25 best space games ever
Space Invaders (1978)
Arcade
It’s hard to know where to begin with the plaudits for Space Invaders. It thrust gaming from the fringes of geekdom into the beating heart of mainstream culture.
The game’s Japanese designer, Tomohiro Nishikado, imported microprocessors from the US to create hardware capable of running Space Invaders. It was well worth the effort, though – shortly after its release, Space Invaders’ popularity caused a shortage of ¥100 coins in Japan.
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jmcewan
1 year ago
What, no Elite 2: Frontier!!!
haxxorking
1 year ago
You gotta be f*****g s******g me!!?? How, HOW can you make a list like this without the most epic space game of all time, Elite 2 (Frontier)???. Without, this list is a f*****g joke.
BanzaiRun
1 year ago
Now, if this was a poll, at least the fan-boys wouldn't react quite like this.
...and Elite (innovative) had a much great impact than Elite 2 (buggy)
...and WC:The Darkening was MUCH better than WC:Privateer
...and while strictly speaking not a "space game", I myself am surprised that Missile Command isn't there for its trackball excellence.
...and you've included so many side scrollers, and not included the best two best ones (my opinion)... Defender & Scramble.
But I'm not going to rant.
Oooh, how about a 25 best side scrollers?
Defender
Scramble
Green Beret
Aliens
Willow
Sky Kid
etc.
Hmmm maybe 25 won't be enough.
:)
intrepidis
26 weeks ago
Those guys are right about Frontier. If you loved that, or the original Elite then you'll be interested that their creator (David Braben) is kickstarting development of the next sequel, Elite Dangerous. Have a look here:
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1461411552/elite-dangerous
intrepidis
26 weeks ago
The original Frontier: Elite II on the Amiga wasn't buggy. I played it for months without a hitch. It's sequel was a bit buggy however.
AscariaOnline
12 weeks ago
If you're looking for a new online space game, in the style of some of the earliest space games, be sure to have a look at Ascaria Online!
http://ascariaonline.servegame.com
franchescaolsen
1 week ago
i love these games so far. I tried working them all.
http://onlinegamefactory.org/