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PA_1397 [40 points]
Wine and grapes for the president who happens to live not far from this point. Palais de l'Élysée is not far from this side street and some 100 meters further the neighbourhood is well protected by the authorities.
This space invader was number 3733 in the world.
Onscreen FlashInvaders message: IN VINO VERITAS
All my photos of PA_1397:
PA_1397 (Close-up, May 2019)
PA_1397 (Wide shot, May 2019)
Date of invasion: 11/04/2019
[ Visited this space invader 1 month and 10 days after invasion ]
Other views of Space Invader PA_1154 HERE
Part of the Caught Snapping serie !
FlashInvaders, a very addictive game by Invader : walk, explore cities in the world, find Space Invaders mosaïcs, shoot them with your Iphone or Andoïd smartphone and score !
PA_275 [20 points]
A re-activated classic sized space invader in the 10ème arrondissement of Paris. The original was located a bit (2 meters approximately) higher than this one. But this was the only solution as the new appartment building is built against the invaded building.
Onscreen FlashInvaders message: CONGRATULATIONS!
All my photos of PA_275:
PA_275 (Close-up, October 2006)
PA_275 (Wide shot, October 2006)
PA_275 (Re-Activated, January 2020)
Date of invasion: 24/03/2000
DELETED 2014 (due to the construction of a new building)
RE-ACTIVATED June 2018
CLR_18 [100 points]
Twelve space invaders in one shot. This frise pelloche ciné is located on the Centre du Documentation where the short film festival takes place. The message on FlashInvaders is "Sauve qui peut le court métrage". Hundred points!
Other views:
CLR_18 (Zoom-in, April 2016)
CLR_18 ("52-Weeks" selfportrait, April 2016)
Date of invasion: Date of invasion: January 2016 (24 till 31 January, first seen on Flickr on 29/01/2016 by Tofz4u)
THE INVASION OF CLERMONT-FERRAND
The first (two?) invasion wave(s) of the center of Clermont-Ferrand occured in the year 2000 and consisted 8 space invaders, 4 of them are still there (including 1 re-activation) and flashable.
In January 2016 Clermont-Ferrand was invaded again, the 3rd invasion wave took place:
"At the occasion of the screening of the very last version of the movie Art4Sspace at the Interntional Short Film Festival of Clermont-Ferrand, I have added 31 new creations to the city of the center of France. Among various themes, they refer to movies and cinema but also to what Clermont Ferrand is famous for : its gothic cathedrale, its volcanos, its Michelin factories and its Serge Gainsbourg street" (Invader)
PA_254 [20 points]
Avenue des Champs-Élysées - bouche du métro station George V.
Onscreen FlashInvaders message: CONGRATS
All my photos of PA_254:
PA_254 (Close-up 1, Original, October 2005)
PA_254 (Wide shot 1, Original, October 2005)
PA_254 (Close-up 2, Re-Activated, July 2020)
PA_254 (Wide shot 2, Re-Activated, July 2020)
Date of invasion: 31/01/2000
DELETED 2010 (reported July 2010)
RE-ACTIVATED June 2020
PA_74 [50 points]
A very welcome re-activation of this VNARC space invader near Musée National Picasso-Paris.
Onscreen FlashInvaders message: VNARC LE VIRUS
All my photos of PA_74:
PA_74 (Close-up 1, February 2007)
PA_74 (Wide shot 1, February 2007)
PA_74 (Close-up 2, Re-Activated, March 2020)
PA_74 (Wide shot 2, Re-Activated, March 2020)
PA_74 (Wide shot 3, Re-Activated, July 2021)
Date of invasion: 15/07/1998
DELETED April 2009
RE-ACTIVATED March 2020
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MARS_74 [30 points]
I had to take the bus for it, had to walk a long way and eventually it turned out that the site was closed due to a major renovation. And it was too far for the FlashInvaders application to recognize it. And the space invader was already badly damaged. The 30 points were not awarded to me.
