I cannot emphasize enough how Space Invaders for the 2600 did for consoles what Space Invaders arcade did for coin op. The invader boom was truly replicated at the home in America.
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There was one game that truly solidified console games: Space Invaders.

Atari's 1980 version of the Taito arcade classic changed the success of console games from lows to high millions of copies.

And we can't forget its importance to competitive games!

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