[translation] Further Efforts to Ensure Business Compliance with Laws and Regulations Results of Fact-Finding Survey on "Invader" TV Game Machines

Space Invaders survey time!  This article looks at the impact of Space Invaders in 1979.

This article first appeared in Game Machine No. 128 – Oct. 01, 1979 (pages 18-21).  It has been transcribed and translated by tweakbod (at Gaming Alexandria).

Download a PDF with the English translation and Japanese transcription.

First paragraph:

Since last year, TV game machines that emit strange electronic "kyūn-kyūn" sounds, the so-called "invaders," have exploded in popularity among young people and invaded Japan in the blink of an eye. However, this extraordinary boom has led to the emergence of various forms of misconduct, such as theft and extortion for game money by boys who are hooked on the game, and also to the emergence of those operating in a way that stimulates the gambling spirit, such as offering prizes for the results of games, which has become a major social problem.

Read the rest in the PDF.

Original text as it appears in Game Machine:

Thank you to tweakbod for working on this and allowing it to be shared.  Thank you to Onitama for the GM scans.