Space Invaders (Game Boy Color)

Space Invaders
Also known as: Space Invaders X (JP) Developer: Crawfish Interactive Publishers: Activision (US, EU), Taito (JP) Platform: Game Boy Color Released in JP: September 29, 2000 Released in US: October 27, 1999 Released in EU: 1999 This game has unused music. This game has a hidden level select.

The Game Boy Color version of Space Invaders is a remake of Taito's arcade classic with some typical enhancements, such as alternate weapons and different types of enemies.

Level Select

At the main menu, highlight "Play" and press Left (x2), Right (x2), Left, Right, Left, Right, Left (x2), Right (x2). A new option called Test will appear, and selecting it will take you to the test menu. The Level option lets you select your starting level, and the Invul option can be set to one of the following:

• X: Does nothing.
• C: Infinite continues.
• L: Infinite lives.
• S: Infinite shields.

Unused Music

The game's soundtrack has one partially unused song and one completely unused song.

The Game Over theme (#08 in the GBS) has about three excess seconds at the end. The game always returns to the title screen before it can finish.

This track, #02 in the GBS, is simply never used.