When Taito's
Space Invaders burst onto the arcade scene in the Summer of 1978, it became a runaway success. Multiple other arcade manufacturers quickly jumped on the bandwagon, including Nintendo.
In early 1979, Nintendo released an arcade game that was - let's say - inspired by Taito's space shooter. It was called
Space Fever (スペースフィーバー).
Space Fever was a black and white game, that was an adequate copy of the original, but with very little to distinguish itself.
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Nintendo Space Fever (1979) |
It was all there: the marching aliens that are dropping bombs, the ship at the bottom of the screen firing up, as well as four bunkers that provide temporary shelter.