Entex Space Invader

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If i had even minimum wage for every hour i played this in 1981, I'd likely have a paid for home right now.

PS Holy cow this was expensive.

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[Mikey]

You would think it's expensive but it seems EVERYTHING electronic related was expensive back then.

Video tapes were like $75.00 per movie

Most chain store home stereos were at least $300.00 on up.

[Earth 2 Chris]

Video game prices have stayed relatively stable for the past 40 years it seems. The technology and the delivery have changed, but the actual prices are very similar based on things you've posted here. It's just those prices were MUCH more expensive compared to everything else when we were kids!

Chris

[SKotK]

I logged some quality time on this game. I didn't own it, but I sure wished that I did, back in the day.

Entex also made the ridiculously rare Adventurevision tabletop video arcade...

1982 Sears Wishbook p637 - Vectrex & Adventure Vision.jpg

We went to Sears to get one, and they didn't have any in stock...so we settled for a Vectrex instead.

In the end, the Vectrex turned out to be a far better game system - though a working Adventurevision will fetch thousands of dollars on eBay nowadays.

--SKot

[Werewolf]

They left the "s" off so it's totally not copyright infringement. I'm guessing that wouldn't fly today.

[palitoy]

I'll be honest i just realized right now that it wasn't licensed.

[Allie Fox]

Adjusted for inflation that would be about 95 clams in today's money. I think this thing came out in about 1981. I bought one a few years ago for about 30 bucks and it works like a charm. After about 10 minutes though. . .

[MRP]

I had a hand held Space Invader game, but it looked slightly different than that and god knows I would recognize it the amount of time I played it. I think I played it non-stop on on the 6 hour drive to visit grandparents on one of our family vacation trips, just sitting in the back seat shooting aliens anf killing the batteries before we ever got to the grandparents place.

-M

[J.B.]

Had and loved that handheld as a kid.

[EMCE Hammer]

Entex had my number too, but my addiction was Galaxian.

[EMCE Hammer]

Still have it BTW.

[Werewolf]

Entex had my number too, but my addiction was Galaxian.

Technically a clone and not really an official release. Notice the Galaxian2 logo looks different from the official Galaxian arcade logo? No where on it's box or the unit itself does it mention the actual arcade game or being used under license from Namco or Midway.

Now, Coleco did make an officially licensed Galaxian hand held.