{"id":2682,"date":"2025-11-18T10:20:56","date_gmt":"2025-11-18T01:20:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stevethefish.net\/stuff\/?p=2682"},"modified":"2025-11-18T10:20:56","modified_gmt":"2025-11-18T01:20:56","slug":"space-invaders-counter-attack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stevethefish.net\/stuff\/index.php\/2025\/11\/18\/space-invaders-counter-attack\/","title":{"rendered":"Space Invaders Counter Attack"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;69efa681887e6&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" class=\"wp-block-image size-full wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"854\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-async--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on-async--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-async-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/stevethefish.net\/stuff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/KIMG2766-rotated.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stevethefish.net\/stuff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/KIMG2766-rotated.jpg 480w, https:\/\/stevethefish.net\/stuff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/KIMG2766-169x300.jpg 169w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\taria-label=\"Enlarge\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on-async--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.imageButtonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.imageButtonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I was in a small mall in southern Maebashi City this past weekend when I noticed Space Invaders Counter Attack. I have posted before about <a href=\"https:\/\/stevethefish.net\/stuff\/index.php\/2024\/03\/14\/space-invaders-frenzy\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/stevethefish.net\/stuff\/index.php\/2024\/03\/14\/space-invaders-frenzy\/\">Space Invaders Frenzy<\/a>. Counter Attack is a semi-similar game, but this time you&#8217;re shooting ping pong balls from a gun at a touch-sensitive screen. I&#8217;d never played this game before, and at first I was confused because I didn&#8217;t realize that I was supposed to shoot balls at the screen.  Defeat the invaders and turn your attention downwards. You then have to repel the Invaders with your shots as they get closer to your base. No matter how much I shot them, I still lost. I really couldn&#8217;t get the hang of this game on my first try. Someday I&#8217;ll give it another shot, but this is the only place I&#8217;ve ever seen this game. I like Frenzy more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;69efa68188f65&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" class=\"wp-block-image size-full wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"854\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-async--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on-async--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-async-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/stevethefish.net\/stuff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/KIMG2767-rotated.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2684\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stevethefish.net\/stuff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/KIMG2767-rotated.jpg 480w, https:\/\/stevethefish.net\/stuff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/KIMG2767-169x300.jpg 169w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\taria-label=\"Enlarge\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on-async--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.imageButtonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.imageButtonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;69efa6818950b&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" class=\"wp-block-image size-full wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"854\" height=\"480\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-async--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on-async--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-async-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/stevethefish.net\/stuff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/KIMG2768-rotated.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2685\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stevethefish.net\/stuff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/KIMG2768-rotated.jpg 854w, https:\/\/stevethefish.net\/stuff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/KIMG2768-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stevethefish.net\/stuff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/KIMG2768-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\taria-label=\"Enlarge\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on-async--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.imageButtonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.imageButtonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I was in a small mall in southern Maebashi City this past weekend when I noticed Space Invaders Counter Attack. I have posted before about Space Invaders Frenzy. Counter Attack is a semi-similar game, but this time you&#8217;re shooting ping pong balls from a gun at a touch-sensitive screen. I&#8217;d never played this game before, &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stevethefish.net\/stuff\/index.php\/2025\/11\/18\/space-invaders-counter-attack\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Space Invaders Counter Attack&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"spay_email":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[10,148,332],"class_list":["post-2682","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-video-games","tag-gaming","tag-space-invaders","tag-space-invaders-counter-attack"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":1373,"url":"https:\/\/stevethefish.net\/stuff\/index.php\/2024\/03\/14\/space-invaders-frenzy\/","url_meta":{"origin":2682,"position":0},"title":"Space Invaders Frenzy","date":"2024-03-14","format":false,"excerpt":"Unfortunately, game centers in Japan have become increasingly boring due to the lack of actual games. 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