MARS_74 sits on the wall of the Musée d'art contemporain de la Ville de Marseille (mac), closed at the moment.
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: LE MAC DU MAC
All my photos of MARS_74:
MARS_74 (Close-up 1 «damaged», July 2021)
MARS_74 (Close-up 2 «re-activated», August 2024)
MARS_74 (Wide shot 1 «damaged», July 2021)
MARS_74 (Wide shot 2, «re-activated», August 2024)
Date of invasion: 15/08/2020 (world wide # 3931)
PA_25 [10 points]
A classic sized and shaped space invader of the first generation in the 3ème arrondissement of Paris. Never seen this one before. Thanks to the re-activeurs it is visible, capturable and flashable again.
Always nice to meet fellow space invader hunters at the spot where a new or fresh re-activated space invader is located. The gilets jaunes are everywhere. At the time I met this woman on her bicycle flashing numer 25 the yellow vests were just for your own road safety.
PA_25 is surrounded by nice street art (among other by ENDANGERED ACTIVISM).
Onscreen FlashInvaders message: "WELL PLAYED!"
All my photos of PA_25:
PA_25 (Close-up, October 2018)
PA_25 (Wide shot, October 2018)
Date of invasion: 05/05/1998
DELETED ages ago
RE-ACTIVATED October 2018
PA_1338 [30 points]
A perfect space invader integrated in the building on this corner in one of Paris's oldest and liveliest neighbourhoods. The application game FlashInvaders attracts many people on this sunny Saturday afternoon to the location of this 2 day old space invader. Within 10 minutes I have seen about 3 fans passing by, flashing this one and taking pictures of it.
FlashInvader's onscreen message: "NICE PHOTO"
All my photos of PA_1338:
PA_1338 (Close-up, February 2018)
PA_1338 (Wide shot 1, February 2018)
PA_1338 (Wide shot 2, February 2018)
Date of invasion: 08/02/2018 (Source: Invaderwashere, first seen on Flickr on 09/02/2018 by Olivier)
[ Visited PA_1338 for the first in person 2 days after invasion ]
PA_671 [30 points]
Due to the online smartphone application game FlashInvaders it feels like I have to revisit all still existing space invaders again. It was almost 9 years ago I visited this labyrinth space invader for the very first time (yes, time flies) but due to this game I had to revisit this one as well. I'm doing the game kind of district per district to not losing track which one I have flashed and which one not. A lot of the space invaders I have visited have been deleted, stolen or the entire building has been demolished but a lot are still there. A bit damaged or just in perfect shape.
Other views:
PA_671 (Zoom in, June 2006)
PA_671 (Street view, June 2006)
Date of invasion: 14/05/2006
[ Vistited this one for the first time in 2006 39 days after invasion, this revisit was almost 9 years after invasion. ]
PA_1488 [50 points]
A big space invader on fire in the 17ème arrondissement of Paris. This is only the 7th space invader put up in Paris in 2023 and it is already September.
Always when new space invaders are arriving in town you will encounter fellow space invader fans flashing the new space invader. When I was here there were 334,627 players and this was the 20,936,166th flash since the game started in 2014.
Onscreen FlashInvaders message: HOTTER THAN JULY
All my photos of PA_1488:
PA_1488 (Close-up, Septermber 2023)
PA_1488 (Wide shot 1, September 2023)
PA_1488 (Wide shot 2, September 2023)
PA_1488 (Wide shot 3, May 2025)
Date of invasion: 07/09/2023 (worldwide #4150)
[ Found, visited and flashed PA_1488 4 days after invasion ]
Place Denfert-Rochereau 20/06/2018 12h19
The square is named after Pierre Denfert-Rochereau, the French commander who organized the defense at the siege of Belfort during the Franco-Prussian War (1870–1871). It is dominated by the Lion of Belfort statue (a smaller version of the original in the town of Belfort) by Frédéric Bartholdi.
PA_075 [10 points]
A space invader on a very busy location. Never seen the original of this one but thanks to the splendid work of the Re-activation team this gradient space invader is back in the 14ème arrondissement in Paris. Visible, capturable and flashable. But mind the traffic here!
