![]() ![]() Of the reported 350,000 units produced world wide, about 65,000 units were produced in the U.S. A girl was caught stealing $5,000 from her parents and gangs of youths were reported to have robbed grocery stores just so they would have money to play the game. A number of reported incidents of juvenile crime began to surface shortly after the game's release, adding to its 'controversy'. Residents of Mesquite, Texas, pushed the issue all the way to the Supreme Court in their efforts to ban the illicit machines from their Bible-belt community. The Space Invaders phenomenon stunned many conservative adults of the time who were convinced that video-games soured the minds of their youngsters. ![]() TECHNICAL Game ID: 739 Buttons: 3 (LEFT, RIGHT, FIRE) (The US upright model had no joystick) TRIVIA Space Invaders was released by Midway Manufacturing, under license by Taito, in October 1978 in the USA. ![]() For more information about the game itself, please see the original Taito upright model entry "Space Invaders". Export version manufactured by Midway under license from Taito. Arcade Video game published 44 years ago: Space Invaders © 1978 Midway Mfg. ![]()
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