ari ' s ▁Ast ero ids , ▁Williams ▁Electron ics ' ▁Def ender , ▁and ▁Nam co ' s ▁Gal ax ian ▁and ▁Gal aga , ▁which ▁were ▁mode led ▁after ▁Space ▁Inv aders s ▁game play ▁and ▁design . ▁This ▁influence ▁could ▁be ▁said ▁to ▁extend ▁to ▁most ▁shooting ▁games ▁released ▁to ▁the ▁present ▁day , ▁including ▁first - person ▁shoot ers ▁( F PS ) ▁such ▁as ▁Wolf en stein , ▁Do om , ▁H alo ▁and ▁Call ▁of ▁D ut y . ▁Space ▁Inv aders ▁also ▁had ▁an ▁influence ▁on ▁early ▁computer ▁d unge on ▁craw l ▁games ▁such ▁as ▁Dun ge ons ▁of ▁D agg or ath , ▁which ▁used ▁similar ▁heart be at ▁sounds ▁to ▁indicate ▁player ▁health . ▁Space ▁Inv aders ▁cabin ets ▁have ▁become ▁collect or ' s ▁items , ▁with ▁the ▁co ck tail ▁and ▁cab aret ▁versions ▁being ▁the ▁r ar est . ▁ ▁Rank ings ▁ ▁Technology ▁journalist ▁Jason ▁Wh itt aker ▁cred ited ▁the ▁game ▁with ▁ending ▁the ▁video ▁game ▁crash ▁of ▁ 1 9 7 7 , ▁caused ▁by ▁P ong ▁cl ones ▁flo oding ▁the ▁market , ▁and ▁beginning ▁the ▁golden ▁age ▁of ▁video ▁ar cade ▁games ▁( 1 9 7 8 – 1 9 8 0 s ). ▁According ▁to ▁The ▁Ob server , ▁home ▁console ▁versions ▁of ▁Space ▁Inv aders ▁were ▁popular ▁and ▁encourag ed ▁users ▁to ▁learn ▁to ▁program ; ▁many ▁became ▁industry ▁leaders . ▁ 1 UP . com ▁stated ▁that ▁Space ▁Inv aders ▁showed ▁that