Onscreen FlashInvaders message: -
All my photos of PA_075:
PA_075 (Close-up, June 2018)
PA_075 (Wide shot 1, June 2018)
PA_075 (Wide shot 2, June 2018)
Date of invasion: 15/07/1998
DELETED -?-
RE-ACTIVATED June 2018
PA_1146 [50 points]
I forgot to capture this space flower after renovation in 2018.
Onscreen FlashInvaders message: THE SPACE FLOWER!!!
All my photos of PA_1146:
PA_1146 (Close-up 1, July 2015)
PA_1146 (Wide shot 2, July 2015)
PA_1146 (Close-up 2, August 2025)
PA_1146 (Wide shot 2, August 2025)
Date of invasion: 23/06/2015 (Source: Instagram, first seen on Flickr on Tofz4u on the same day of invasion)
PA_1146 is number 3137 in the world.
[ Visited the remains of PA_1146 15 days after invasion ]
PA_1304 | PA_1305 [20 points]
Two identical space invaders on the corner of the Rue Monge and Rue des Écoles in the 5ème arrondissement of Paris. When standing in front of the facade, PA_1304 is left and PA_1305 is right.
This one was number 3531 in the world.
FlashInvaders onscreen message: PA_1304: YES! | PA_1305: BIEN OUEJ
All my photos of PA_1304 and PA_1305:
PA_1304 (Close up, September 2017)
PA_1305 (Close up, September 2017)
PA_1304 | PA_1305 (Wide view, September 2017)
PA_1304 | PA_1305 (Wide view, September 2017)
Date of invasion: 13/09/2017 (Source: Invaderwashere, first seen on Flickr on 14/09/2017 by Tofz4u)
[ Visited PA_1304 and PA_1303 for the first time 12 days after invasion ]
re-activated june 2016
I've never seen this one before
Other views of Space Invader PA_282 HERE
Part of the Caught Snapping serie !
FlashInvaders, a very addictive game by Invader : walk, explore cities in the world, find Space Invaders mosaïcs, shoot them with your Iphone or Andoïd smartphone and score !
PA_1410 [50 points]
Big, red and located in a quiet street in the 17ème arrondissement of Paris.
Onscreen FlashInvaders message: GOT IT =)
All my photos of PA_1410:
PA_1410 (Close-up, August 2019)
PA_1410 (Wide shot 1, August 2019)
PA_1410 (Wide shot 2, August 2019)
Date of invasion: 27/06/2019
[ Visited number 1410 almost 2 months after invasion ]
PA_1054 [30 points]
The re-activated version of PA_1054, a SD memory card used in photo cameras.
Onscreen FlashInvaders message: BIEN!
All my photos of PA_1054:
PA_1054 (Close-up, July 2013)
PA_1054 (Wide shot, July 2013)
PA_1054 (Close-up, Re-Activated, August 2019)
Date of invasion: unknown (estimated June/July 2013...first seen on internet/Flickr on 12/07/2013 by Ausmoz)
DELETED ages ago (2014/2015?)
RE-ACTIVATED June 2019
[Visited this SC-card invader in person 5 days after first appearence on Flickr]
PA_594 [30 points]
The online application game FlashInvaders means in mosts cases I have to revisit space invaders I have seen and captured in the past. PA_594 is no exception to this. Still active.
Other views:
PA_594 (Zoom in, July 2006)
PA_594 (Street view, July 2006)
PA_594 (Zoom in, better quality, March 2016)
PA_594 (Street view, featuring Geox, March 2016)
Date of invasion: 22/05/2005
Not sure if this one has been deleted and re-activated recently (2016).
CAZ_08 [30 points]
The lovely hill-built medieval village Saint-Paul-de-Vence has been invaded as well as part of Invader's project of 2007 "Invasion of the Côte d'Azur". For me the third space invader I found, captured and flashed this holiday. FlashInvaders says "Yes!" when flashing this one. According to my information it is still the original and after 10 years still in good shape apart from 3 missing pixels (tiles). The truck was standing in my way from begin to end during my visit to Saint-Vincent-de-Paul (40 minutes).
