Space Invaders - Genesis of FPS Games

Space Invaders was the origin, the genesis, of many of today's FPS (first person shooter) games, at least the video game versions.



Some would argue that shooting games go back to the mechanical shooting galleries at carnivals, grandstands, and boardwalks across America. We could take it back to the real thing like turkey shoots at state and county fairs.



Space Invaders was an arcade video game created by Toshihiro Nishikado in Japan back in 1978. You can still find numerous versions to play free online. The best place to start is the relaunched Space Invaders Shrine at: http://www.spaceinvaders.de/



For those who are a bit younger than the average retrogamer, Space Invaders works like this:

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