▁it ▁had ▁on ▁the ▁shooting ▁genre . ▁The ▁Times ▁ranked ▁it ▁No . ▁ 1 ▁on ▁its ▁list ▁of ▁" The ▁ten ▁most ▁influ ential ▁video ▁games ▁ever " ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁ 1 UP ▁ranked ▁it ▁at ▁No . ▁ 3 ▁on ▁its ▁list ▁of ▁" The ▁ 6 0 ▁Most ▁In flu ential ▁Games ▁of ▁All ▁Time ," ▁stating ▁that , ▁in ▁contrast ▁to ▁earlier ▁ar cade ▁games ▁which ▁" w ere ▁attempts ▁to ▁simulate ▁already - ex isting ▁things ," ▁Space ▁Inv aders ▁was ▁" the ▁first ▁video ▁game ▁as ▁a ▁video ▁game , ▁instead ▁of ▁merely ▁a ▁play able ▁electronic ▁representation ▁of ▁something ▁else ." ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁Gu in ness ▁World ▁Records ▁listed ▁it ▁as ▁the ▁top - r ated ▁ar cade ▁game ▁in ▁technical , ▁cre ative , ▁and ▁cultural ▁impact . ▁Entertainment ▁Week ly ▁named ▁Space ▁Inv aders ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁top ▁ten ▁games ▁for ▁the ▁At ari ▁ 2 6 0 0 ▁home ▁console ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 3 . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁it ▁was ▁ranked ▁ 8 7 th ▁in ▁Video ▁Game ▁Can on ' s ▁statistical ▁meta - analysis ▁of ▁ 4 8 ▁" top ▁games " ▁lists ▁published ▁between ▁ 1 9 9 5 ▁and ▁ 2 0 1 7 . ▁ ▁Rem akes ▁and ▁sequ els ▁ ▁Space ▁Inv aders ▁has ▁been ▁re made ▁on ▁numerous ▁platforms ▁and ▁spawn ed ▁many ▁sequ els . ▁Re - re leases