Space Invaders...here's a little story I found about the maker of Space Invaders...
Not many people know that Mr Nishikado, who wrote the original Space Invaders, actually based it on a real occurrence in 1977. It was Christmas Eve and what happened was a load of Japanese schoolkids, sitting waiting for Santa to appear in the sky above Hokkaido, saw row upon row of aliens advancing slowly from Venus. The clever kids realised the threat to Earth and quickly cobbled together a laser blaster from the hubcap, spark-plugs and battery of a parked car. They moved left and right, blasting aliens out of the sky. After about four waves, the aliens gave up and the Earth was saved.
The next morning (Xmas Day) the kids were rewarded with extra presents and figgy pudding. And that's how it happened.
I have a funny feeling it's not true, but it could be...
Keys:
to move - use arrow keys
to shoot - press spacebar
