If you are playing Space Invaders game for a while, you might be interested in knowing more about it. And there are so many questions associated with the game that pops up every once in a while amongst gamers. So, here are all those primary frequently asked questions about the Original Space Invader game.

What Is The History Of Space Invaders? 

Space Invaders is a 1978-released arcade game, first manufactured and sold in Japan was created by Tomohiro Nishikado. It got licensed in the United States by the Midway division of Bally Entertainment. Space Invader was the first fixed shooter game in the shooting gaming genre. It also became one of the most popular invasion games. The retro space invader game grossed over $3.8 billion with a net profit of $450 million becoming the best selling video game and also the highest-grossing entertainment product as well.

How To Play Space Invaders? 

Every level consists of the group of space invaders shooting your turret under a formation. Every change in a wave formation, it descends towards the surface. Your mission is to shoot every one of them with protecting yourself from their missiles before they touch the surface. Even if any one of them touches the ground, the game will be over. The protecting bunkers will give you a shield unless it is destroyed. You also need to hit the mystery spaceships for the bonus scores as well.

Does Space Invaders Ever End? 

Yes. It does end if it is a 1978 old space invaders game. Towards the end of the levels, you will be standing in the front of a cabinet of monsters. You will able to fight them unless your spaceship is compromised and cannot be redeemed. If you sustain long enough, the game will end.

How to Score Highest In Space Invaders?

The secret of scoring highest in space invaders depends upon some factors. First of all, you need to know all the basics of the game. You should know every time the wave formation collide at one side, it descends. Also, the impact of missile damage is different for three distinct types of space invaders in the faction. Protective bunkers should be optimally utilized in your protection to sustain longer in the game, protect your game lives, and hit as many as you can. Also, it is the game of precision, not randomly hitting the enemy’s spaceships. Remember, you can shoot once a time until the missile reaches the other end or hit your enemy. If you are good with all this but still not able to score high. It must be because you’re not hitting the mystery spaceships  every time, and also at the best time. You have to hit the mystery spaceship with your 23rd shot, you will get 300 bonus points. Even if you missed it, you can score 300 bonus points every 15th time you hit Mystery spaceships.

How to Hit the Mystery Spaceships Every Time?

If the ship is moving left to right, move to the extreme right side of the screen. Now you wait and shoot the lasers right at the point when the mystery spaceships reach the C digit of your players 1 scores. If the spaceship is moving right to left, wait for it to reach the 4th digit of the player 1 scores.

What is the Story of Space Invaders Game?

A legion of space invaders are trying to take over the earth but in order to do that, first, they have to establish a staging ground at the surface of the moon. The player’s mission is to prevent them to take over the moon, so they won’t be able to attack on earth. You are supposed to single-handedly destroy each and every space invaders’s spaceships, all those factions of space invaders army trying to land on the moon. If anyone of them land on the moon, the future of humanity will be on stake.

Why Did The Arcade Gaming Die?

The vintage space invaders arcade game died because it was too expensive to sustain as it wasn’t recovering machines’ own cost. Also, arcade games were popular because people never had gaming in their home and now when they do, arcade game machines become irrelevant.