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PA_1562 [100 points]
Invader collaborated on the "Video Games Music" exhibition at the beautiful Philharmonie de Paris. For Invader, this was the opportunity to provide both the Philharmonie de Paris and the Cité de la Musique with no fewer than 7 new space invaders (PA_1562 thru PA_1568). I am posting them in the order in which I found them.
The Velvet Undrground! Lcated in the hall of Cité de la Musique.
The Velvet Underground was an American rock band formed in New York City in 1964. They became known for their integration of rock and roll and the avant-garde, which earned them little commercial success during their initial nine-year run but made them one of the most influential bands of their era, particularly in underground, experimental, and alternative music scenes.
Onscreen FlashInvaders message: HERE IS THE VELVET UNDERGROUND
All my photos of PA_1562:
PA_1562 (Close-up, April 2026)
PA_1562 (Wide shot, April 2026)
Date of invasion: 31/03/2026 (world ranking # 4376)
[ Visited, flashed and captured PA_1562 8 days after invasion ]
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PA_1442 [40 points]
One of the two space invaders installed right after the COVID-19 lockdown was released on 11/05/2020. People were allowed again to leave there homes without a permission and Invader took the opportunity to put up some fresh space invaders like this one.
Onscreen FlashInvaders message: PARIS PARIS!
All my photos of PA_1442:
PA_1442 (Close-up, July 2020)
PA_1442 (Wide shot, July 2020)
Date of invasion: 11/05/2020
[ Visited and flashed this one 2 months and 7 days after invasion ]
In most cases, street art is only temporary. But sometimes you'd hope it was forever. The big answer and solution to this is re-activation...
Loaction: Amsterdam, Jordaan (exact location is hidden)
Coordinates: 52°22'40" N 4°52'56" E (rough estimation)
Reason: This space invader with ID AMS_04 has been deleted years ago. But in October 2015 a fan has re-activated this number 04 on exact the right location with exact the right type and color of mosaïc tiles. With the introduction of the online game application FlashInvaders some fans felt the urge to remake space invaders which have been removed from the walls. This is happening a lot in Paris (to date almost 50 space invaders have been 're-activated'), but also in Bastia, London, La Ciotat, Lyon, Basel, Bilbao, Rotterdam, San Diego and L.A.
Invasion of Amsterdam: Amsterdam was one of the first cities outside France which have been invaded. So far only one 'wave' (the one of 1999) with 26 space invaders and in total score of 360 points. As we speak 10 of them are visible including one 'reactivated', this AMS_04 (10 points).
FlashInvaders: At the moment: 7 490 Players / 234 588 Flashes / 8 413 570 Pts (23/02/2016 09h40)
All my photos of AMS_04:
AMS_04 (Wide shot, July 2005)
AMS_04 (Zoom in after re-activation, February 2016)
AMS_04 ("52-Weeks"-selfie, February 2016)
AMS_04 (Wide shot, King's Day April 2024)
Re-Activation of Amsterdam: Not all deleted space invaders are known by their location but still 11 of the deleted space invaders could be re-activated because data (location, shape, type and color of tiles used) is available. Could be an interesting job for 2016.
Weather: A clear and sunny but cold Winter morning, -2° C
Self-portrait technics: Joby portable gorillapod mounted on my bicycle with self-timer (10 seconds).
PA_197 [30 points]
A boy meets girl moment on an alternately sunny and rainy morning in the 18ème arrondissement of Paris.
Getting older does not automatically means getting uglier. During FlashInvader walk in the 18ème I learned that number 197 looks better than when I visited almost 10 (!) years ago when it was painted over. A space invader restorer has done his or her job perfectly. At least one mirror eye is visible again and the real colors of the tiles are black again.
All my photos of PA_197:
PA_197 (Close-up, August 2006)
PA_197 (Wide shot 1, January 2006)
PA_197 (Update 1, Sepember 2015)
PA_197 (Wide shot 2, September 2015)
PA_197 (Update, 2 January 2024)
Date of invasion: 04/07/1999* or 10/06/1999** (worldwide # 259)
*: date according the book Complete Guide to the Space Invaders 1998 - 2021
**: date according to the book Invasion of Paris 1.0 and 1.1
PA_1380 [30 points]
A revisit in covid times to this 2019 hypnotic space invader in the touristic restaurant street of 'quartier latin' in the 5ème arrondissement of Paris.
