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ULTIMATE GUIDE:SUPER SPACE INVADERS

ew videogames have the. This fixed-screen legend kick-started the popular shoot-’em-up genre and remains admired today, 38 years after those incessant aliens began their inexorable descent on the Earth. introduced new invaders in 1980, while gave us a fresh, colourful display and some puzzling enemy formations in 1985. Now, those pesky aliens have all sorts of devious tricks up their constantly flexing sleeves; fortunately, there are some improvements to the player’s vehicle as well. Gone is the cumbersome and singular shot tank of the first game. Instead, this lithe machine (nicknamed CG30) zips across the bottom of the screen, ready to dispense laser death to any alien foolish enough to cross its path.

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