https://www.theguardian.com/games/2018/nov/12/beating-richie-knucklez-the-making-of-a-space-invaders-world-champion > Jon Tannahill was born 17 years after Space Invaders was released. He set his mind to be the best > Tomohiro Nishikado’s video game Space Invaders remains the first and last concept for all other “shoot ’em up” video games; the core concept being a single person fighting off a multitude of artificially intelligent enemies. Created in no less than a year, its exquisite attention to imagery and sound, as well as easily understood game play, has offered timeless appeal. What was an amusement of lazy pleasure has since been deemed a work of art, joining the permanent collections of both MoMA and The Smithsonian.