Space Invaders (1978)
Game Boy · 1978
About this game
This version of Space Invaders is based on the 1994 arcade game Space Invaders DX but lacks the parody mode of that game.
What remains is the classic mode that allows the player to choose the type of arcade cabinet (upright, black & white, etc.) as background to the action as well as the versus mode for two players.
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The versus mode is split-screen, each player trying to survive and eliminate more invaders than the opponent.
The Game Boy version has both one- and two-player modes using the usual Game Boy tones (black and grey).
However, plugging the cart into a Super Game Boy allows playing the game in all four cabinet types of the SNES version.
The PC Engine (TurboGrafx) CD version offers an additional "cosmic versus" mode, where the background is composed of anime-style pictures of girls.
They also appear in the "omake mode", which is a single-player variant with the same backgrounds.
The WonderSwan version doesn't offer all four cabinet types (only black & white) but keeps the versus mode.
About Game Boy
The original Game Boy (1989) proved that handheld gaming didn't need cutting-edge graphics to succeed — its monochrome screen and legendary battery life, combined with Tetris as a pack-in, made it a cultural phenomenon. Game Boy cartridges are famously durable, so this remains one of the more accessible retro platforms to collect, though translucent color variants and complete-in-box copies with the original brick-sized manual add real value for condition-focused collectors.
Gamevaro tracks Space Invaders (1978) for Game Boy 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.
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| Date | Type | Region | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-09 | Sealed / New | NTSC-J | €174.50 |
| 2026-07-09 | Sealed / New | NTSC-U | €111.13 |
| 2026-07-09 | Loose / Item only | PAL | €29.56 |
| 2026-07-09 | Loose / Item only | NTSC-U | €11.99 |
| 2026-07-09 | Loose / Item only | NTSC-J | €25.04 |
| 2026-07-09 | Boxed (CIB) | NTSC-U | €26.30 |
| 2026-07-09 | Sealed / New | PAL | €174.30 |
| 2026-07-08 | Loose / Item only | NTSC-U | €25.83 |
| 2026-07-08 | Sealed / New | NTSC-U | €174.33 |
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