SPACE INVADERS

TAITO 1978

SPACE INVADERS FAMICOM Format Famicom Released 17 Apr 1985 Publisher Taito Product Code TF-4500 Size (cm) 14 x 9.5 x 2 Weight (kg) 0.08 Price £15 - €22.50 - $30 Well well well... Guess what comes home as Taito's first Famicom release? Standard FC cardboard packaging, 25Kb cartridge, monochrome booklet.

SPACE INVADERS FUKKATSU NO HI - PC ENGINE Format PC Engine Released 2 Mar 1990 Publisher Taito Product Code TP02008 Size (cm) 14.2 x 12.4 x 1 Weight (kg) 0.10 Price £8 - €12 - $16 An excellent two-in-one package that includes both the original 1978 game and an all-new 'Plus Version' revamp of the game with updated graphics and sound. Standard PCE case, 2MBit HuCard, instruction booklet.

SPACE INVADERS GAME BOY Format Game Boy Released 30 Mar 1990 Publisher Taito Product Code DMG-SPA Size (cm) 10 x 9 x 2 Weight (kg) 0.06 Price £12 - €18 - $24 Hot on the trail of the PC Engine version, the Game Boy also gets a taste of the arcade classic. Bip... Bip... Bip... Bip... Small-sized GB cardboard packaging, 32Kb cartridge, monochrome booklet.

SPACE INVADERS '90 MEGA DRIVE Format Mega Drive Released 7 Sep 1990 Publisher Taito Product Code T-11053 Size (cm) 17.8 x 12.8 x 2.5 Weight (kg) 0.17 Price £10 - €15 - $20 Space Invaders hits the Mega Drive in a fast, unpretentious, and surprisingly entertaining update of the arcade classic. Different stages, music, power-ups... very nice. Taito-stamped MD case, 2MBit cartridge, instructions booklet.

SPACE INVADERS THE ORIGINAL GAME - SUPER FAMICOM Format Super Famicom Released 25 Mar 1994 Publisher Taito Product Code SHVC-IC Size (cm) 19 x 10.5 x 3 Weight (kg) 0.16 Price £10 - €15 - $20 Commemorative 'no frills' re-release of the original game for Super Famicom. All of the coloured / T.T. arcade modes are present, along with a 2-player versus mode. Standard SFC packaging, 2MBit cartridge, colour booklet.

SPACE INVADERS THE ORIGINAL GAME - PC ENGINE SUPER CD-Rom² Format PC Engine Released 28 July 1995 Publisher NEC Avenue Product Code NAPR-1050 Size (cm) 14.2 x 12.4 x 1 Weight (kg) 0.10 Price £20 - €30 - $40 The PC Engine also gets treated to a 15th anniversary release, courtesy of NEC Avenue. This is becoming quite an expensive item of late. CD case, PC Engine Super CD-Rom² disc, booklet, spine card.

SPACE INVADERS VIRTUAL COLLECTION Format Virtual Boy Released 1 Dec 1995 Publisher Taito Product Code VUE-VSPJ-JPN Size (cm) 12.5 x 12.5 x 2.5 Weight (kg) 0.09 Price £120 - €180 - $240 Some argue that this may well be the best game on the Virtual Boy. Sadly though, it's also one of the most valuable. Ouch. Standard VB packaging, cartridge, colour booklet.

SPACE INVADERS SEGA SATURN Format Sega Saturn Released 13 Dec 1996 Publisher Taito Product Code T-1107G Size (cm) 14.2 x 12.4 x 1 Weight (kg) 0.10 Price £8 - €12 - $16 1996, and the Saturn plays host to a commemorative re-issue of the original 1978 arcade game, along with a few extra game modes thrown in. CD case, Saturn CD-Rom, colour booklet, spine card.

PUZZLE BOBBLE 2X & SPACE INVADERS SEGA SATURN Format Sega Saturn Released 4 Apr 1997 Publisher Taito Product Code T-1111G Size (cm) 14.2 x 12.4 x 2 Weight (kg) 0.20 Price SOLD OUT Taito 'twin-pack' re-release of: - Puzzle Bobble 2X (T-1106G) - Space Invaders (T-1107G) ...both held inside a cardboard presentation box. The games inside remain identical to their first prints.

SPACE INVADERS PLAYSTATION Format PlayStation Released 31 July 1997 Publisher Taito Product Code SLPS 00940 Size (cm) 14.2 x 12.4 x 1 Weight (kg) 0.10 Price £10 - €15 - $20 1997, and it's the PlayStation's turn at last: the original 1978 arcade (with all of its colour / background upgrades) along with 2-player mode. Standard CD case, PlayStation CD-Rom, colour booklet, spine card.

SPACE INVADERS 2000 PLAYSTATION Format PlayStation Released 3 Dec 1998 Publisher Taito Product Code SLPM 86153 Size (cm) 14.2 x 12.4 x 1 Weight (kg) 0.10 Price £10 - €15 - $20 1998 update of the 70s classic. Standard CD case, PlayStation CD-Rom, colour booklet, spine card.

SPACE INVADERS WONDERSWAN Format WonderSwan Released 13 May 1999 Publisher Sunsoft Product Code SWJ-SUN002 Size (cm) 11 x 9 x 2 Weight (kg) 0.06 Price SOLD OUT The Invaders even make an appearance on the WonderSwan, featuring horizontal / vertical screen modes and a 2-player versus game. Standard WS packaging, 8MBit cartridge, booklet.

SPACE INVADERS EX GAME BOY ADVANCE Format Game Boy Advance Released 2 Aug 2002 Publisher Activision Product Code AGB-AIDJ-JPN Size (cm) 13.5 x 8.5 x 2 Weight (kg) 0.07 Price £30 - €45 - $60 Time for the Game Boy Advance to get its share of invader action, in a port by Activision that has become inexplicably expensive lately. Standard GBA packaging, cartridge, booklet.

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