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The terrifying way aliens speed up as you kill them in Space Invaders wasn’t a design choice. What caused it?

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The terrifying way aliens speed up as you kill them in Space Invaders wasn’t a design choice. What caused it?

The terrifying way aliens speed up as you kill them in Space Invaders wasn’t a design choice. What caused it?
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