Space Invaders

Moby ID: 49910

Released

1980 on Commodore PET/CBM

Credits

1 person

Releases by Date (by platform)

1980 (Commodore PET/CBM)
1983 (Commodore 64)

Moby Score: n/a
Players: (8)
Collected By: 5 players

Genre: Action
Perspective: Side view
Visual: Fixed / flip-screen
Gameplay: Arcade
Shooter
Setting: Sci-fi / futuristic

Commodore PET/CBM Specs

Input Devices Supported/Optional: Keyboard
Number of Players Supported: 1 Player

See Also

Space Invaders (1978 on Arcade, 1980 on Atari 2600, Atari 8-bit...)
Space Invaders (1979 on Dedicated handheld)
Space Invaders (1980 on TRS-80)
Space Invaders (1982 on BBC Micro)
Space Invaders (1982 on ZX81)
Space Invaders (1982 on BBC Micro)
Space Invaders (1982 on ZX81)
Space Invaders (1982 on Dragon 32/64)
Space Invaders (1990 on Atari ST)
Space Invaders (1994 on Game Boy, SNES, 1995 on TurboGrafx CD...)
Space Invaders (1995 on DOS)
Space Invaders (1995 on Taito X-55)
Space Invaders (1999 on Game Boy Color)
Space Invaders (1999 on Windows, PlayStation, Nintendo 64)
Space Invaders (2016 on TRS-80 CoCo)

Description

This conversion of Space Invaders stays very true to the original despite being written in BASIC. Game play is exactly the same with the player in control of a tank at the bottom of the screen firing at advancing aliens. The aliens fire back and the player can take cover behind bunkers. The bunkers give way a little bit easier than in the arcade version due to fewer pixels. The sound also tries to stay true to the original with the ever increasing speed of the beat when the aliens draw nearer.

Obviously the Commodore PET version does not feature any colour in its graphics. The Commodore 64 version does, but the aliens don't change color as they draw nearer.

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Credits (Commodore 64 version)

Converted from PET to Commodore 64

Chris Smeets

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MobyGames ID: 49910

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Game added by vedder.

Game added January 9, 2011. Last modified February 22, 2023.