Celebrate Space Invaders' upcoming anniversary with these playable miniature Space Invader cabinets

Numskull Designs has unveiled a new range of Space Invaders miniature arcade cabinets.

Citing Space Invaders’ upcoming 45th anniversary next year, Numskull has released two new quarter-scale cabinets to celebrate: Space Invaders and Space Invaders Part 2.

“Space Invaders originally issued in the golden era of arcade gaming and set the bar for those that followed,” the company said. “Since its release in 1978 it has gone on to become a global pop-culture phenomenon. Developed by Tomohiro Nishikado, the game has been cited as revolutionising the arcade industry as well as having an influence on many famous video game designs since.