Onscreen FlashInvaders message:HYPNOTIC
All my photos of PA_1380:
PA_1380 (Close-up, April 2019)
PA_1380 (Wide shot 1, April 2019)
PA_1380 (Wide shot 2, July 2020)
PA_1380 (Wide shot 3, December 2021)
Date of invasion: 23/01/2019
[ Visited PA_1380 2 months and 20 days after invasion ]
AMS_04 [10 points]
Never had the opportunity to get a good shot of the fourth space invader Invader installed in the Netherlands and Amsterdam in the year 1999. Unfortunately, this invader was already removed in about 2006. Due to the perfect re-activation work of one of the fans this is back in town and 'flashable' in the online application FlashInvaders. Do not forget to spot the sticker with a screenshot "NEW CITY 100 POINTS" above the invader.
AMS_04 [10 points]
All my photos of AMS_04:
AMS_04 (Wide shot, July 2005)
AMS_04 (Zoom in after re-activation, February 2016)
AMS_04 ("52-Weeks"-selfie, February 2016)
AMS_04 (Wide shot, King's Day April 2024)
Date of invasion: 11/11/1999 (worldwide # 0368)
DELETED somewhere in 2006.
RE-ACTIVATED October 2015
PA_1471 [30 points]
The fourth space invader installed this year in Paris by Invader is this skate themed invader. Inspired by the Vega Sk8 Shop located diagonally down PA_1471. It is number 4056 in the world and when I found this one the most recent one in the world as well.
Onscreen FlashInvaders message: SK8 OR DIE
All my photos of PA_1471:
PA_1471 (Close-up, May 2022)
PA_1471 (Wide shot, June 2022)
Date of invasion: 11/05/2022 (First flash / first photo on Flickr that day)
[ Visited this sk8 invader about 7 days after invasion ]
Since November 2019 on my list to visit; the PA_1431...
Location: At +281 meters altitude on top of the Tour Eiffel in Paris (F)
Coordinates: Click on the link below to see the exact location:
Reasons:
[1] The last time I visited the top of the Tour Eiffel was way before I started to work for Thalys (before 2001), so it was about time.
[2] The compulsion to visit the top of the Tour Eiffel was reinforced by the fact that Invader installed PA_1431 on the top at a height of 281 meters.
Invader: Hiding up in the clouds, PA_1431 is the highest space invader ever placed in Paris. It has landed at the 7th of November 2019 on the top of the Eiffel Tower where it enjoys the great view!
PA_1431:
100 points
Date of invasion: 07/11/2019
Onscreen FlashInvaders message: HIGHEST IN PARIS
All my photos of PA_1431:
PA_1431 (Close-up, September 2021)
PA_1431 (Wide shot 1, September 2021)
PA_1431 (Wide shot 2, September 2021)
PA_1431 (35/52 Highest in Paris, September 2021)
Guest Star: Andy Ram
Weather: partly cloudy, 28° C
To Listen ♫: Souma - She's So Beautiful [Emergent Shores] (Youtube)
Self-portrait technics: Handheld selfie with my new Samsung A72 phone, postprocessed by PhotoShop
PA_305 [20 points]
A revisit to the Pac Man space invader in the 5ème arrondissement of Paris because during my last visit in September 2020 I was not able to flash this one. FlashInvaders is not always that easy.
Onscreen FlashInvaders message: OHH YEA, YOU GOTTA GET SCHWIFTY!
All my photos of PA_305:
PA_305 (Ghost version, October 2007)
PA_305 (Close-up, Re-Activated, September 2020)
PA_305 (Wide shot, Re-Activated, September 2020)
PA_305 (Wide shot 2, FlashInvaders Revisit, December 2021)
Date of invasion: 25/07/2000
DELETED ages ago
RE-ACTIVATED July 2018
PA_1320 [20 points]
In the year 2017 Invader made a whole series of space invaders with the theme "vegan". Often located in the 9th and 10th arrondissements of Paris. I had just simply forgotten this one. Fortunately PA_1320 was still "active".
Other 10 space invaders with vegetables and fruit are PA_1318 through PA_1329 (except PA_1323).
PA_1320 was worldwide number 3579.
Onscreen FlashInvaders message: QUE BUENO!
All my photos of PA_1320:
PA_1320 (Close-up, October 2020)
PA_1320 (Wide shot, October 2020)
Date of invasion: 08/11/2017
[ Visited PA_1320 2 years 10 months 23 days after invasion ]
PA_632 [30 points]
One of the Rubik space invaders Invader made for the streets of Paris. Th original of PA_632 was placed on a building which has been demolished now. Here shown with a piece of MisterP.
Onscreen FlashInvaders message: RUBIKCUBISM!