All my photos of CAZ_08:
CAZ_08 (Zoom in, June 2017)
CAZ_08 (Street view, June 2017)
Year of invasion: 2007
INVASION OF THE CÔTE D’AZUR
In the year 2007 Invader has invaded the entire coast of the French Rivièra. Instead of only one city he made a project of an entire region; Côte d’Azur. Spread out from La Ciotat to the Menton near the border of Italy.
The first wave consisted of 35 space invaders spread out over 24 cities with a total score of 990 points. In 2016 Invader put one invader up in Cavalaire-sur-Mer (CAZ_36) and in 2017 wave number 3 consisted another single one (CAZ_37).
Lots of them have been deleted throughout the years but there are already are about 9 space invaders re-activated.
MARS_46 [30 points]
This totally renovated area around Les Docks and shopping centre Les Terrasses du Port not far from Euromediterranée and Joliette has been invaded as well by this number 46.
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: AS GOOD AS DAVID VINCENT
All my photos of MARS_46:
MARS_46 (Close-up, July 2021)
MARS_46 (Wide shot, July 2021)
Date of invasion: 10/08/2020
PA_1412 [30 points]
A white hypnotic and wavy space invader on a brown background in the 17ème arrondissement of Paris.
Onscreen FlashInvaders message: TRUST IN ME
All my photos of PA_1412:
PA_1412 (Close-up, August 2019)
PA_1412 (Wide shot 1, August 2019)
PA_1412 (Wide shot 2, August 2019)
Date of invasion: 03/07/2019
[ Visited this hypnotic invader 1 months and about 22 days after invasion ]
PA_1097 [? points]
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.
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_030 [10 points]
An 'outlined' orange space invader of the very first generation recently being re-activated around 30/03/2015. This 30rd space invader in Paris did not have such a long life. The re-activation was made by one of the very active players of the game FlashInvaders. Hopefully this time PA_030 will stay a bit longer.
Other view:
PA_030 (Street view, April 2015)
Date of invasion: 08/05/1998 (DELETED)
Re-activation: 30/03/2015 (as seen on Instagram and Flickr)
PA_326 [50 points]
This videogame monkey has been re-activated and thanks to this wonderful action of the Re-Activation team I was able to capture and flashinvader this one which is very close to PA_1356 (invasion date: 12/04/2018).
Onscreen FlashInvaders message: YES! ONE MORE!
All my photos of PA_326:
PA_326 (Close-up, August 2019)
PA_326 (Wide shot 1, August 2019)
PA_326 (Wide shot 2, August 2019)
Date of invasion: 13/08/2000
DELETED 2008
RE-ACTIVATED July 2019
AMI_03 [30 points]
The square where the Beffroi d'Amiens is located has been invaded by this apple space invader.
Onscreen FlashInvaders message: APPLE SPACE
All my photos of AMI:03:
AMI_03 (Close-up, June 2025)
AMI_03 (Wide shot 1, June 2025)
AMI_03 (Wide shot 2, June 2025)
Date of invasion: 12/06/2025
[ Encountered AMI_03 and all other invaders in Amiens more than 2 weeks after invasion ]
INVASION OF AMIENS
WAVE: 1
INVADERS: 16
WORLD WIDE: 4312 THRU 4328
TOTAL SCORE: 540 POINTS)
BXL_36 [20 points]
One of the Manneken Pis space invaders in Brussels re-activated.
Onscreen FlashInvaders message: CONGRATS
All my photos of BXL_36:
BXL_36 (Close-up 1, March 2012)
BXL_36 (Wide shot 1, March 2012)
BXL_36 (Close-up 2, Re-Activated, September 2019)
BXL_36 (Wide shot 2, Re-Activated, September 2019)
Date of invasion: 13/03/2012 03h57 ALT: +50 meters
DELETED 2014
RE-ACTIVATED August 2019
[ Discovered BXL_36 two days after invasion ]
PA_90 [10 points]
A 'gradient' classic space invader in the center of Paris. Re-activated, and I have never seen the original 1998 version of this one.
