If only it was this much fun in 1978!
Back then Space Invaders was hard, very hard and most of us, like it's creator, couldn't hope to get past level two or three. We love the idea of it, it's still iconic and represents the birth of video games but after losing all three lives rather quickly we get bored of death and look for our nostalgia fix elsewhere.
Don't hate me for saying but the original Space Invaders is great to look at, as a piece of art, to have on mugs and T-shirts but is just not a very good game to play. It wasn't its fault, it was early tech, great for the time but had many limitations and was designed to have coins pumped in as often as possible.
So hard is it in fact that in over 40 years you can count the people who have had very high scores on the game almost on the fingers of one hand, they're practically famous. These are the highest ever scores for the original 1978 version of Space Invaders, now all done through MAME emulation:
https://www.twingalaxies.com/game/spa...
At #7 is Marco Tapella with a very respectable 72,670.
All the scores listed would have taken many hours of boring shot counting, repetitive bug exploits and crossed legs as comfort breaks were not possible. It is the only viable way to play the game well. It takes all sorts and these are obviously a special bunch.
Enter Space Invader 7, the direct port of the #1 smash hit original windows game with gameplay designed from the ground up for mortals.
Space Invader 7 plays like you'd wish Space Invaders always had; has a beginning, middle and end, with a build up to a frantic, seat of the pants challenging shooter rather than a game of chess where only the "right" boring strategy can get past the 3rd screen.
In the gameplay footage you'll see the player battling past Marco's score while building up their lives and using the defence shields for what they should be for; as a strategic, destructible hide-behind in order to pick off the relentlessly advancing enemy forces.
Bringing the nostalgia of the iconic classic back to life with this ultimate remaster and a slew of graphic options means you can now truly play it your way and emulate the all time champions while having fun with this original, challenging game.
The game page link is below, there is a free demo available there too: