In 1978, Taito/Midway took the arcades by storm with their release of a game called Space Invaders. The game was designed by Tomohiro Nishikado, who spent a year developing the game itself as well as the hardware necessary to make the game possible. His concept gave the players the ability to fire a laser into moving enemies, making this the first fixed shooter that became one of the most recognized and influential video games ever.
This makes the aliens move closer to the player’s cannon, making it necessary to eliminate all of them before they reach the ground. Should even one alien make it to the ground, the game ends regardless of how many lives the player may have left. There are five rows of eleven aliens to deal with (55 aliens). As the player shoots the aliens and fewer of them are on the screen, their speed increases…
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Eugenio has been an avid video gamer since he was introduced to the Atari 2600 back in the early 80's. Since then, he has amassed a collection of 23 systems and handhelds with over 2000 games. He actively participates in various retro gaming forums, where he shares his love for video games, and where he is known as “the legendary” TrekMD. He has contributed retro game and system articles to Retro Video Gamer forum, The Retro Gaming Times, Vectorbolt Magazine, and Homebrew Heroes Magazine. Oh, and he’s also an avid Star Trek fan.
