You Can Only Delay, Never Stop, The Space Invaders - io9 Comments

You Can Only Delay, Never Stop, The Space Invaders

Chrysla — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 11:47:32 PDT

I loved playing space armada on our intellivision game system. (It was and still is far better than atari any day!) My brother is 6 1/2 years older than me, and I remember him crying when I, his baby sister, continuously beat him in getting the high score.

Chrysla

You Can Only Delay, Never Stop, The Space Invaders

SeeingI — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 07:44:47 PDT

As a child of the 70s/80s, that "bup-bup, bup-bup, bup-bup OOeeOOeeOOeeOO" is burned into my synapses.

SeeingI

You Can Only Delay, Never Stop, The Space Invaders

mr.dandy — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 20:13:58 PDT

Today's Tom Sawyer gets high on you,
in the space he invades he gets by on you.

Rush, Tom Sawyer

(some fine Mullet music, that.

mr.dandy

You Can Only Delay, Never Stop, The Space Invaders

Dr_Henry_Armitage — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 15:41:32 PDT

@Kevin Kelly: We Have A Winner!

Dr_Henry_Armitage

You Can Only Delay, Never Stop, The Space Invaders

Kevin Kelly — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 15:37:41 PDT

@Sap_My_Sentry: Oh I believe it. Just tell me what the coming lottery numbers are.

Kevin Kelly

You Can Only Delay, Never Stop, The Space Invaders

Kevin Kelly — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 15:37:13 PDT

@Dr_Henry_Armitage: It's actually called "Space Invader."

Kevin Kelly

You Can Only Delay, Never Stop, The Space Invaders

Dr_Henry_Armitage — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 13:52:24 PDT

Trivia question: What's the name of the Pretenders song (off the first album) that ends with the sound of an increasingly frantic game of Space Invaders?

Seriously, I don't remember the name of that song. The one right after it totally rocked.

Dr_Henry_Armitage

You Can Only Delay, Never Stop, The Space Invaders

Tue, 11 Mar 2008 12:36:01 PDT

"Drop down, increase speed, reverse direction!"

You Can Only Delay, Never Stop, The Space Invaders

Sap_My_Sentry — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 12:34:55 PDT

You probably won't believe me, but I predicted that Space Invaders would be getting a sequel very soon.

Sap_My_Sentry

You Can Only Delay, Never Stop, The Space Invaders

Grrsn Dn — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 12:34:51 PDT

man, I bet that Pepsi Invaders cartridge is worth a pretty penny.

Grrsn Dn

You Can Only Delay, Never Stop, The Space Invaders

bitgod — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 12:06:51 PDT

I liked the quote "Monkeys aren't donkeys, quit messing with my mind!" better :)

Always loved the old school art on the original cabinet. It's a simplistic game, but a classic.

bitgod

You Can Only Delay, Never Stop, The Space Invaders

Bluecell — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 12:04:24 PDT

Great article.
I remember that Futurama episode.
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Bluecell