Space Invaders

Does Space Invaders run on R36S?

Yes. Atari 2600 games are rated Perfect on the R36S (RK3326): they generally run at full speed.

Runs effortlessly on every R36 model. Many titles expect a single-button joystick, so the extra buttons go unused.

Made for a 4:3 TV, so it fills the 3.5-inch screen of the R36S, R36 Pro and R36H. On the 4-inch square screen (R36S Plus, R36 Max, R36S Ultra) it shows with bars at the top and bottom.

Ratings are estimates for the whole Atari 2600 library on the RK3326 chip, not a test of this one title. Compare R36 models

About Space Invaders

Space Invaders is a shooter game for the Atari 2600, developed by Taito and published by Atari. It is part of the Space Invaders series.

• More Taito games
• The Space Invaders series on R36S

How to set up Space Invaders on R36S

File types

.a26, .bin

Usual emulator

Stella

BIOS

Not needed

1. Power off, take out the game card (the TF2/GAME slot on dual-slot units) and open it on a computer.
2. Copy the game file you own into the Atari 2600 folder.
3. Put the card back, restart, and open Atari 2600 from the main menu.
4. In game, the RetroArch quick menu (usually Select + X on ArkOS) has save states and display settings.

This site does not host or link to game files or BIOS files; use only copies you are entitled to. Adding games · If a game will not start

🕹️About the Atari 2600

The Atari 2600 created the home console market in 1977 and is the reason cartridges exist. Pitfall!, Adventure and Space Invaders all started here, and its 128 bytes of RAM make it the least demanding system on this list by a wide margin.