All my photos of PA_632:
PA_632 (Close-up, January 2006)
PA_632 (Wide shot, January 2006)
PA_632 (Close-up 2, «re-activated», June 2022)
PA_632 (Wide shot 2, «re-activated», June 2022)
Date of invasion: 08/12/2005
DELETED June 2006
RE-ACTIVATED June 2022
[ I have found the original PA_632 in January 2006 within 2 months after invasion. ]
PA_1458 [30 points]
A duo space invader on a greenish background in the 9ème arrondissement of Paris. In line with the pharmacie and balconies full of plants at this corner.
Onscreen FlashInvaders message: BAZINGA!
All my photos of PA_1458:
PA_1458 (Close-up, September 2021)
PA_1458 (Wide shot, September 2021)
Date of invasion: 24/02/2021 (estimation)
[ Visited PA_1458 within 7 months after invasion ]
AMI_14 [30 points]
The eighth space invader we found in Amiens. We are halfway there. Located on the corner of the Rue de la République, Place Gambetta and Rue des 3 Cailloux.
And like always in a new invaded city we were not the only space invader fans.
Onscreen FlashInvader message: MADE IN 2025
All my photos of AMI_14:
AMI_14 (Close-up, June 2025)
AMI_14 (Wide shot, June 2025)
Date of invasion: 12/06/2025
[ Encountered AMI_14 and all other invaders in Amiens more than 2 weeks after invasion ]
INVASION OF AMIENS
WAVE: 1
INVADERS: 16
WORLD WIDE: 4304 THRU 4320
TOTAL SCORE: 540 POINTS)
PA_062 [10 points]
A new old space invader. PA_062 (or PA_62 according to FlashInvaders) is back. Users of métro line 3 are welcomed again by this low-to-the-floor space invader.
All my photos of PA_62:
PA_62 (Close-up, November 2005)
PA_62 (Wide shot, November 2005)
PA_62 (Close-up, Re-Activated, July 2016)
PA_62 (Wide shot after Re-Activation, July 2016)
PA_62 (Together with PA_1078, August 2018)
Date of invasion: 10/06/1998
DELETED (reported May 2013)
RE-ACTIVATED June 2016
Travelling 25 kilometers from Gare du Nord to capture the first installed space invader of this year, 2023, or 5783...
Location: Passerelle Villeneuve-Triage, Villeneuve-Saint-Georges, Rue de Paris, 94190 (F)
Coordinates: Click on the link to see the exact location on Google Maps:
Reason: On 06/01/2023 Invader published on Instagram (Invaderwashere) the first invasion of the year 2023 / 5783; PA_1482. The location was found easily with the information "Val-de-Marne" and "Villeneuve-Saint-Georges" with clearly visible the overpass over the railway tracks as well as the N6. It was the ride by RER D to Villeneuve Triage and the walk over the passerelle more than worth.
PA_1482: 50 points - 48°44'46.5"N 2°26'46.9"E - Date of invasion: 06/01/2023
Onscreen Flashinvaders message: WELCOME IN 5783
All my photos PA_1482:
PA_1482 (Close-up, January 2023)
PA_1482 (Wide shot 1, January 2023)
PA_1482 (Wide shot 2, January 2023)
PA_1482 ("52-Weeks" self-portrait, January 2023)
Villeneuve-Saint-George: is a commune in the southeastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 15.5 kilometres from the centre of Paris. People from Villeneuve-Saint-Georges are called Villeneuvois in French.
FACTS & FIGURES:
Region: ÃŽle-de-France
Department: Val-de-Marne
Arrondissement: L'Haÿ-les-Roses
Canton: Villeneuve-Saint-Georges and Choisy-le-Roi
IntercommunalityGrand Paris
Population: 34.890 (2019)
Elevation: 30–93 m
Area: 8.75 km2
Density: 4,000/km2
La Passerelle de Triage: Length 430 meters
Weather: Sunny, -1° C
To Listen ♫: Taylor Swift - Anti-Hero (Youtube)
Self-portrait technics: Joby portable gorillapod on my cross-over back, timer on 10 seconds.
PA_1469 [40 points]
Space invader number 1469 in Paris and number 4054 in the world located in the 10ème arrondissement. One with a message to the world.
Onscreen FlashInvaders message: BURNING PLANET
All my photos of PA_1469:
PA_1469 (Close-up, May 2022)
PA_1469 (Wide shot 1, May 2022)
PA_1469 (Wide shot 2, May 2022)
Date of invasion: 26/04/2022
[ Visted PA_1469 22 days after invasion ]
PA_1554 [40 points]
The first new space invader in Paris in the year 2026 found it's place in the 12ème arrondissement in a not so busy street.
