Space Invaders

In this episode of Modern Relics we look at the rise and fall of the video game arcade, a fleeting social space that dominated kids attention in the late 1970s and early 1980s.

The Retro Alien Couch by designer Igor Chalk invokes the spirit of Space Invaders, providing the perfect sofa for retro gamers everywhere.

On a cold morning on January 25, 1947 at the U.S. Patent Office, Thomas T. Goldsmith Jr. and Estle Ray Mann submitted an invention that is now recognized as one of the earliest examples of the video game.