- Pepsi Invaders
Infobox VG
title = Pepsi Invaders
developer =Atari
publisher =Coca-Cola
designer = Christopher Omarzu
release = 1983
genre = Fixed Shooter
modes = Single player
input =
platforms =Atari 2600 "Pepsi Invaders" is an
advergame for theAtari 2600 platform, based on the popular "Space Invaders ". It was commissioned by Coca-Cola for their 1983 sales convention, and developed by Atari as a modification of the original "Space Invaders" cartridge (essentially, an official ROM hack).cite book | author =Ian Bogost | title = Persuasive Games: The Expressive Power of Videogames | publisher = MIT Press | year = 2007 | pages = pp. 276–277, 391 | id = ISBN 9780262026147]The game is a modification of "Space Invaders", with each row consisting of the letters P E P S I followed by an alien, instead of the original six aliens. In addition, the game was changed from having limited lives but unlimited time as in the original "Space Invaders", to having unlimited lives but a three-minute time limit in which to shoot as many of the enemies and complete as many levels as possible.
The game was packaged in a black cartridge without a label, and only released at the 1983 sales convention, where it was given (along with an Atari 2600 console) to the 125 sales executives attending. As a result of the very limited production, it is now highly sought after by collectors, with a copy selling on
eBay in 2005 for over $1,800.The game's ROM eventually made its way out into circulation.fact|date=September 2008
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