Onscreen FlashInvader message: PEACE AND ROCK!
All my photos of PA_1554:
PA_1554 (Close-up, February 2026)
PA_1554 (Wide shot, February 2025)
Date of invasion: 21/01/2026 (world-wide the 4368th space invader)
[ Visted, captured and flashed this first space invader in Paris two weeks after invasion ]
Paris #pa_1538 #invaderwashere #parisstreetart #metro #station #moutonDuvernet #paris14eme #mosaicart #streetart #mosaique #tiles #streetview #invaderphotography #spaceinvaders #flashinvaders #patm666photos
PA_1295 [50 points]
A big huge white and black space invader in the Beaubourg area in between Les Halles and the Marais.
FlashInvader onscreen message: "MISSION ACCOMPLISHED"
All my photos of PA_1295:
PA_1295 (Close-up, August 2017)
PA_1295 (Wide Shot, August 2017)
PA_1295 (Streetview, October 2017)
Date of invasion: 16/08/2017 (Source: Invaderwashere, first seen on Flickr on 16/08/2017 by Alexandre Feuvrier, bravo!)
[ Visited this one for the first time only 3 days after invasion, should come back with better daylight conditions ]
MARS_65 [30 points]
Another great Marseillan space invader looking out over the sea and beach of Marseille.
Till August 2020 I found and flashed all 13 space invaders of wave 1 (MARS_01 - MARS_11 - 2004 and wave 2 (MARS_12 and MARS_13). But during wave 3 in August 2020 the number of space invaders went up to 97. In total 84 space invaders on my list again.
Onscreen FlashInvaders message: LORD OF THE SEA
All my photos of MARS_65:
MARS_65 (Close-up, July 2021)
MARS_65 (Wide shot 1, July 2021)
MARS_65 (Wide shot -2-, July 2021)
MARS_65 (Wide shot -3-, July 2021)
Date of invasion: 12/08/2020
Cannes #caz_05 #invaderwashere #tiles #mosaicart #mosaique #cotedazur #reactivationteam #mai2024 #flashinvaders #spaceinvaders #mosaicart #lesmurspeints #paintingart #cannes #lalecondepiano #invaderphotography #patmhunterinvader #patm666photos
PA_1299 [30 points]
Revisiting PA_1299 in 'quartier latin'. Invader used to love these pots with space flowers since the year 2015.
FlashInvader onscreen message: "AS GOOD AS DAVID VINCENT!"
All my photos of PA_1299:
PA_1299 (Close-up, November 2017)
PA_1299 (Wide Shot 1, November 2017)
PA_1299 (Wide shot 2, February 2022)
Date of invasion: 30/08/2017 (Source: Invaderwashere, first seen on Flickr on 30/08/2017 by Olivier)
[ Visited this location for the first time 2 months and 7 days after invasion. ]
Space invader hunt of the Summer of 2021!
Location: Corniche Président John Kennedy corner Rue Boudouresque in the quartier Endoume in the 7ème arrondissement of Marseille (F).
Coordinates: Click on the link to see the exact location on Google Maps:
Reason: An overnight in Marseille extended with one day to find as much new space invaders as possible. In the Summer of 2020 the third invasion wave of Marseille took place and 84 new invaders were added to this city and its wide area. All under the project Invasion Planete Marseille.
MARS_63 50 points, invasion date 12/08/2021. Onscreen FlashInvaders message: YOU'RE THE MAN!.
All my photos of MARS_63:
MARS_63 (Close-up, July 2021)
MARS_63 (Wide shot, July 2021)
MARS_63 ("52-Weeks", 29/52 Endoume)
My FlashInvaders Score:
During the three days in Marseille I found 46 space invaders of the third wave. In total 59/97 in Marseille found/captured/flashed. My grand total of flashed space invaders was 1405 after this mission. I have scored 1710 points during this space invader hunt and climbed from rank 699 to 588.
As we speak (08/08/2021) there are 176.500 Flashinvaders players and in total 3.999 space invaders on the world map of Invader.
Invasion Planete Marseille: Till August 2020 I found and flashed all 13 space invaders of wave 1 (MARS_01 - MARS_11 - 2004 and wave 2 (MARS_12 and MARS_13). But during wave 3 in August 2020 the number of space invaders went up to 97. In total 84 space invaders on my list again. Wave 3 took almost one month and started on 24/07/2020 and ended on 20/08/2020.
Endoume: is the quartier I found MARS_63. It is part of the 7ème arrondissement. Endoume is also home to the Silvain theater, the Endoume marine station, the Marseille tide gauge on the Corniche (le marégraphe de Marseille), the False money bridge and the small port of Vallon des Auffes.
