Space Invaders

Space Invaders is an arcade video game released in 1978 by Japanese software developer Taito in Japan. It is one of the original, and the most popular, two-dimensional shooting games. Its popularity was so great in arcades in Japan that it is partly attributed to a shortage of the 100-yen coin, leading to an increase in production of the coin. Space Invaders continues to be popular in modern gaming following the releases of variations of the game by modern developers.