Atari in 1980 acquired the rights to adapt a version for home play in the U.S., causing a surge in Atari console sales. Taito installed 100,000 games around Japan within the first year, generating $600 million in revenue, according to a 1981 edition of Electronic Games magazine. And much like the Iphone, the arcade game also generated concerns among parents and doctors that young people were getting hooked. It was as revolutionary to video games in the 1970s as Apple Inc,’s Iphone was to the mobile technology in the 2000s.

One of the earliest video arcade games released, Space Invaders became an instant success, garnering fans across the world. Scientific Games new release is based on the popular, 1978 arcade game Space Invaders developed by Japanese engineer Tomohiro Nishikado and manufactured by Taito Corp., which still owns the rights. Konami’s skill-based Frogger is also based on a popular video game. GameCo launched skill-based games in Atlantic City in November while Gamblit and Konami this year put machines in casinos on the Strip. casino floors in the past seven months as the industry seeks to discover what type of games will attract younger generations skipping traditional slots. Scientific Games is at least the fourth company to put skill-based machines on U.S. The game will land in Las Vegas casinos sometime this summer, said Scientific Games company spokeswoman Susan Cartwright. Space Invaders ”will soon be available in additional jurisdictions” in the U.S., Scientific Games added in a statement Thursday. “We expect this period of experimentation will continue for the next few years.” “Space Invaders game will debut in Atlantic City this week,” said Rich Broome, a Caesars spokesperson. casinos Harrah’s and Bally’s in the New Jersey gambling resort. Scientific Games Corp., the Las Vegas-based maker of slots and table games, has launched Space Invaders, its first skill-based slot game, at Caesars Entertainment Corp.

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The new Space Invaders slot machine at Scientific Games on Thursday, June 8, 2017.

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