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Game title

Space Invaders

Japan 1985-04-17 / shoot 'em up /Taito

About this game title

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Japanese title
Space Invaders
Japan release date
1985-04-17
North America release date
1985-12
Europe release date
Not released, or unknown
Publisher
Taito
Developer
Tose Co.
Genre
shoot 'em up
Formats
FC / NES
Launch price
4,500 yen
Copies sold
Unknown
Famitsu score
Unknown
Players
1 - 2 players (alternating)
Officially playable today
Not confirmed

Products sold (1)

Even for the same game title, packs, bundles and budget re-releases count as separate products. Only those listed in the public record (Media Arts Database) are shown.

Space Invaders
Model no. TF-4500 01 / 4,500 yen / 1985-04-17

More details

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Music
Michiyuki Kamei
design
Tomohiro Nishikado
programming
Tomohiro Nishikado
North America age rating
All ages

Where it stands today

How much this title is read and edited today. Wikipedia page views and edit history, counted on 2026-8-30.

Readers of the Japanese article
about 4,881 views per month
Edits in the past 1 year
25 times
Last edited
2026-06-29

Current records (3 of 3)

The fastest completions of this title, as of 2026-8-30, and still being updated (the newest record is from 2024-06-30). These records are the work of the runners and authors. Their names and sources are given.

3 min 58 sec
Highscore / HenriBrodie / 2024-06-28
View on speedrun.com
9 min 39 sec
10 Round / HenriBrodie / 2024-01-01
View on speedrun.com
22 min 42 sec
20 Round / HenriBrodie / 2024-06-30
View on speedrun.com

Stories left about this title

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What we still don't know

These details have not been traced.

Copies sold

Titles released the same day (1)

Other titles released in Japan on 1985-04-17.

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Source: created by adapting the "Media Arts Database" (https://mediaarts-db.artmuseums.go.jp/) of the National Center for Art Research, National Museum of Art
Sources: Japanese and English Wikipedia, Wikidata
Sources: TASVideos (https://tasvideos.org/), speedrun.com (https://www.speedrun.com/)