How Space Invaders Birthed Japanese Games

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Space Invaders (1978)
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Design Icons is a new series from Game Maker's Toolkit, charting the history of game design through influential and important games. Starting with an invasion from space...

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Extra Footage

Atari Commercial
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ct_I2C_9Kf8

Stock Footage: Japan in the 70s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I081OvfZZtc

Stock Footage: Japan in the 1980s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jxz7Q11SzZs

Wedding Floss
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CL0hajoaAFA

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