Game Development Reference
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5
Chapter
Making a Shoot 'Em Up
Game: Carrot Invader
When I was a kid, I remember in a bad way my parents trying to get me to finish
my mashed carrots. ''Eat this, you will have nice skin!'' Arhh!!! I still have
nightmares about carrots! This is why, in order to pay a tribute to one of the
most famous video games, you will remake Space Invaders with carrots instead
of aliens.
Space Invaders is a Japanese game that was released in 1978 by Taito
Corporation. Taito was originally an import/export company that traded vending
machines in Japan. They moved into the gaming industry in the 60s. More
recently, Square Enix acquired Taito in 2005. Square Enix is famous in the
gaming industry for the Final Fantasy games.
Space Invaders was inspired by a previous electro-mechanical game from Taito
called Space Monsters. Space Invaders has been a colossal success for Taito.
The arcade version of the game is shown in Figure 5-1.
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