| Pioneering video game first released in Japan in 1978 |
The Times Specialist |
16 Jun 2025 |
| 1978 video arcade game which had endless gameplay, starting a golden age for video games (5,8) |
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| Remix a Spencer Davis hit from the late 70s |
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| People who don't respect 9 down supply old arcade game |
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| Early arcade video game in which waves of descending aliens are shot (5,8) |
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| Classic video game, and a hint to a two-letter chunk common to 17-, 27-, 42- and 59-Across |
Wall Street Journal |
13 Jun 2023 |
| 1978 arcade classic |
Premier Sunday |
18 Sep 2022 |
| Classic arcade game with pixelated aliens, and what three answers in this puzzle have |
LA Times Daily |
11 Aug 2022 |
| Running advance press, featuring current game |
The Telegraph Toughie |
01 Dec 2021 |
| Early computer game |
The Telegraph Quick |
21 Nov 2021 |
| 1978 alien-fighting game |
USA Today |
16 Feb 2021 |
| Iconic video game since 1978, and a hint to the circled letters |
LA Times Daily |
22 Sep 2020 |
| Iconic video game since 1978, and a hint to the circled letters |
The Washington Post |
22 Sep 2020 |
| Classic arcade game released by Taito in 1978 in which the goal is to defeat aliens: 2 wds. |
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| They might get close for old-school computer game |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
28 Nov 2019 |
| Early computer game |
The Telegraph Quick |
08 May 2018 |
| 1970s-'80s craze that's the theme of this puzzle |
New York Times |
24 Jul 2016 |
| 1970s-'80s craze that's the theme of this puzzle |
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| Darth ... em, Darth? Shoot-'em-up! |
The Telegraph Toughie |
29 Dec 2015 |
| 1978 arcade classic from Japan |
New York Times |
09 Jan 2015 |
| 1978 arcade classic from Japan |
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| Early arcade game with pixelated aliens, and, in a way, what 20-, 27- and 49-Across all are |
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| Shooting game |
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| Asteroids alternative |
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| Classic video game |
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