Editing Space Invaders (section)

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[[File:Puma space invaders.jpg|thumb|upright|A spaceship aiming at the [[Puma (brand)|Puma]] logo, with clear references to ''Space Invaders'']]

In the mid-1990s, the athletics company [[Puma (brand)|Puma]] released a T-shirt with a stamp having references to ''Space Invaders'', i.e. a spaceship aiming at the company's logo (see picture on the right).

In 2006, ''Space Invaders'' was one of several video game-related media selected to represent Japan as part of a project compiled by [[Culture of Japan|Japan's]] [[Agency for Cultural Affairs]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gamespot.com/arcade/action/alieninvasionpart2/news.html?sid=6159315 |title=Japan honors NES, PS2, Mario |author=Wyman, Walt |website=[[GameSpot]] |date=October 4, 2006 |access-date=May 9, 2008 |archive-date=March 17, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090317105153/http://www.gamespot.com/arcade/action/alieninvasionpart2/news.html?sid=6159315 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://plaza.bunka.go.jp/hundred/hundred.html |script-title=ja:日本のメディア芸術100選 |language=ja |publisher=Japan Media Arts Plaza |access-date=May 5, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090415195329/http://plaza.bunka.go.jp/hundred/hundred.html |archive-date=April 15, 2009 }}</ref> That same year, ''Space Invaders'' was included in the London [[Science Museum (London)|Science Museum]]'s [[Game On exhibition]], meant to showcase the various aspects of [[video game history]], [[Video game development|development]], and [[Video game culture|culture]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gamespot.com/arcade/action/alieninvasionpart2/news.html?sid=6159465 |title=London museum showcases games |author=Boyes, Emma |website=[[GameSpot]] |date=October 9, 2006 |access-date=May 9, 2008 |archive-date=March 17, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090317105149/http://www.gamespot.com/arcade/action/alieninvasionpart2/news.html?sid=6159465 |url-status=dead }}</ref> ''Space Invaders'' is a part of the [[Barbican Centre]]'s traveling [[Game On exhibition]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.barbican.org.uk/bie/exhibitions/game-on |title=Barbicon: Game on |publisher=[[Barbican Centre|Barbicon International Enterprises]] |access-date=June 3, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100909203416/http://www.barbican.org.uk/bie/exhibitions/game-on |archive-date=September 9, 2010 }}</ref>

At the Belluard Bollwerk International 2006 festival in [[Fribourg]], Switzerland, Guillaume Reymond created a three-minute video recreation of a game of ''Space Invaders'' as part of the "Gameover" project using humans as pixels.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.notsonoisy.com/spaceinvaders/ |title=Space Invaders—Guillaume Reymond—video performance |publisher=NOTsoNOISY |year=2006 |access-date=May 22, 2008 |archive-date=February 1, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120201034900/http://www.notsonoisy.com/spaceinvaders/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The GH ART exhibit at the 2008 [[Games Convention]] in [[Leipzig]], Germany, included an [[art game]], ''Invaders!'', based on ''Space Invaders''{{'}}s gameplay. The creator later asked for it to be removed from the exhibit following criticism of elements based on the [[September 11 attacks]] in the United States.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=19972 |title=Creator of Space Invaders-Based 9/11 Art Piece Pulls Exhibit |website=[[Gamasutra]] |author=Remo, Chris |date=August 25, 2008 |access-date=August 25, 2008 |archive-date=February 14, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120214073938/http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=19972 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

A bridge in [[Cáceres, Spain]], projected by engineers Pedro Plasencia and Hadrián Arias, features a pavement design based on ''Space Invaders.'' The laser cannon, some shots, and several figures can be seen on the deck.<ref>{{cite book | last1=Lozano | first1=Pedro Plasencia | last2=Durán | first2=Hadrián Arias |year=2013 |chapter=La Ribera del Marco en Cáceres, un problema aún no resuelto de ordenación territorial |page=186 |title=Agua, Cultura y Sociedad, [Vigo 20-21 de mayo de 2013]|series=II Congreso Internacional de Ingeniería Civil y Territorio de Galicia-Norte de Portugal |language=es}} The ISBN printed in the document (978-84-380-0464-4) is invalid, causing a checksum error.</ref> A French [[street artist]], [[Invader (artist)|Invader]], made a name for himself by creating [[Mosaic|mosaic artwork]] of ''Space Invader'' aliens around the world.<ref name="1UP-10things" /><ref>{{cite web |url=http://swindlemagazine.com/issue03/space-invader-2/ |title=Space Invader |author=Fairey, Shepard |work=[[Swindle Magazine]] |access-date=May 6, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080316032403/http://swindlemagazine.com/issue03/space-invader-2/ <!--Added by H3llBot--> |archive-date=March 16, 2008}}</ref>

In 2014, two Brazilian [[zoologists]] (Kury & Barros) described a new species of [[arachnid]] as ''Taito spaceinvaders.'' They were inspired by the resemblance of a fleck in the dorsal [[Scute|scutum]] of the animal to a typical alien in ''Space Invaders''. The genus ''[[Taito (genus)|Taito]]'' is named for the company that produces ''Space Invaders''.<ref>{{cite journal |title=A new genus and eight new species of Amazonian cosmetines (Opiliones, Laniatores, Cosmetidae) |first1=Adriano B. |last1=Kury |first2=Carla ML |last2=Barros |date=May 28, 2014 |journal=Zoological Studies |volume=53 |page=25 |doi=10.1186/s40555-014-0024-4|doi-access=free |url=https://zoologicalstudies.springeropen.com/counter/pdf/10.1186/s40555-014-0024-4 }}</ref>

In 2018, [[Highways England]] launched a [[Political campaign|campaign]] titled "Don't be a Space Invader, Stay Safe, Stay Back" to raise awareness on the dangers of [[tailgating]]. People were also able to order free car [[bumper sticker]]s to raise awareness of the campaign.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://highwaysengland.co.uk/staysafestayback/ |title=Stay Safe, Stay Back |work=Highways England Improvements and major road projects |date=August 6, 2020 |publisher=Highways England |access-date=November 6, 2018 |archive-date=November 7, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181107104049/https://highwaysengland.co.uk/staysafestayback/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

Although it is not explicitly defined as such, the "Alien Monster" [[emoji]] (Unicode character U+1F47E) is commonly represented as a pixelated sprite inspired by the aliens from Space Invaders, and it is frequently used in reference to video games and gaming culture. The association is so strong that some platforms, such as GitHub and Discord, use the short code <code>:space_invader:</code> to allow users to easily enter the character.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://emojipedia.org/alien-monster|title=Alien Monster|work=Emojipedia|date=January 5, 2025|access-date=January 5, 2025|archive-date=January 5, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250105165013/https://emojipedia.org/alien-monster|url-status=live}}</ref>