Which came first? · Tricky
Which came first: Space Invaders or The Very Hungry Caterpillar?
The Very Hungry Caterpillar came first, in 1969 (published). Space Invaders followed 9 years later, in 1978 (released).
- Second1978
Space Invaders
game · releasedIn Space Invaders, from 1978, the aliens speed up as you shoot them because the hardware has less to draw.
- First1969
The Very Hungry Caterpillar
book · publishedThe Very Hungry Caterpillar came out in 1969 with holes punched through its pages.
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Years from Wikidata, each checked against the item’s English Wikipedia article on 2026-10-18. A year stands for what its label says: a founding, a first patent, a premiere.