke and, if anything, this game makes me want Pepsi.
~Scott the Woz
What is the SV version?
There were different versions of the Arcade and the original black and white version is called the SV version (although I don't know why really).
"TV revision 1 seems to be the earliest set in MAME, with the fewest number of changes. It's likely that an undumped SV revision 1 set, if it exists, would predate this set.
SV revision 2 removes the diagnostic routine and is the first to make the wall collision change.
The Midway version is almost identical to SV revision 2, except that the subroutine that draws the Taito Corp copyright on the title screen has been dummied out.
TV revision 2 fixes a few bugs but keeps all of the other code from the first TV revision.
SV revision 3 applies the code changes from TV Revision 2 to SV Revision 2.
SV revision 4 adds five digit score support."