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Nishikado Tomohiro

Japanese engineer and game designer

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“Space Invaders”

  • In Space Invaders

    …Japanese engineer and game designer Nishikado Tomohiro in 1978 and produced by Japanese electronic game manufacturer Taito Corp. The objective of Space Invaders, which was one of the earliest video games released, is to pan across a screen and shoot descending swarms of aliens, preventing them from reaching the bottom…

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