Return of the Invaders

Shoot Them Up 

Type of the game: [Coin-Op] Arcade Video Game
Return of the Invaders © 1985 Taito Corp.

A full colour update of the legendary original; featuring challenge stages and circling aliens. Return of the Invaders, while playable enough in its own right, would be vastly improved upon by its sequel, "Super Space Invaders '91", released five years' later.

Board Number : M4300029A
Prom Stickers : A37

Main CPU : (3x) Z80, M68705
Sound Chips : (2x) SN76496

Players : 2
Control : 2-Way Joystick
Buttons : 1
=> Shoot

Return of the Invaders was released in September 1985.

The development name of the game was "Space Invaders Part 3". Return of The Invaders was developed by UPL for Taito. For a small softco like UPL, working on the Space Invaders franchise was a great opportunity to gain notoriety within the videogame industry. Unfortunately, Taito neglected to mention UPL in the finished game.

Bootlegs version has no M68705 @ 3.072 Mhz :-)

1. Space Invaders (1978)
2. Space Invaders Part II (1979)
3. Return of the Invaders (1985)
4. Majestic Twelve - The Space Invaders Part IV (1990)
5. Minivaders (1990)
6. Space Invaders DX (1994)
7. Akkanvader (1995)
8. Space Invaders Virtual Collection (1995, Virtual Boy)
9. Space Invaders Anniversary (2003)
10. Space Invaders DS (2005, Nintendo DS)
11. Space Invaders - Galaxy Beat (2005, Sony PSP)
12. Space Invaders Extreme (2008, Nintendo DS, Sony PSP)
13. Space Invaders Extreme 2 (2009, Nintendo DS)

Consoles:

Sony PSP (May 12, 2005, "Space Invaders Pocket [Model ULJM-05015 (TCPS-10105)]")
Sony PlayStation 2 (October 14, 2005, "Taito Legends [Model SLES-53438]")
Microsoft XBOX (October 14, 2005, "Taito Legends")
Sony PlayStation 2 (October 25, 2005, "Taito Legends [Model SLUS-21122]")
Microsoft XBOX (October 25, 2005, "Taito Legends")
Sony PlayStation 2 (July 18, 2006, "Taito Legends [Model SLKA-15056]")
Sony PSP (October 6, 2006; "Taito Legends Power-Up [Model ULES-00473]")
Sony PSP [AU] (November 9, 2006, "Taito Legends Power-Up")
Sony PlayStation 2 (January 25, 2007; "Taito Memories II Joukan [Model SLPM-66649 (TCPS-10178)]")
Sony PSP (May 17, 2007; "Taito Legends Power-Up [Model ULUS-10208]")

Computers:

PC [CD-ROM] (March 31, 2006, "Taito Legends 2")
PC [CD-ROM] (July 10, 2007, "Taito Legends 2")

Game's rom.
http://www.uplcoltd.com/upl10.html