Endoume is crossed by two axes structuring the district: the Corniche Président-John-Fitzgerald-Kennedy (north-west south-east axis) and the rue d'Endoume (north-east south-west axis) and includes Malmousque, at its the westernmost end, sometimes considered a district in its own right. [ Wikipedia ]
Weather: Sunny 30° C
To Listen ♫: Aria Deep - Cygnus in the Sky (Original Mix) (Youtube)
Self-portrait technics: Joby portable gorillapod mounted on a pole on the street, timer set at 10 seconds.
PA_1556 [40 points]
The show of four new space invaders (PA_1556 thru PA_1559) on February 19, 2026 started here in Montmartre with this PA_1556.
A striking detail is that these four (PA_1556 through PA_1559) use a new type of mosaic tile with a slightly curved front. I'm posting these four in the order I visited and flashed them. I came to Paris on the beautiful sunny day of February 25th to photograph these four in good lighting conditions. PA_1556 with the Basilique du Sacré-Cœur in the background.
Onscreen FlashInvaders message: OUVERTURE, CURTAIN, LIGHTS...
All my photos of PA_1556:
PA_1556 (Close-up, February 2026)
PA_1556 (Wide shot 1, February 2026)
PA_1556 (Wide shot 2, February 2026)
Date of invasion: 19/02/2026 (worldwide number 4371)
[ Visited, flashed and captured PA_1556 6 days after invasion. ]
PA_890 [30 points]
Another good example of a re-activated space invader of which I have never seen the original and of which I forgot to visit, capture and flash the re-activated version. Flashed this one almost 4 years after re-activation. Shame on me!
Featuring here an electric scooter-car of Citroën, the Citroën Ami.
Onscreen FlashInvaders message: CONGRATULATIONS!
All my photos of PA_890:
PA_890 (Close-up, July 2022)
PA_890 (Wide shot 1, July 2022)
PA_890 (Wide shot 2, July 2022)
Date of invasion: 06/02/2011
DELETED unknown
RE-ACTIVATED August 2018
PA_1479 [30 points]
A second cryptopunk space invader landed in Paris. This time in the 18ème arrondissement in the quartier Goutte d'Or above the Olympic Café. When you are visiting a fresh new space invader then you have a very good chance to meet fellow space invader fans to flash this new invader.
CryptoPunks is a non-fungible token (NFT) collection on the Ethereum blockchain. The project was launched in June 2017 by the Larva Labs studio, a two-person team consisting of Canadian software developers Matt Hall and John Watkinson. The experimental project was inspired by the London punk scenes, the cyberpunk movement, and electronic music artists Daft Punk. There are 10,000 unique CryptoPunks (6,039 male and 3,840 female), all of which are made digitally scarce through the use of blockchain technology. Each one was algorithmically generated through computer code and thus no two characters are exactly alike, with some traits being rarer than others.
Onscreen FlashInvaders message: CRYPTOPUNKETTE ROCKS L'OLYMPIC
All my photos of PA_1479:
PA_1479 (Close-up, October 2022)
PA_1479 (Wide shot, October 2022)
Date of invasion: 27/10/2022
[ Found this cryptopunkette PA_1479 within 2 days after invasion at the maximum ]
PA_215 [10 points]
PA_215 is back again after a re-activation treatment. Have seen the original already in 2005. This was space invader number 316 in the world.
Onscreen FlashInvaders message: YOU DID IT!
All my photos of PA_215:
PA_215 (Close-up, September 2005)
PA_215 (Wide shot 1, September 2005)
PA_215 (Wide shot 2, March 2009)
PA_215 (Wide shot 3 «re-activated», January 2023)
Date of invasion: 20/09/1999
DELETED (reported March 2012)
RE-ACTIVATED / DELETED 2017 - 2020
RE-ACTIVATED January 2023
PA_1501 | PA_1502 [30 | 30 points]
The first two invaders after the magic PA_1500 installed by Invader on ÃŽle Saint-Louis.
Onscreen FlashInvaders messgae: PARISIAN CAMO 1 | PARISIAN CAMO 2
All my photos of PA_1501 and PA_1502:
PA_1501 (Close-up, April 2024)
PA_1502 (Close-up, April 2024)
PA_1501 | PA_1502 (Wide shot 1, April 2024)
PA_1501 | PA_1502 (Wide shot 2, April 2024)
Date of invasion: 17/04/2024 (worldwide # 4170 and # 4171)
[ Found PA_1501 and PA_1502 one day after invasion ]
PA_1441 [50 points]
The first space invader put up after the lockdown in France which ended on May 11, exactly the day Nina Simone appeared on the wall here.
