Did you know that in SPACE INVADERS...

Did you know that in SPACE INVADERS...
#spaceinvaders #arcade #gaming

[vxsette]

Just imagine what they *all* would be like an normal speed

[bluecherries]

That is one of those moments where a mistake helps you

[Koko_woko]

This is an example of ‘failing successfully’

[IzLidk]

yes I knew this. also it was the first instance of a game getting more difficult the more you progressed

[dosh]

"There are no mistakes, only happy accidents."
-Bob Ross

[samhayzen]

Actually it's not that it's freeing up memory it's that it takes less processing time. ☝️🤓

[savvythedivineyethuggable]

Wait, so it's always supposed to go fast? That would be a nightmare.

[LITTLE]

Imagine if the aliens all at once moved at their originally intended speed like that of one alien left. Impossible game.

[nootaboot]

even back then developers were forgetting to set an FPS cap

[thefallcor]

watch out them aliens are going fastize

[BFCreamCheese]

Player:
Red alien: jajajaja
Blue alien: I will help
(Song: let the bass get em)
(Player auto ship)
(Generation retro in a nutshell!!!)

[ThaMonza]

If the whole game runs faster, then the player would also move faster, which we don't see, So I kinda doubt this..

[sharp_object]

I thought they just got more scared the more aliens they lost

[StoMoComedoPro]

I knew the first part, but man, I did not know that it was a memory flaw. By the way could someone please show gameplay of the aliens going past the bunkers line?

[SmashCatRandom]

It was nothing to do with system memory. The game only moves one alien per frame due to the limitations of the hardware. So when there are less of them, the remaining aliens get moved more often, so they're faster....

[akhilkrishna]

This is some bs.... If the game runs faster why doesn't player's character or projectiles move faster? It doesn't because the speed increment is very much intentional and not a design Don't believe everything on internet guys

[Masoncollects]

I love that davond is now not just talking about roblox but all video games

[backoffthetea]

My dad’s friend once played one game of space invaders for about 35 hours. The bowling ally stayed open for him. They even move the arcade to the bathroom for him, and served him free meals. They lived in a small town but he did make the towns news.

[---Dragon---]

Devou-Game Facts how much storage did it take up?

[hungrymortar]

Developer: Screw it, It's a feautre now.