Onscreen FlashInvaders message: "YES!"
All my photos of PA_90:
PA_90 (Close-up, September 2018)
PA_90 (Wide shot, September 2018)
Date of invasion: 22/08/1998
DELETED ages ago
RE-ACTIVATED September 2018
This one was reactivated in february 2015 by the famous FlashInvader player Jaimelepinard with the official agreement by Invader . Thanks to him and long live to LY_36 !
Other views of Space Invader LY_36 HERE
PA_1552 [50 points]
The special tiles used for the eyes made this big space invader in the Marais a real Obey space invader.
Onscreen FlashInvaders messgae: OBEY INVADER
All my photos of PA_1552:
PA_1552 (Close-up, September 2025)
PA_1552 (Wide shot, September 2025)
Date of invasion: 11/09/2025 (worldwide number 4335)
[ Found PA_1552 within 48 hours after invasion ]
PA_326 [50 points]
This videogame monkey has been re-activated and thanks to this wonderful action of the Re-Activation team I was able to capture and flashinvader this one which is very close to PA_1356 (invasion date: 12/04/2018).
Onscreen FlashInvaders message: YES! ONE MORE!
All my photos of PA_326:
PA_326 (Close-up, August 2019)
PA_326 (Wide shot 1, August 2019)
PA_326 (Wide shot 2, August 2019)
Date of invasion: 13/08/2000
DELETED 2008
RE-ACTIVATED July 2019
PA_861 [30 points]
A revisit for the game FlashInvaders in one of the narrow one way side streets of the 11ème arrondissement of Paris. PA_861 is still there after more than 6 years, some tiles are missing but this PA_861 is still there and in good street art company with GZÚP, Diamand and Nature's Revenge. And this all on a cloudy morning in August when the mail man is delivering the mail.
Other views:
PA_861 (Zoom in, May 2010)
PA_861 (Street view 1, May 2010)
Date of invasion: 22/058/2010 (first seen on Flickr on 24/05/2010 by Tofz4u)
[ Visited PA_861 six days after invasion ]
PA_570 [20 points]
Between the end of 2004 till early 2012 this space invader was located here. A bit damaged at the end. Now it is back, visible and flashable for the space invader bingo called FlashInvaders.
Onscreen FlashInvaders message: "^-^GG^-^"
All my photos of PA_570:
PA_570 (Close-up, April 2005)
PA_570 (Wide shot, March 2008)
PA_570 (Re-Activated, Wide shot, December 2018)
Date of invasion: 26/11/2004
DELETED January/February 2012
RE-ACTIVATED November 2018
MARS_07 [10 points]
The original Pac Man in this street was part of the first wave in Marseille of 9 space invaders in total. As we speak (2016) the space invader count is 13 divided over 3 invasion waves. This one has been deleted but has been re-activated in the Summer of 2016. It's flashable again. As we speak (still 2016) there are only 3 of the in total 13 space invaders active to 'flash' by the application game FlashInvaders.
Other views:
MARS_07 (Zoom in, August 2006)
MARS_07 (Street view, August 2006)
Year of invasion: 2004
DELETED approx 2012
RE-ACTIVATED August 2016
Rue de la Huchette 28/02/2015 14h42
Stewart 'flashing' his first space invader ever. Located in the Rue de la Huchette, PA_874 is worth 30 points and because it was his first space invader of the game he got another 100 bonus points due to 'a new city'.
PA_874 was installed on 18/08/2010 and is still active and 'flashable' as we speak.
FLASHINVADERS
FlashInvaders is a very addictive game by Invader : walk, explore cities in the world, find Space Invaders mosaïcs, shoot them with your Iphone or Andoïd smartphone and score !