This invader attracts a lot of attention, you don't see Nina Simone every day! The tour guide in the picture was explaining the phenomenon space invaders and is a player of FlashInvaders as well (like more than 137,000 as we speak, 31/07/2020).
In the background Église Saint Severin.
Onscreen FlashInvaders message: IT'S A NEW WORLD, IT'S A NEW LIFE
All my photos of PA_1441:
PA_1441 (Close-up, July 2020)
PA_1441 (Wide shot, July 2020)
Date of invasion: 11/05/2020
[ Visited this space invader for the first time on 14/07/2020, 'quatorze juillet', 2 months and 3 days after lockdown/invasion ]
MARS_75 [20 points]
A revisit of MARS_75 near the stairs of Gare Marseille Saint-Charles. When I visited this one in 2021 there was overcast and three years later this blue one is bathing in full sunshine.
This space invader is part of the 4th wave of Invader in this city, where he added a whopping 84 new space invaders to the existing 13 from three previous waves (two in 2004, one in 2014) in August 2020.
Onscreen FlashInvaders message: MUY BIEN!
All my photos of MARS_75:
MARS_75 (Close-up, July 2021)
MARS_75 (Wide shot 1, July 2021)
MARS_75 (Wide shot 2, August 2024)
MARS_75 (Wide shot 3, August 2024)
Date of invasion: 16/08/2020 (world wide # 3921)
Villiers sur Marne #pa_1467 #invaderwashere @invaderwashere #valdemarne #brickwall #parisstreetart #streetart #jj_urbanart #tv_streetart #invaderphotography #patmhunterinvader #patm666photos
PA_1466 [30 points]
A bat invader with an angled view looking up towards the progress of the repair of Notre-Dame de Paris. This was space invader number 3,998 in the world.
Onscreen FlashInvader message: BETTER AT NIGHT
All my photos of PA_1466:
PA_1466 (Close-up, July 2021)
PA_1466 (Wide shot 1, Daylight, July 2021)
PA_1466 (Wide shot 2, Twilight, July 2021)
Date of invasion: estimated 03/06/2021
Found, captured and flashed this one within two months after its invasion.
Paris #lajava #pa_548 #invaderwashere #misterplille #parisstreetart #paris10eme #mosaicart #mosaique #streetart #invaderphotography #patmhunterinvader #flashinvaders #spaceinvaders #patm666photos
PA_495 [20 points]
Another beautiful re-activated space invader with mirroreyes from which I have never seen the original. PA_1221 is within walking distance and almost flashable from the same point of view. Oldest photo on Flickr of the original is made by Tofz4u in June 2003.
The magic of finding a space invaders by a group of American tourist just leaving the métro station of line 7. I pointed out that there was another one, PA_1221 and they were even more happy!
Other view:
PA_495 (Zoom in, August 2016)
Date of invasion: 25/07/2002
DELETED -year unknown-
RE-ACTIVATED July 2016
PA_1097 [100 points]
After an absence of about 4 to 5 years, Mona Lisa made by Invader is back. And immediately in the interest of the players of FlashInvaders. The 100 points are more than worth a trip to this location.
Mona Lisa made by Invader and installed with 10x10 cm tiles not far from the real Mona Lisa painted by Leonardo da Vinci between 1503 and 1506. It was Invader's 2941th space invader in the world.
Onscreen FlashInvaders message: LOW-RES MONA LISA
All my photos of PA_1097:
PA_1097 (Close-up, April 2014)
PA_1097 (Street view 1 - April 2014)
PA_1097 (Street view 2 - June 2014)
PA_1097 (Street view 3 - June 2014)
PA_1097 (Reflections - August 2015)
PA_1097 (Street view 4 «re-activated», January 2023)
Date of invasion 06/04/2014 (source: Instagram)
First on Flickr: on 06/04/2014 by Street_art77 (Alexandre Feuvrier)
Visited PA_1097 "Mona Lisa" for the first time 4 days after invasion/appearence on Flickr.
DELETED between August 2016 and August 2017
RE-ACTIVATED January 2023
PA_552 [20 points]
A revisit during a monring walk through Paris on a sunny day in March 2022. PA_552 is still alive although it is not the original. This building was under construction in 2015 and PA_552 had to suffer. A re-activation took place in 2016.
