- CategoryGames
- First releasedJanuary 31, 2019
- Versions2 archived
- Installable2 of 2
- AvailabilityStill on the App Store
- SellerBinary Square, Inc.
- Bundle IDcom.binarysquare.SpaceOut
RequirementsCompatible with iPhone and iPod touch.
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Report an issue"Very cool 8^) - Fun old style arcade for us old arcade fans!" - Drewx67
"Great game - Awesome." - Goodluck74
"Nice retro watch game - Still loving this app. Fun to play on the watch while waiting in line or out and about. Quick hit gaming with fun retro feel. They keep on updating app too to make sure it works on OS updates. Thanks! Great retro game for the watch. It's like space invaders & block out combined! Works really well on the Apple watch. Uses new API's from watchOS 3. Nice scrolling with the crown and even uses the watch speaker for the great retro sounds. Love it! Next gen of watch games is here!" - peteostro
"Excellent-- an iOS Classic! - I bought this game when the first version came out on iOS 2. It's been nearly 10 years and I still play it! I am so glad the developer keeps it updated. My favorite thing about it is the Commodore 64 SID sound effects and the speech synthesis-- this game would not look out of place in an early 80s arcade. The watchOS version plays very well on top of that! The Digital Crown makes moving the paddle a dream. Would definitely recommend this app to any retro game fan." - cyelvington
"Gamers ... will likely find Space Invaders to be overly simplistic and outdone by most of its clones in the App Store such as Space Out." - http://toucharcade.com
"I took a look at about 40 [games], I decided which ones lived up to the hype and which ones didn’t. One of my favorites was the game called Space Out." - Jamin Brophy-Warren, Wall Street Journal Online
"Arkanoid + Space Invaders with the gorf voice thrown in for good measure! Sold." - GreatLakesDrifta
Space Out is the original mashup, a tribute to old school arcade games; it truly delivers that early arcade feel. It combines 2 classic game concepts, shooting invaders and brick breaking, into a unique and exciting retro experience. It's a blast back to the late '70s. Complete with all new 8-bit sound effects created with a MOS 6581 SID chip from the Commodore 64 and speech generated with 8kHz 8-bit allophones. (Any control issues were fixed years ago.)
Archived Reviews
8 of 25Remarkably simply & cute combination that turns out to work well. The controls and graphics are appealing. The only minor knock on this game is that it doesn't use the unique features of the iphone. I'd enjoy this exact game on my pc. That being said, however, the implementation of a paddle using the touch screen is remarkably successful. (I'd only suggest that you not have to "grab" the paddle, perhaps it could jump or move to where you touch.)
Love it. The detail and even the voice is just like the old style game. Keeping this on the Touch and I'm particular. The missles seem to sneak up on me and gets to be challenging. But just love it mainly for the retro look but it does play well too. I'd recommend getting this one especially if any remember back in the days of the first arcade shooter games.
Awesome.
For true old school gamers... The developers of this game GET IT and deliver the classic look and feel you're after, with a clever twist. Very polished, tons of fun, right on the money. A+! The best old school game experience you'll find on the iPhone and for only a buck!
Love the pixel graphics and theme.
I deleted mine. Just too complicated to try to figure out the controls. Oh well.
Looks and sounds great but too hard to control. You're moving your blocker with your finger by touch screen and your finger gets in the way of incoming missiles. You can't see what's going on. I expected space invaders as well...not pong. I stopped playing after a few times and deleted it. I didn't want to but it was more annoying than fun.
Does anyone know the cheat that let the balls bounce off the bottom? I forgot it
Period reviews recovered from Apple's customer-review feeds via the Wayback Machine.