20 Best Sci-Fi Video Games Of All Time
2. Space Invaders
One urban legend about Space Invaders is that the game was so popular in Japan, that it led to a shortage of 100 yen coins and that owners of the arcade shooter had to take all the money it made to the bank immediately in order to keep the coins in circulation.
The rumours were later proven to be untrue, but it certainly helped increase the games reputation as an extremely popular arcade game.
It’s gameplay may seem outdated compared to todays standards, but at the time, Space Invaders stood tall as one the best of the best from the golden age of arcade games. The game was first released in 1978, but by 1982, it had become the best selling video game and the highest grossing entertainment product at the time.
Space Invaders was a revolutionary game as it was the first to introduce the idea of players achieving a high score and having multiple lives. It was also the first game where enemies could fire back at the player and featured a background soundtrack, that would change depending on the players progress.