Onsreen FlashInvaders message: GOOD CATCH
All my photos of PA_552:
PA_552 (Close-up, September 2005)
PA_552 (Wide shot 1, September 2005)
PA_552 (Wide shot 2, May 2012)
PA_552 (Close-up 2 «re-activated», March 2022)
PA_552 (Wide shot 3 «re-activated», March 2022)
Date of invasion: 11/08/2004
DELETED 2014/2015 (renovation of the building)
RE-ACTIVATED 2016
Mosaic art at ESA’s ESRIN Earth observation centre near Rome, Italy, placed under a mockup of Europe's launcher for small satellites Vega. French artist Invader is installing his art at ESA establishments around Europe and even on the International Space Station.
ESA has been monitoring Earth with its environmental satellites since the 1970s, keeping a constant watch over our planet by analysing satellite data to protect our environment.
The first space invader mosaic art was found by ESA astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti during her mission on the International Space Station. She installed ‘Space2’ in Europe’s Columbus space laboratory. Since then, space-themed art has appeared at the European Astronaut Centre in Cologne, Germany, at our Redu Centre in Belgium, our space operations centre in Germany and ESA’s technical heart in the Netherlands, and it even took over our headquarters in Paris, France.
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Credit: Invader
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PA_483 [20 points]
A classic styled space invader with mirror eyes of which I have never seen the original. Located in the 3ème arrondissment next to entrance of a five star hotel in the former Les Bains-Douches.
Onscreen FlashInvaders message: OHH YEA, YOU GOTTA GET SCHWIFTY!
All my photos of PA_483:
PA_483 (Close-up, July 2019)
PA_483 (Wide shot, July 2019)
Date of invasion: 12/06/2002
DELETED ages ago
RE-ACTIVATED July 2019
PA_1480 [50 points]
A "50 points" cryptopunk space invader landed in the neighbourhood of Les Halles. This is Invader's 4071 space invader in the world. Part of a series of 4 cryptopunk space invaders so far (*March 2023) and this one is the biggest one.
CryptoPunks is a non-fungible token (NFT) collection on the Ethereum blockchain. The project was launched in June 2017 by the Larva Labs studio, a two-person team consisting of Canadian software developers Matt Hall and John Watkinson. The experimental project was inspired by the London punk scenes, the cyberpunk movement, and electronic music artists Daft Punk. There are 10,000 unique CryptoPunks (6,039 male and 3,840 female), all of which are made digitally scarce through the use of blockchain technology. Each one was algorithmically generated through computer code and thus no two characters are exactly alike, with some traits being rarer than others.
Onscreen FlashInvaders message: ZOMBIE LAND CRYPTOPUNK DES HALLES
All my photos of PA_1480:
PA_1480 (Close-up, December 2022)
PA_1480 (Wide shot, November 2022)
Date of invasion: 18/11/2022 (Source: Instagram Invaderwashere)
[ Visited this crypto punk PA_1480 for the 1st time 6 days after invasion ]
PA_1197 [30 points]
In the night of 23/03/2016 three new space invaders were installed in Paris, all in the 15ème arrondissement (PA_1196 thru PA_1198). This blue 'art deco' shaped space invader is one of them. One of the most succesdful space invader hunters on this planet (JOETHECRAB_1, rank #06, 1340 space invaders seen and flashed, 39430 points on 27/07/2016) was willing to strike a pose in front of this new invader less than one day after invasion.
Other views:
PA_1197 (Zoom in, March 2016)
PA_1197 (Street view, March 2016)
Date of invasion: 23/03/2016 (Source: Instagram, first seen on Flickr on 23/06/2016 Tofz4u, the day after the invasion)
[ Visited PA_1197 on the same day as the invasion ]
PA_249 [10 points]
A re-activation wave in métro station République where all two re-activated space invaders were removed within a few days together with this métro space invader in métro station Bastille. Never seen the original of this one before. It was the 13,130,955th space invader flashed since the start of the game in 2014 and at the moment I flashed this one there were 210,007 players of this game.
Onscreen FlashInvaders message: CHAMPION!
All my photos of PA_249:
PA_249 (Close-up, March 2022)
PA_249 (Wide shot, Marchg 2022)
Date of invasion: 20/12/1999
DELETED ages ago (unknown)
RE-ACTIVATED March 2022
PA_1478 [30 points]
This one is the first of a series of CryptoPunks mosaïcs made by Invader. CryptoPunks is a non-fungible token (NFT) collection on the Ethereum blockchain. The project was launched in June 2017 by the Larva Labs studio, a two-person team consisting of Canadian software developers Matt Hall and John Watkinson. The experimental project was inspired by the London punk scenes, the cyberpunk movement, and electronic music artists Daft Punk. There are 10,000 unique CryptoPunks (6,039 male and 3,840 female), all of which are made digitally scarce through the use of blockchain technology. Each one was algorithmically generated through computer code and thus no two characters are exactly alike, with some traits being rarer than others.
