Starting today, TAITO, NAMCO, KONAMI and other publishers are making many of their classic and current titles ( Space Invaders, Arkanoid, Pac-Man, Bust-A-Move, Words with Friends and more) available on Facebook with the new “Instant Games” on Messenger and Facebook News Feed.
Facebook is the most popular social networking site in the world, with over 1.7 billion users, and the Facebook Messenger app is used by over 1 billion people worldwide.
Now, those billion-plus people will be able to play the classic games “Space Invaders” and “Arkanoid” on “Instant Games” on Messenger and Facebook News Feed anytime, anywhere.
“Space Invaders” is widely considered to be the origin of all Japanese video game culture, and has been enshrined in the World Video Game Hall of Fame in New York’s The Strong National Museum of Play. Upon its original release, “Arkanoid” was nothing less than a social phenomenon. Both have long been thought of as timeless, beloved classics by people all over the world, from their debuts in the 1970’s and 1980’s to present day.
TAITO has brought its games to numerous platforms over the years. Now, with “Instant Games”, older players can relive the fun of the 70’s and 80’s, while newcomers can experience the charm and challenge of “Space Invaders” and “Arkanoid” for the first time.
All the games are built on HTML5 so there is no downloading or loading of fancy code. You can start challenging your friends by opening up a Messenger chat and clicking the “Game Controller” icon that is right next to the photos tab.
Some of the games currently available free to play are:
Endless Lake
Hex FRVR
EverWing
2020 Connect
Words with Friends Frenzy
Brick Pop
Templar 2048
Pac-Man
Zookeeper
Bust-A-Move Blitz
Wordalot Express
Shuffle Cats Mini
The Tribez: Puzzle Rush
Track & Field 100m
Space Invaders
Arkanoid
Galaga
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