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Install spaceinvaders-go with Homebrew
Space Invaders in your terminal written in Go. Version 1.2.1 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-26.
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Package summary
Space Invaders in your terminal written in Go
Project links
Commands and aliases
- spaceinvaders
history
Project history and usage
Space Invaders is a Go implementation of the arcade game designed to run directly in a terminal. It adapts the invader layout to the terminal dimensions and uses keyboard controls for movement and firing.
Project history
The official repository was created in 2015. Its original installation path used the then-standard Go workflow of fetching into GOPATH and compiling locally, while the project also published prebuilt binaries for operating-system and architecture combinations.
Adoption history
The project progressed from source installation and GitHub release binaries to package-manager distribution, including the Homebrew formula represented by this record.
How it is used
Users launch `spaceinvaders`, move with the left and right arrow keys, fire with the spacebar, and quit with `q`. Terminal size affects the approximate number of invaders and therefore the difficulty.
Why package nerds care
It is a compact example of a Go terminal game that crossed several familiar distribution styles: GOPATH-era source installation, standalone release binaries, and a Homebrew formula.
Timeline
- 2015: Official repository created.
- 2015: v1.0 published.
- 2021: v1.2.1 published.
Related projects
- It reimplements the Space Invaders game concept as a terminal-native Go program.
Sources
- https://github.com/asib/spaceinvaders#readme
- https://github.com/asib/spaceinvaders/releases
- source_facts.package-manager.brew
security posture
Risk level: green
narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.
Risk classifier
green risk · low confidence · appliance
Why
- narrow executable package without higher-risk signals
Signals
- metadata:no-higher-risk-signals
Install behavior
- No Homebrew bottle metadata was recorded.
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executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
spaceinvaders | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
freshness
Version and freshness
These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.
page generated2026-08-03
manager version1.2.1
manager updated2026-07-26
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
- okNo freshness warnings were generated.
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:spaceinvaders-go |
|---|---|
| Version | 1.2.1 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Homepage | https://github.com/asib/spaceinvaders |
| Repository | https://github.com/asib/spaceinvaders |
| Last updated | 2026-07-26T04:03:43+02:00 |
| Pulse | updated |
| Bottle | not recorded |
| Service | none declared |
source trail
Generated from repository data
This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.
Combined YAML source
View the package source record on GitHub.
Used sources
- Geiger risk classifier
- cross-ecosystem install command graph
- curated package history
- pkg.so package database
- pkgdb category and tag curation