Flashinvaders (official game by Invader)
PA_1473 [50 points]
A new big blue space invader in the 3ème arrondissement of Paris. Number 4060 in the world.
Onscreen FlashInvaders message: YEAHHH!
All my photos of PA_1473:
PA_1473 (Close-up, July 2022)
PA_1473 (Wide shot, July 2022)
Date of invasion: 20/07/2022
[ Vistited PA_1473 10 days after invasion ]
PA_1398 [30 points]
A green "shifted" space invader in the 17ème arrondissement of Paris. Number 3734 in the world.
Onscreen FlashInvaders message: "ZZRVZZH"
All my photos of PA_1398:
PA_1398 (Close-up 1, April 2019)
PA_1398 (Wide shot 1, April 2019)
PA_1398 (Close-up 2, August 2019)
PA_1398 (Wide shot 2, August 2019)
Date of invasion: 18/04/2019
[ Visited PA_1498 only one day after invasion ]
PA_1102 [100 points]
Pablo Picasso appeared in pixels in the Marais. Not far from the museum. This big piece was created togehter with 3 other pieces the same night of 16 July according to the information on Instagram.
Other view:
PA_1102 (Street view, July 2014)
Date of invasion: 16/07/2014 (reported on Instagram "invaderwashere", first appearance on Flickr the same day by Tofz4u)
[ Visted this new Picasso space invader within 48 hours after invasion ]
PA_625 [30 points]
A camo space invader made of rather big tiles in the 6ème arrondissement of Paris. The original has never popped up on Flickr or other media so I guess this one was quickly removed in its invasion year 2005.
Onscreen FlashInvaders message: ^_^GG^_^
All my photos of PA_625:
PA_625 (Close-up, Re-Activated, July 2020)
PA_625 (Wide shot 1, Re-Activated, July 2020)
PA_625 (Wide shot 2, Re-Activated, July 2020)
Date of invasion: 15/11/2005
DELETED ages ago
RE-ACTIVATED May 2020
PA_760 [20 points]
After ten years of absence PA_760 is back in the game due to the good work of the re-activation team in Paris. Located on the edge of the city in the 16ème arrondissement.
Onscreen FlashInvaders message: LIKE A BOSS!
All my photos of PA_760:
PA_760 (Close-up 1, Original, June 2008
PA_760 (Wide shot 1, Original, June 2008)
PA_760 (Close-up 2, Re-Activated, July 2020)
PA_760 (Wide shot 2, Re-Activated, July 2020)
Date of invasion: 08/02/2008
DELETED July 2010
RE-ACTIVATED July 2020
[PA_760 discovered and documented almost 4 months after invasion]
PA_190 [10 points]
Another old school classic sized 'framed' space invader I have never seen before. Re-activated and visible and flashable again.
FlashInvaders onscreen message: "NICE!"
All my photos of PA_190:
PA_190 (Close-up, November 2017)
PA_190 (Wide shot, November 2017)
Date of invasion: 03/06/1999
DELETED ? (1999 - 2004)
RE-ACTIVATED September 2017
PA_571 [10 points]
Another revisit of a space invader because it was deleted before the introduction of the application game FlashInvaders (today 21/10/2018: 63.588 players and 2.7 million flashes!). This one is back in business and flashable again.
Onscreen FlashInvaders message:
All my views of PA_571:
PA_571 (Close-up, August 2006)
PA_571 (Close-up after re-activation, June 2018)
PA_571 (Wide shot, August 2006)
PA_571 (Wide shot after re-activation, June 2018)
Date of invasion: 26/04/2004
DELETED (November 2014)
RE-ACTIVATED May 2018
Eater morning in Paris, blue skies, cold and a delightful morning walk through the 19ème arrondissement of Paris...
Location: Place de la Bataille de Stalingrad near Rotonde and Bassin de la Villette in the 19ème arrondissement of Paris.
