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The [[Trope Maker]] that spawned a thousand other [[Shoot 'Em UpsUp]]s, '''''Space Invaders''''' debuted in 1978. Although ''[[Pong]]'' had started the industry, this game revolutionized it, virtually launching [[The Golden Age of Video Games]], establishing or [[Trope Codifier|codifying]] many of the tropes used in later games, such as [[Video Game Lives]], and a separate score counter for high scores.
 
Essentially, it is a shooting gallery game in which the objects in the gallery shoot back. The player controls a planetary defense laser cannon that can move and hide behind shields, and must confront a moving (and shooting) phalanx of [[Big Creepy-Crawlies]] who are attempting to invade the earth. If even one of them lands, it's [[Game Over]] immediately.