Space Invaders '95 - The Attack of Lunar Loonies

Export Taito F3 cart. published 29 years ago by Taito Corp.

Listed in MAME

Space Invaders '95 - The Attack of Lunar Loonies screenshot

Info

Space Invaders '95 - The Attack of Lunar Loonies © 1995 Taito.

A remake of the classic invading aliens shoot'em up game that features interesting enemies and a wide variety of characters to choose from.

TECHNICAL

Runs on the "Taito F3 System" Hardware.

Prom Stickers : E06

Players : 4
Control : 8-way joystick
Buttons : 1 (FIRE)

TRIVIA

Space Invaders '95 was released in June 1995.

This game is known in Japan as "Akkanvader" (translates from Japanese as 'Rogue-vader').

The game forbids the initials 'SEX' on the high score table. If you try, it gets changed to 'AAA'.

UPDATES

US version has the "Winners Don't Use Drugs" screen.

TIPS AND TRICKS

* INSTRUCTIONS:
- Choose your craft.
- Move your ship left and right and press the Fire button to shoot the invaders. Destroy all the invaders on the screen to complete a level.
- If the invaders reach the bottom of the screen or you are hit by an enemy invader, you will lose a life.
- Hold down the Fire button to charge-up and fire a stronger missile.
- Shoot UFOs to get special items.

* ITEMS LIST:
Rapid Fire: Enables rapid fire
Bowling Ball: The ball eliminates all invaders in its way
Bomb: Destroys multiple invaders
Time Stop: Freezes all invaders temporarily

* CRAFT TYPES

Teke-Teke
Pilots: Dan & Mayumi
Charge Shot: A powerful shot that destroys multiple invaders in a column.

Toilet
Pilots: Ben-Ben & Pen-Pen
Charge Shot: A germ attack that destroys multiple invaders.

Bucket / Corrugated Carton
Pilots: Harry & Nancy
Charge Shot: Guided missiles - steer them by moving the left thumbstick.

Name: Amulet
Pilots: Sayo-Chan & Miyo-Chan
Charge Shot: An explosive amulet that destroys multiple invaders.

Silver Hawk
Pilots: Cride & Bonny
Charge Shot: Rapidly fires 4 shots.

SERIES

1. Space Invaders (1978, ARC)
2. Space Invaders Deluxe (1979, ARC)
3. Space Invaders II (1980, ARC)
4. Return of the Invaders (1985, ARC)
5. Super Space Invaders '91 (1990, ARC)
6. Space Invaders DX (1994, ARC)
7. Space Invaders '95 - Attack of the Lunar Loonies (1995, ARC)
8. Space Invaders (1999, PS)
9. Space Invaders 25th Silver Anniversary (2003, ARC)
10. Space Invaders Revolution (2005, DS)
11. Space Invaders Evolution (2005, PSP)
12. Space Invaders Extreme (2008, DS/PSP)
13. Space Invaders Extreme 2 (2009, DS)
14. Space Invaders Frenzy (2017, ARC)

STAFF

* Consoles :
Sony PlayStation 2 [AU] (mar.30, 2006) "Taito Legends 2 [Model SLES-53852]"
Microsoft XBOX [EU] (mar.31, 2006) "Taito Legends 2"
Sony PlayStation 2 [EU] (mar.31, 2006) "Taito Legends 2 [Model SLES-53852]"
Sony PlayStation 2 [US] (may.16, 2007) "Taito Legends 2 [Model SLUS-21349]"

* Computers :
PC [MS Windows, CD-ROM] [EU] (mar.31, 2006) "Taito Legends 2"
PC [MS Windows, CD-ROM] [US] (jul.10, 2007) "Taito Legends 2"

PORTS

CONSOLES:
Sony PlayStation 2 australia (mar.30, 2006) "Taito Legends 2 [Model SLES-53852]"
europe Microsoft XBOX (mar.31, 2006) "Taito Legends 2"
europe Sony PS2 (mar.31, 2006) "Taito Legends 2 [Model SLES-53852]"
usa Sony PS2 (may.16, 2007) "Taito Legends 2 [Model SLUS-21349]"

COMPUTERS:
europe PC [MS Windows, CD-ROM] (mar.31, 2006) "Taito Legends 2"
usa PC [MS Windows, CD-ROM] (jul.10, 2007) "Taito Legends 2"

SOURCES

Game's ROM.