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| ''Space Invaders'' has been remade on numerous platforms and spawned many sequels. Re-releases include [[Porting|ported]] and updated versions of the original arcade game. Ported versions generally feature different graphics and additional gameplay options—for example, moving defense bunkers, zigzag shots, invisible aliens, and two-player cooperative gameplay.<ref name="RG-41"/> Ports on earlier systems like the Atari home consoles featured simplified graphics, while later systems such as the [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System]] and [[PlayStation]] featured updated graphics. Later titles include several modes of gameplay and integrate new elements into the original design. For example, ''[[Space Invaders Extreme]]'', released on the [[Nintendo DS]] and [[PlayStation Portable]], integrated musical elements into the standard gameplay.<ref>{{cite web| url = [psp.ign.com] title = Space Invaders Extreme Set for US| publisher = [[IGN]]| author = Hatfield, Daemon| date = 2008-04-02| accessdate = 2008-06-07}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal| month= May | year= 2008| journal = [[Official Nintendo Magazine]]| title = Space Invaders| issue= 29| pages= 46}}</ref> A spin-off for [[WiiWare]], ''[[Space Invaders Get Even]]'', allows players to control the aliens instead of the laser cannon.<ref>{{cite web| url = [wii.ign.com] title = Space Invaders Set for WiiWare| publisher = [[IGN]]| author = IGN Staff| date = 2008-06-17| accessdate = 2008-08-19}}</ref> In 1980, Bally Midway released a pinball version of the game. However, few elements from the original game are included, and the aliens instead resemble the [[Alien (Alien franchise)|xenomorphs]] from the film ''[[Alien (film)|Alien]]''; Bally Midway was sued over the game's resemblance to designs by [[H. R. Giger]].<ref name="RG-45Pinball">{{Cite journal| date= January 2008| title= A Whole Different Ball Game| journal= [[Retro Gamer]]| publisher= [[Imagine Publishing]]|issue= 45| pages= 47}}</ref> Different ports have been met with mixed receptions; the Atari 2600 version was very successful while the [[Nintendo Entertainment System]] version was poorly received.<ref name="RG-41"/> | ''Space Invaders'' has been remade on numerous platforms and spawned many sequels. Re-releases include [[Porting|ported]] and updated versions of the original arcade game. Ported versions generally feature different graphics and additional gameplay options—for example, moving defense bunkers, zigzag shots, invisible aliens, and two-player cooperative gameplay.<ref name="RG-41"/> Ports on earlier systems like the Atari home consoles featured simplified graphics, while later systems such as the [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System]] and [[PlayStation]] featured updated graphics. Later titles include several modes of gameplay and integrate new elements into the original design. For example, ''[[Space Invaders Extreme]]'', released on the [[Nintendo DS]] and [[PlayStation Portable]], integrated musical elements into the standard gameplay.<ref>{{cite web| url = [psp.ign.com] title = Space Invaders Extreme Set for US| publisher = [[IGN]]| author = Hatfield, Daemon| date = 2008-04-02| accessdate = 2008-06-07}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal| month= May | year= 2008| journal = [[Official Nintendo Magazine]]| title = Space Invaders| issue= 29| pages= 46}}</ref> A spin-off for [[WiiWare]], ''[[Space Invaders Get Even]]'', allows players to control the aliens instead of the laser cannon.<ref>{{cite web| url = [wii.ign.com] title = Space Invaders Set for WiiWare| publisher = [[IGN]]| author = IGN Staff| date = 2008-06-17| accessdate = 2008-08-19}}</ref> In 1980, Bally Midway released a pinball version of the game. However, few elements from the original game are included, and the aliens instead resemble the [[Alien (Alien franchise)|xenomorphs]] from the film ''[[Alien (film)|Alien]]''; Bally Midway was sued over the game's resemblance to designs by [[H. R. Giger]].<ref name="RG-45Pinball">{{Cite journal| date= January 2008| title= A Whole Different Ball Game| journal= [[Retro Gamer]]| publisher= [[Imagine Publishing]]|issue= 45| pages= 47}}</ref> Different ports have been met with mixed receptions; the Atari 2600 version was very successful while the [[Nintendo Entertainment System]] version was poorly received.<ref name="RG-41"/> | ||