Notepad Invaders is a version of Space Invaders developed in 2005, in which everything looks like it has been drawn by a pencil, the background is replaced with notepad paper. Obscene chants from the invaders have been added.
Differences[]
The majority of Notepad Invaders plays the same of pretty much any Space Invaders game where the Invaders drop bombs, there are four bunkers to seek shelter behind, a high scoring mystery ship to shoot appears over the Invaders, etc.
Of course, the most obvious difference is the look and theme of the game, where the Invaders look like sketches, as they are invading a notebook. The bunkers, with each hit they take, start turning into piles of rubble, which the rubble will have to be destroyed so shots can pass through the remains of the bunkers. The bunkers also do not get refreshed in between levels, and once they are totally shot away, they do not return.
The Invaders also chant “kill the bastard” as they move (with the usual “Space Invaders pulse”). When they move faster as fewer Invaders remain, the chant is cut short to just “kill, kill, kill”, and eventually just earrape once maximum speed is reached. The game is also for one player only, an extra laser base is awarded with the clearing of each level, and when the player either runs out of laser bases or an Invader reaches the bottom of the screen/overruns the player, it says “DEAD!” on the screen, showing a skull and cross.
Controls[]
- Move laser base–mouse (left and right)
- Fire–left mouse button
- Pause–P key
- Toggle screen size–S key
Scoring[]
- Bottom two invader rows–10 points each
- Middle invader rows–20 points
- Top invaders–40 points
- Flying saucer–random value
Trivia[]
- Perhaps due to a sound bug or simply poor game design, once the invaders reach full speed, the chant is played many times per second, causing it to become incredibly loud and obnoxious. This severely limits the quality and enjoyability of this game if played with the sound on, since this is a common occurrence in normal gameplay.
- In 2023, someone pointed this out to Robert Manuel, the developer of this game, over Twitter, who responded saying this isn't being changed.