space-invaders
Descending pixelated attackers
Space Invaders is a 1978 arcade video game where players shoot descending rows of alien attackers—one of the earliest and most influential games of its era.
The name has become shorthand for the blocky pixelated alien design iconic to early video games: Those space-invaders graphics look so retro now.
Space invaders without the hyphen simply means aliens attacking from space.
Moving downward
- formationCreation or arrangement
- UFOUnidentified aerial craft
- mothershipPrimary vessel carrying others
- saucerSmall plate beneath cup
extraterrestrial · rows · columns · marching · horde · fleet · swarm · attacking
Longing for the past
- eightiesYears from eighty-nine backward
- vintageQuality from past eras
- old-schoolAdhering to past methods
- classicOf lasting excellence
Atari · pioneering · iconic · landmark · influential · seminal · groundbreaking · 1978
Enclosed storage furniture
- coin-opRequires inserted currency
- joystickTilting lever for control
- quarterOne of four parts
- pixelatedComposed of visible squares
8-bit · chiptune · marquee · CRT · screen · levels · waves · gameplay
descending
Moving downward
- formationCreation or arrangement
- UFOUnidentified aerial craft
- mothershipPrimary vessel carrying others
saucer · extraterrestrial · rows · columns · marching · horde · fleet · swarm · attacking · dropping
nostalgia
Longing for the past
- eightiesYears from eighty-nine backward
- vintageQuality from past eras
- old-schoolAdhering to past methods
classic · Atari · pioneering · iconic · landmark · influential · seminal · groundbreaking · 1978 · legacy
cabinet
Enclosed storage furniture
pixelated · 8-bit · chiptune · marquee · CRT · screen · levels · waves · gameplay · leaderboard
laser
Concentrated light device
projectile · turret · barrage · shields · bunkers · barriers · base · defender · shooting · zapping
Galaga
Fixed-shooter arcade classic
space-invaderspuzzle games
Entertainment demanding problem-solving
simulation games · text adventures · Asteroids · Defender · RPGs
space, spacious, spaceship, spaces, spacing, spacecraft, cyberspace, invaders, airspace