Space Invaders
Atari 2600 · 1970
About this game
Earth is under attack from rows of bomb-dropping aliens, and you need to defend it! The rows of aliens begin at the top of the screen, and you control a laser cannon at the bottom of the screen.
Your goal is to earn points by shooting the aliens before they can land.
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The aliens march back and forth, and each time the end of the screen is reached they will drop one row closer to the bottom.
Shoot them all, and you move on to the next (tougher) level, but if even one of them lands the game is over.
From time to time a flying saucer will pass by along the top of the screen; shoot this to earn extra points.
Just above your laser cannon are four (or three, depending on the platform played on) shields; these can be used to hide from the alien's bombs, but will also block your own shots.
You begin the game with a limited number of laser cannons, and if all of them are bombed the game ends.
About Atari 2600
The Atari 2600 (1977) was the console that first proved interchangeable game cartridges could sustain a mass-market business, effectively founding the home console industry as we know it. Most common 2600 titles are inexpensive today given how many units and copies were sold, but a small number of extremely rare releases — including several from Atari's own late-era prototype and licensed titles — are among the most valuable cartridges in retro collecting.
Gamevaro tracks Space Invaders for Atari 2600 with separate market values for loose, complete-in-box (CIB) and factory-sealed copies, sourced from real eBay sales. Prices also vary by region — PAL, NTSC-U and NTSC-J releases of the same game often sell for different amounts due to print run sizes and regional collector demand.
Price history
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| Date | Type | Region | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-16 | Item only | NTSC-U | €6.30 |
| 2026-07-16 | New (sealed) | NTSC-U | €51.73 |
| 2026-07-16 | Complete in Box | NTSC-U | €18.96 |
| 2026-07-16 | Graded New | NTSC-U | €205.78 |
| 2026-07-16 | Manual Only | NTSC-U | €1.74 |
| 2026-07-16 | Box Only | NTSC-U | €9.60 |
| 2026-07-15 | Complete in Box | NTSC-U | €17.53 |
| 2026-07-15 | New (sealed) | NTSC-U | €88.55 |
| 2026-07-15 | Item only | NTSC-U | €9.11 |
| 2026-07-14 | New (sealed) | NTSC-U | €51.65 |
| 2026-07-14 | Manual Only | NTSC-U | €1.74 |
| 2026-07-14 | Graded New | NTSC-U | €205.45 |
| 2026-07-14 | Item only | NTSC-U | €5.91 |
| 2026-07-14 | Complete in Box | NTSC-U | €17.50 |
| 2026-07-14 | Box Only | NTSC-U | €9.59 |
| 2026-07-13 | Complete in Box | NTSC-U | €17.49 |
| 2026-07-13 | Graded New | NTSC-U | €205.35 |
| 2026-07-13 | Item only | NTSC-U | €5.91 |
| 2026-07-13 | Box Only | NTSC-U | €9.58 |
| 2026-07-13 | Manual Only | NTSC-U | €1.74 |
| 2026-07-13 | New (sealed) | NTSC-U | €51.62 |
| 2026-07-12 | Graded New | NTSC-U | €205.35 |
| 2026-07-12 | New (sealed) | NTSC-U | €51.62 |
| 2026-07-12 | Box Only | NTSC-U | €9.58 |
| 2026-07-12 | Item only | NTSC-U | €5.91 |
| 2026-07-12 | Complete in Box | NTSC-U | €17.49 |
| 2026-07-12 | Manual Only | NTSC-U | €1.74 |
| 2026-07-10 | Graded New | NTSC-U | €205.26 |
| 2026-07-10 | Item only | NTSC-U | €6.11 |
| 2026-07-10 | Box Only | NTSC-U | €9.58 |
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