TA ▁un success fully ▁attempted ▁to ▁ban ▁the ▁game ▁for ▁alleg edly ▁insp iring ▁tr u ancy . ▁In ▁North ▁America , ▁do ctors ▁identified ▁a ▁condition ▁called ▁the ▁" Space ▁Inv aders ▁el bow " ▁as ▁a ▁compla int , ▁while ▁a ▁phys ician ▁in ▁The ▁New ▁England ▁Journal ▁of ▁Medicine ▁named ▁a ▁similar ▁a il ment ▁the ▁" Space ▁Inv aders ▁W rist ". ▁Space ▁Inv aders ▁was ▁also ▁the ▁first ▁game ▁to ▁attract ▁political ▁controvers y ▁when ▁a ▁ 1 9 8 1 ▁Private ▁Member ' s ▁Bill ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁" Control ▁of ▁Space ▁Inv aders ▁( and ▁other ▁Electron ic ▁Games ) ▁Bill ", ▁draft ed ▁by ▁British ▁Labour ▁MP ▁George ▁F oul kes , ▁attempted ▁to ▁allow ▁local ▁coun c ils ▁to ▁restrict ▁the ▁game ▁and ▁those ▁like ▁it ▁by ▁lic ens ing ▁for ▁its ▁" add ict ive ▁properties " ▁and ▁for ▁causing ▁" dev ian cy ". ▁Conserv ative ▁MP ▁Michael ▁Brown ▁def ended ▁the ▁game ▁as ▁" inn oc ent ▁and ▁har ml ess ▁pleasure ", ▁which ▁he ▁himself ▁had ▁enjoyed ▁that ▁day , ▁and ▁critic ized ▁the ▁bill ▁as ▁an ▁example ▁of ▁" So cial ist ▁belief s ▁in ▁restriction ▁and ▁control ". ▁A ▁motion ▁to ▁bring ▁the ▁bill ▁before ▁Parliament ▁was ▁defeated ▁by ▁ 1 1 4 ▁votes ▁to ▁ 9 4 ▁votes ; ▁the ▁bill ▁itself ▁was ▁never ▁considered ▁by ▁Parliament . ▁ ▁Music ▁Mus icians ▁have ▁drawn ▁insp iration ▁for ▁their ▁music ▁from ▁Space ▁Inv aders . ▁The ▁pione ering