Space Invaders 90

n/a

NTSC-J NTSC-U
Space Invaders 90
System(s): Sega Mega Drive
Publisher: Taito
Developer: Taito
Genre: Shooting
Number of players: 1
Release Date RRP Code JP 1990-09-07 ¥5,9005,900 T-11053 US 1991-05 11036 BR 199x
Non-Sega versions Arcade

---

This teeny-tiny article needs some work. You can help us by expanding it.

---

Space Invaders 90 (スペースインベーダー９０) is an update to Taito's classic arcade game Space Invaders, released for the Sega Mega Drive in 1990.

Gameplay

Space Invaders 90 keeps the formula seen in the original game mostly in-tact, however instead of having four static shields it gives the player's ship extra hit points. The graphics have been improved and music has been added. Later levels in the game also introduce new enemies with different movement patterns. and shoot.

Versions

Localised names

Also known as

Language	Localised Name	English Translation
English (US)	Space Invaders '91	Space Invaders '91
Japanese	スペースインベーダー９０	Space Invaders 90
Portuguese (Brazil)	Space Invaders	Space Invaders

Due to the delay in bringing the game to North America, the game was retitled Space Invaders '91 for this region. In Brazil, the wait was even longer, so the game was simply labeled Space Invaders when it reached Brazilian shores. The game was not released in Europe.

Production credits

• Art Design: Yoshihiko Wakita, Keishi Itoh, Toru Kawaishi
• Character Design: Yoshihiko Wakita
• Program: Hideaki Tomioka
• Game Design: Yoshiharu Satou
• Special Thanks: The Other People

Exactly who "The Other People" are is unknown, however Noriyuki Iwadare of Cube created the sound driver (his standard "Cube/Noriyuki Iwadare" driver used in several other games, and in fact, this is the first game to use said driver).

Magazine articles

Main article: Space Invaders 90/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

Print advert in Game Players Sega Guide! (US) #0203: "Vol. 2, No. 3: June/July 1991" (1991-0x-xx)
also published in:

• Mega Play (US) #4: "May/June 1991" (1991-0x-xx)

Print advert in Beep! MegaDrive (JP) #1992-01: "January 1992" (1991-12-07)

Print advert in Beep! MegaDrive (JP) #1992-02: "February 1992" (1992-01-08)

Print advert in Beep! MegaDrive (JP) #1992-03: "March 1992" (1992-02-08)

Print advert in Beep! MegaDrive (JP) #1992-04: "April 1992" (1992-03-07)

Physical scans

Sega Retro Average
Publication Score Source

{{{{{icon}}}|L}}
Based on 0 review

Sega Retro Average

Publication Version Score 1700 igr dlya Sega (RU) 40 Famitsu (JP) NTSC-J 58 Game Power (IT) 76 Games-X (UK) NTSC-U 61 Famicom Hisshoubon (JP) NTSC-J 40 Joystick (FR) 80 Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming (UK) NTSC-J 64 Mega Drive Fan (JP) NTSC-J 61 Mega Play (US) NTSC-U 63 Power Play (DE) 41 Sega Power (UK) NTSC-J 75 Sega Pro (UK) NTSC-J 79 Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J 43 Supergame (BR) 85 Tricks 16 bit (RU) 66

	62
Based on 15 reviews

Space Invaders 90

Mega Drive, JP
Cover
Cart Manual

Mega Drive, US
Cover
Cart Manual

Mega Drive, BR
Cover

Technical information

ROM dump status

System	Hash	Size	Build Date	Source	Comments
✔	CRC32 bb83b528 MD5 b12002f1e35c5116dc4a2a8d64b4687e SHA-1 d8046f1c703ea7c2d7f9f3f08702db7706f56cb4	256kB	1990-11	Cartridge (US)
✔	CRC32 22adbd66 MD5 9b77f861e9a75bfd2eb5b27137f17e3b SHA-1 d15830fd1070960d1696c1a9d48c9f7db3aa89e4	256kB	1990-06	Cartridge (JP)