Welcome back to IGN's History of Awesome - a year-long look back at all the coolest and most influential games, movies, TV shows, comic books, toys, and tech that have shaped pop culture, and shaped the lives of an entire generation. Up this week is 1978 - the year that truly launched both arcade culture, superhero films, and our obsession with horror movies.
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1978 was infrequently a year of true firsts. Space Invaders wasn't the first coin-op arcade game, but it is one of the first to grow into a true worldwide phenomenon. The game would go on to generate billions of dollars, one quarter at a time, and help grow video games from a niche curiosity into a global economic force.
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