▁video ▁games ▁could ▁comp ete ▁against ▁the ▁major ▁entertain ment ▁media ▁at ▁the ▁time : ▁mov ies , ▁music , ▁and ▁television . ▁I GN ▁attributed ▁the ▁launch ▁of ▁the ▁" ar cade ▁phenomen on " ▁in ▁North ▁America ▁in ▁part ▁to ▁Space ▁Inv aders . ▁Electron ic ▁Games ▁cred ited ▁the ▁game ' s ▁success ▁as ▁the ▁imp et us ▁behind ▁video ▁g aming ▁becoming ▁a ▁rapidly ▁growing ▁h ob by , ▁and ▁as ▁" the ▁single ▁most ▁popular ▁coin - oper ated ▁att raction ▁of ▁all ▁time ." ▁Game ▁Inform er ▁considered ▁it , ▁along ▁with ▁Pac - Man , ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁popular ▁ar cade ▁games ; ▁it ▁t apped ▁into ▁popular ▁culture ▁and ▁generated ▁excitement ▁during ▁the ▁golden ▁age ▁of ▁arc ades . ▁Space ▁Inv aders ▁was ▁induct ed ▁into ▁the ▁World ▁Video ▁Game ▁Hall ▁of ▁Fame ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 6 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 6 , ▁Next ▁Generation ▁magazine ▁put ▁Space ▁Inv aders ▁at ▁number ▁ 9 7 ▁on ▁their ▁list ▁of ▁the ▁" Top ▁ 1 0 0 ▁Games ▁of ▁All ▁Time ", ▁saying ▁that ▁it ▁" prov ides ▁an ▁eleg ance ▁and ▁simplicity ▁not ▁found ▁in ▁later ▁games ▁like ▁Phoenix ▁[ 1 9 8 0 ] ." ▁I GN ▁listed ▁it ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁" Top ▁ 1 0 ▁Most ▁In flu ential ▁Games " ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁cit ing ▁it ▁as ▁a ▁source ▁of ▁insp iration ▁to ▁video ▁game ▁design ers ▁and ▁the ▁impact