Developer & publisher · Japan
Taito
Space Invaders creator and arcade operator, acquired by Square Enix in 2005.
Mechanics first shipped by Taito
Ideas this studio is credited with introducing to the medium, each with a full downstream history.
Economy & Business Model · 1978
Coin-Op Difficulty Economy
Coin-op difficulty economies tune a game's challenge curve to the length of a paid session, ending most attempts withi…
Origin: Space Invaders
Progression & Persistence · 1978
Lives and Continues
Lives and continues turn failure into a budget: a player is given a fixed number of attempts, and running out ends the…
Origin: Space Invaders
Games developed (2)
1975
1978
Space Invaders 1978 2 firsts
Games published (1)
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