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The Console That Broke Hearts and Rewrote the Gaming Rulebook

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The Console That Broke Hearts and Rewrote the Gaming Rulebook
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George Duffy
George Duffy
November 29, 2023

Fascinating History of the Gaming Company Atari

Nolan Bushnell
Ted Dabney
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Fascinating History of the Gaming Company Atari
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George Duffy
George Duffy
November 23, 2023

'Space Invaders' inspired him to enter the video game industry.

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Shigeru Miyamoto
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'Space Invaders' inspired him to enter the video game industry.
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Space Invaders

Landmark fixed shooter arcade video game from 1978

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Space Invaders is a 1978 arcade game created by Tomohiro Nishikado. It was manufactured and sold by Taito in Japan, and licensed in the United States by the Midway division of Bally. Within the shooter genre, Space Invaders was the first fixed shooter and set the template for the shoot 'em up genre. The goal is to defeat wave after wave of descending aliens with a horizontally moving laser to earn as many points as possible.

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