How to Beat Space Invaders

the long version

This is a review, history, retrospective, tips, hints, and strategy guide to the arcade video game, "Space Invaders". The book looks at the influence the game had on the world, and other video games. There are articles about actual space travel, a fictional story from the point of view of the invaders. How to Play tips, a analysis of science fiction, and even a look into the 'Psychology of the game'. There are illustrations, color, and black and white photographs, as well as diagram style representations of the game's screen. Various other similar games are also discussed, such as Galaxian, Space Invaders Part Two, Moon Cresta, Asteroids, and combo machine of 'Ghostmunchers" with "Uniwars'. The arcade parlors known as "Flashback Leisure Centres" in Australia are featured in several of the books photographs. There is a introductory article by Paul Russell . It originally cost $1.95, and a "Bonus Poster", a reproduction of the arcade cabinet's artwork, which is slightly under 8 times the size of the books pages. The book does not have a copyright date, some sources list it as being from 1980 or 1981. The publisher was located in Australia, a second printing of the book was released with a sticker on the cover signifying "Second Release".