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Sources

An Intro to Videogame Design History | The Game Design Forum
thegamedesignforum.com/features/GDH_1.html

Retro Gamer UK Issue 185 | Archive.org
archive.org/details/RetroGamerUKIssue185/page/n21

Creator of SPACE INVADERS talks about problems in development and more | EDAMAME Arcade Channel
youtube.com/watch?v=LEbrP_NUe6M

Space Invaders at 40: 'I tried soldiers, but shooting people was frowned upon' | The Guardian
theguardian.com/games/2018/jun/04/space-invaders-at-40-tomohiro-nishikado-interview

Tomohiro Nishikado And Hiroshi Aoki Reminisce On 'Space Invaders' And Its 'Extreme' Evolution | Forbes
forbes.com/sites/olliebarder/2018/05/11/tomohiro-nishikado-and-hiroshi-aoki-reminisce-on-space-invaders-and-its-extreme-evolution/#95aee7b1eb28

Early Arcade Classics: 1985-1987 Developer Interviews | Shmuplations
shmuplations.com/earlyarcade

Tomohiro Nishikado ā€“ 2000 Developer Interview | Shmuplations
shmuplations.com/nishikado

The Space Invader | The New Yorker
newyorker.com/tech/annals-of-technology/the-space-invader

Insert Coin to Play: Space Invaders and the 100 Yen Myth | The Numismatist
https://www.academia.edu/3672374/Insert_Coin_to_Play_Space_Invaders_and_the_100_Yen_Myth

5 Things We Just Learned About ā€˜Marioā€™ Creator Shigeru Miyamoto | Rolling Stone
rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/5-things-we-just-learned-about-mario-creator-shigeru-miyamoto-122437

The Atari 2600 History Timeline | Histowiki
histowiki.com/history/technology/2408/the-atari-2600-history-timeline

Taito Space Invaders Bezels, Backdrops and CPOs | Aussie Arcade
aussiearcade.com/showthread.php/93070-Interest-Check-Taito-Space-Invaders-Bezels-Backdrops-and-CPOs

The National Space Invaders Championship held by Atari in 1980 | Reddit
reddit.com/r/HistoryPorn/comments/3a9wz7/the_national_space_invaders_championship_held_by

Historia SNK | Cultura Neo Geo
culturaneogeo.com/historia.htm

Extra Footage

Atari Commercial
youtube.com/watch?v=ct_I2C_9Kf8

Stock Footage: Japan in the 70s
youtube.com/watch?v=I081OvfZZtc

Stock Footage: Japan in the 1980s
youtube.com/watch?v=jxz7Q11SzZs

Wedding Floss
youtube.com/watch?v=CL0hajoaAFA

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