Space Invaders

It's all in the details

This page provides an overview of all that's in Space Invaders pinball machine (and all that's not)!


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Manufacturer

Bally Manufacturing Co.

April 1st, 1980

11400 units

Space Invaders on the IPSND.


Main details

4 player game

Digital

wide body

manual

No

No

No

No


Popularity and ranking

This machine has been rated by 113 users and currently ranks #255 (not in Top 100)

Playfield details

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4
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3
1
0
0
4
Yes
No
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Design team

Game Design: Jim Patla
Software: Rehman Merchant
Artwork: Paul Faris


Noteworthy features

  • Captive Ball
  • Spinning Target
  • Solitary Drop Target that when knocked down, allows the ball to drain into the Plunger Lane which adds all the bonus points to your score while saving them for when you actually do drain and also lets you shoot again.

Trivia

  • Space Invaders includes an infinity mirror backglass.
  • Legal problems arose for Bally, when Fox studios complained that the Paul Faris' Space Invaders pinball blackglass, looked too similar to the creature in the 1979 movie "Alien".

Backbox ornament(s)

Infinity lighting and a Paul Faris rendition of an Alien that was painted on a mirror. The whole effect is incredible and is arguably the best backglass design ever created.

Video mode

This machine has no dot matrix or video display, so it has no videmode.

Latest software version

Latest software version is unknown.

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