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Play Space Invaders (US edition · English) Online
Space Invaders
Play Space Invaders online for GBA and battle from Pluto toward Earth through alien waves, special-weapon chains and bosses, then unlock the original-style Classic Mode.
Browser play
Game Boy Advance (GBA) — EmulatorJS controls
Default Player 1 keyboard mapping. Change keys in Controller Settings.
| Console button | Keyboard |
|---|---|
| ↑ / ↓ / ← / → | ↑ / ↓ / ← / → |
| A / B | Z / X |
| L / R | Q / E |
| START / SELECT | Enter / V |
Open Controller Settings to configure your keyboard or gamepad. Touch controls are available on mobile.
How to Play Space Invaders
Quick start
Press START on the title screen, select 1 Player, and begin on Normal difficulty. Your first world is Pluto. Slide the Tank across the bottom of the screen, shoot down each descending formation before it lands, and shelter behind the destructible barriers when enemy fire becomes heavy. Defeating four Invaders of the same type in a row charges a one-use special weapon; avoid breaking the chain with a different target, then save the shot for a packed wave or the boss. Finish Pluto's waves and boss to advance toward Neptune. Completing the Normal campaign unlocks the separate Classic Mode.
Controls
Press Left/Right on the D-pad to move the Tank. A fires the regular cannon and B releases the stored power-up once the energy bar is filled. START pauses the action. Use the D-pad to navigate menus, A to confirm, and B to go back. In unlocked Classic Mode, use Left/Right to move, A to fire, and START to pause; the campaign power-up action does not apply there.
Space Invaders Game manuals
Cheats
No cheats have been added for this edition.
Player verification and sources
Browser play was reviewed before this edition was published in the catalogue. The date below is the catalogue publication date, not the game’s original release date.
- Browser test and catalogue publication date
- Browsers and devices
- PC: Chrome, Edge and Firefox. Mobile: Chrome on Android and Safari on iPhone and iPad.
- Player engine and core
- EmulatorJS 4.3.0-pre · gba
- Tested by
- rwEmulator
Sources and editorial basis
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