This was a silly project started through boredom, and the fact I have never done a Space Invaders clone, but decided to do something a bit different. I've tried to keep the gameplay mechanics close to the arcade game, for example, the invaders move in a wave pattern, two rows at a time - detail like this is something you rarely find in games of this type.
This was one of the earliest coin operated machines, dating back all the way to 1978, and still retains huge amounts of gameplay and addictiveness. There's no set goal, nothing to win, and little variation between levels, yet it still was that "one more go" factor to tempt you to see whether you can beat the highest score. Download, have a go, and take a mini trip down memory lane! |
