Crazy Facts

By mid-1981, more than four billion quarters, or $1 billion, had been grossed from Space Invaders machines, and it would continue to gross an average of $600 million a year through to 1982, by which time it had grossed $2 billion in quarters (equivalent to $4.6 billion in 2011), with a net profit of $450 million (equivalent to $1 billion in 2011). This made it the best-selling video game and highest-grossing entertainment product of its time. Click here to view the first image in today’s viral picture gallery. Continue reading for a viral video of an incredible cover of 99 Red Balloons played with red balloons.

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