But this Cryptopunk PA_1478 is not a NFT anymore! He stands now on a façade in Paris, just above the place where New Rose, the legendary records shop and label was. [ # Invaderwashere ]
Onscreen FlashInvaders message: ALIVE CRYPTOPUNK ON DEAD NEW ROSE
All my photos of PA_1478:
PA_1478 (Close-up, October 2022)
PA_1478 (Wide shot, October 2022)
Date of invasion: 26/10/2022 (Source: Invaderwashere @Instagram)
[ Found this cryptopunk PA_1478 only 2 days after invasion ]
PA_318 [20 points]
Another great example of a re-activation where the original location is not really respected. The original videogame invader which I have never seen was located on a concrete pole on the sidewalk. This one is located bit further in the street and on a wall.
Onscreen FlashInvaders message: WELL DONE
All my photos of PA_318:
PA_318 (Close-up, December 2021)
PA_318 (Wide shot, December 2021)
Date of invasion (original): 06/08/2000
DELETED ages ago
RE-ACTIVATION July 2021
PA_018 [10 points]
The 2.0 version of number 18 located in Montmartre, re-activated. When I visited this one for the first time in May 2008 it was partly deleted. Now it's there like brandnew. PA_18 or PA_018 is back in town and active again on FlashInvaders.
Other views:
PA_018 (Zoom in, May 2008)
PA_018 (Street view, May 2008)
PA_018 (Street view, after re-activation, July 2016)
Date of invasion: 18/04/1998
DELETED ? (2008 - 2011)
RE-ACTIVATED May 2016
BXL_41 [50 points]
From 24/06/2022 till 08/01/2023 Invader had an exhibition in the Nima Museum in Bruxelles (Molenbeek Saint-Jean) under the titel Invader Rubikcubist. For this occasion, Invader has placed two new space invaders on the outside of the museum. His second invasion wave in Brussels since 2012. A total of 80 extra points for the city of Brussels.
This one is located on the roof of the MIMA museum.
Onscreen FlashInvader message: MIMA INVADED
All my photos of BXL_41:
BXL_41 (Close-up, September 2022)
BXL_41 (Wide shot 1, September 2022)
BXL_41 (Wide shot 2, September 2022)
BXL_41 (Wide shot 3, September 2022)
BXL_41 (Roof shot 1, October 2022)
BXL_41 (Roof shot 2, October 2022)
Date of invasion: Date of invasion; around 07/07/2022
[ Visited, flashed and caputered BXL_42 about 2 months after invasion ]
MARS_47 [20 points]
The entrance to the Le Panier neighborhood when coming from the Cathédrale La Major is invaded by this little blue one with sunglasses.
Till August 2020 I found and flashed all 13 space invaders of wave 1 (MARS_01 - MARS_11 - 2004 and wave 2 (MARS_12 and MARS_13). But during wave 3 in August 2020 the number of space invaders went up to 97. In total 84 space invaders on my list again.
Onscreen FlashInvaders message: YEAHHH!
All my photos of MARS_47:
MARS_47 (Close-up, July 2021)
MARS_47 (Wide shot 1, July 2021)
MARS_47 (Wide shot 2, July 2021)
Date of invasion: 10/08/2020
PA_1359 [40 points]
May 1968. The volatile period of civil unrest in France during May 1968 was punctuated by demonstrations and massive general strikes as well as the occupation of universities and factories across France. This space invader is a commemorative invader of that period. In the matching colors red and white. Colors of the revolution.
A revisit and another photo during a walk in this neighbourhood.
Onscreen FlashInvaders message: "SOYES REALISTES DEMANDEZ L'IMPOSIBLE"
All my photos of PA_1359:
PA_1359 (Close-up, June 2018)
PA_1359 (Wide shot 1, June 2018)
PA_1359 (Wide shot 2, August 2021)
Date of invasion: 31/05/2018 (Source: Invaderwashere, first seen on Flickr on 31/05/2018 -date of invasion- by Olivier)
[ Visited this revolutionary space invader exactly 3 weeks after invasion ]
PA_1449 [20 points]
This duo space invaders in a red frame are located near Invalides. It was the 3957th space invader in the world when this was put on the wall.
Onscreen FlashInvaders message: YES!
All my photos of PA_1449:
PA_1449 (Close-up, September 2021)
PA_1449 (Wide shot, September 2021)
Date of invasion: 01/12/2020 (estimated)
[ Visited PA_1449 almost 10 months after invasion ]