JavaScript Space Invaders

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JavaScript Space Invaders - Time Waster

by Ian Smith (RSS feed) Nov 6th 2007 at 9:00AM

Twenty Years ago Space Invaders ruled the video game world. It is easy to see why the formula worked so well: you are heavily armed and heavily outnumbered by the enemy. It is the same basic model that works so well for everything from 1942 to Mario to StarCraft to Halo. Peril is increased by the enemies moving faster and faster the more of them that you killed.

With this JavaScript version of Space Invaders you can relive the classic battles without having to download anything but a web page. The game uses the YUI and demonstrates how far JavaScript has come from the days of simple form validation and button mouseovers.

Tags: arcade games, ArcadeGames, classic games, ClassicGames, space invaders, SpaceInvaders

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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

Sir Loin said 10:04AM on 11-06-2007

It was 30 years ago, wasn't it? Man I'm gettin' old...you kids and your JavaScript! I lost quarters galore into that game (and Monaco GP) at the store down the street :)

Kjell said 12:40PM on 11-15-2007

827 points! :D -- man.. after that the speed was so high all you can do is to give up :)

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