Space Invaders didn't cost 100 Yen to play in Japan, did it?
So most people have heard that Space Invaders caused a shortage of the 100 Yen coin back when it first released, but it didn't cost 100 Yen per credit did it? 100 Yen is equivalent to 1 dollar, so that would be pretty steep for 1978! Maybe the machines only accepted that coin, but you'd get 2 or 4 credits for it?
So most people have heard that Space Invaders caused a shortage of the 100 Yen coin back when it first released, but it didn't cost 100 Yen per credit did it? 100 Yen is equivalent to 1 dollar, so that would be pretty steep for 1978! Maybe the machines only accepted that coin, but you'd get 2 or 4 credits for it?
