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Odd that the screenshot in the article isn't of the actual arcade game but rather the Atari 2600 port (which is granted a quite good port given the limitations
by jhbadger 4y ago
Odd that the screenshot in the article isn't of the actual arcade game but rather the Atari 2600 port (which is granted a quite good port given the limitations of the 2600), but still.
- dottrap 4y agoThank you for identifying that. I felt a bunch of things were off in that screenshot. For one, I don't remember those colors. But I didn't trust my memory. But more importantly, since the article went on to describe the "octopus" and other aliens in some detail, I was looking at that picture trying to see those details. None of those aliens were quite as I remembered them. That Atari 2600 picture really doesn't do justice to what the article goes into detail about.
- blihp 4y agoThere was color but it was achieved via tinted cellophane tape. (though I do remember playing pure black and white versions as well) Later, there were 'real' color versions in arcades but I don't recall if it was a later iteration of the hardware or a knock-off.
- hota_mazi 4y agoIndeed. And it's not hard to find screenshots of the actual game since Space Invaders is a very popular project for people interested in emulation: https://github.com/cbeust/space-invade.rs https://github.com/cbeust/space-invade.rs