Coordinates: 48°53'3" N 2°22'11" E
Earlier "52" About 2 years ago: 15/52 Rotonde de la Villette (2013)
Reason: Due to the addictive online game I have to revisit a lot of still 'flashable' space invaders in Paris. Because there are so many space invaders in Paris it is not possible to 'flash' (scan) them in one day. The only system for me is to flash them arrondissement by arrondissement in Paris. Apart from one I have finished the 19ème arrondissement this morning.
FlashInvaders: Spot and "flash" the street mosaics of Invader. Fill your gallery, score points and compete with other players. As we speak: 2,873 players, 80,639 flashes and 3,075,730 points.
Personal Facts and Figures: I started this game on 30/01/2015 with flashing my 1st space invader. Soon after I flashed space invaders in Amsterdam (all 9), Brussel (still to be flashed), Lille (1) and Paris is still under flash-invasion by me. On 06/03/2015 I flashed my 100th space invader and my goal was to enter the Top 100 within a few months. This happened last week on 02/04/2015 by flashing 12 space invaders in the Marais. The morning when taking this selfie the personal intermediate position is 222 space invaders, 6520 points and on the 94th rank in the game.
Weather: Blue skies but cold, 3" C
Self-portrait technics: Joby portable gorillapod on the floor, self timer on 10 seconds
PA_1534 [20 points]
This one is located on the corner of the Rue Lecourbe and Rue Charles Lecocq. Featuring Scandinavian furniture!
Onscreen FlashInvaders message: NICE SHOT!
All my photos of PA_1534:
PA_1534 (Close-up, April 2025)
PA_1534 (Wide shot 1, April 2025)
PA_1534 (Wide shot 2, April 2025)
Date of invasion: 05/03/2025 (world wide # 1489)
[ Visted, captured and flashed PA_1534 30 days after invasion ]
PA_1560 [50 points]
Two new space invaders popped up in Paris. This one in the 5ème arrondissement together with PA_1561 in the 6ème arrondissement. Twentyfive minutes walking distance from eachother.
It was my 1700th space invader I flashed on the FlashInvaders app.
Onscreen FlashInvaders message: PIRATE FOREVER
All my photos of PA_1560:
PA_1560 (Close-up, March 2026)
PA_1560 (Wide shot, March 2026)
Date of invasion: 18/03/2026 (worldwide number 4374 )
[ Visited this pirate invader 2 days after invasion ]
PA_1410 [50 points]
Big, red and located in a quiet street in the 17ème arrondissement of Paris. Featuring a man on a Vélib' on a Summer Sunday afternoon.
Onscreen FlashInvaders message: GOT IT =)
All my photos of PA_1410:
PA_1410 (Close-up, August 2019)
PA_1410 (Wide shot 1, August 2019)
PA_1410 (Wide shot 2, August 2019)
Date of invasion: 27/06/2019
[ Visited number 1410 almost 2 months after invasion ]
RTD_17 [10 points]
This is one of the space invaders in Rotterdam which was presumed dead but has been re-activated this morning by space invader hunter and FlashInvaders player Joethecrab (ranking on number 6, 739 space invaders found and a score of 21,100 points as we speak) and yours truly (ranking on number 73, 269 space invader flashed and a score of 7,760 points). This 10 point black and white space invader was painted over for years and with a little help of us it has been re-activated again on the morning of April 16 on 09h33 in the morning. Looks like new and invaded yesterday. Though we say to ourselves!
Other view:
RTD_17 (Street view, April 2015)
Date of invasion: 02/11/2001
Date of re-activation: 16/04/2015
THE INVASION OF ROTTERDAM
In the year 2001 the city of Rotterdam has been invaded by Invader. In 4 days Invader put 26 space invaders (1 hidden bonus) on the walls of Rotterdam. Sometimes hidden sometimes on very visible locations. I took some photos earlier but never put them on Flickr. Eight of the in total 25 space invader are still 'active' in 2015. Two were deleted in 2014 and 2 old new ones came back active (one re-activation and one became visible again due to the removal of a small billboard where it was hidden behind). Rotterdam was the 8th invaded city in the world.