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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 ]
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_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
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: Île-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_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 ]
PA_392 [30 points]
A re-activated space icon in the 6ème arrondissement of Paris. The original was gone long before I started to capture space invaders in 2004 but has been re-activated in October 2015. I was lucky this Citroën DS3 just turned left between me and the space invader!
Onscreen FlashInvaders message: unknown
All my photos of PA_392:
PA_392 (Close-up, November 2015)
PA_392 (Wide shot 1, November 2015)
PA_392 (Wide shot 2, August 2023)
Date of invasion: 18/02/2001
DELETED 'ages and ages ago'
RE-ACTIVATED October 2015
PA_684 [30 points]
Number 684 in Paris, a Paintshop Pro themed space invader was desactivated in November 2014 after more than 8 years. In June 2015 this space invader has been re-activated again by or Invader himself or a solid group of fans and enced FlashInvader players.
Other views:
PA_684 (Original zoom-in, October 2008)
PA_684 (Street view, November 2006)
PA_684 (Street view, November 2012)
Date of invasion: 19/08/2006
DELETED: November 2014
RE-ACTIVATED: June 2015
Photo 'Explored' on 23/07/2015 #479, but had been dropped after a few hours.
Villiers sur Marne #pa_1467 #invaderwashere @invaderwashere #valdemarne #brickwall #parisstreetart #streetart #jj_urbanart #tv_streetart #invaderphotography #patmhunterinvader #patm666photos
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).
RBA_20 [30 points]
This one was not easy to find but Mehdi found this one after a few streets in the Medina of Rabat. But it was not flashable when we were there. This is a re-activated space invader and for one reason or another it was not approved by the master Invader so not flashable. Maybe a bonus for our next visit.
Onscreen FlashInvaders message: LOST IN THE MEDINA
All my photos of RBA_20:
RBA_20 (Close-up, September 2024)
RBA_20 (Wide shot 1, September 2024)
RBA_20 (Wide shot 2, September 2024)
Date of invasion: 18/03/2017 (worldwide number 3438)
DELETED & RE-ACTIVATED
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 ]
CLR_14 [100 points]
One of the most iconic space invaders made by Invader during this invasion wave in Clermont-Ferrand. One of the two space invaders in Clermont-Ferrand worth 100 points. Rue Serge Gainsbourg, North from the center of Clermont. Yes, vieille Canaille... is marked at the screen of FlashInvaders when you flashed this one.
Other view:
CLR_14 (Street view, April 2016)
CLR_14 ('52-Weeks', April 2016)
Date of invasion: January 2016 (24 till 31 January, first seen on Flickr on 29/01/2016 by Tofz4u)
NOTE Thanks to Denis, Laurent and Virginie who were so kind to give some directions to this one and lots of other space invader in Clermont-Ferrand. :-)
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_1483 [30 points]
Visited this shock wave space invader within 2 days after invasion but came back on a day with some friendly sunshine. This is space invader number 4081 in the world.
Onscreen FlashInvaders message: WELL PLAYED!
All my photos of PA_1483:
PA_1483 (Close-up, March 2023)
PA_1483 (Wide shot 1, March 2023)
PA_1483 (Wide shot 2, March 2023)
Date of invasion: 02/02/2023
[ Visited, flashed anc captured PA_1483 within 2 days after invasion ]
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_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_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. ]
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
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_1542 [30 points]
Four new space invaders in Paris on 06/05/2025 of which two in the squares in between the Rue Auber and Boulevard des Capucines in the 9ème arrondissement of Paris.
Onscreen FlashInvaders message: BIZARRE BIZARRE
All my photos of PA_1542:
PA_1542 (Close-up, May 2025)
PA_1542 (Wide shot 1, May 2025)
PA_1542 (Wide shot 2, May 2025)
Date of invasion: 06/05/2025 (worldwide number 4309)
[ Visited PA_1542 7 days after invasion ]
PA_288 [10 points]
This yellow ground invader has recently been re-activated again by one the many re-activators. This type of space invader has to endure a lot of wear and tear from all the public that walks over it every day. Unlike my first visit in 2020, all the tiles are still in place.
Onscreen FlashInvaders message: BAZINGA!
All my photos of PA_288:
PA_288 (Close-up, Re-Activated, August 2020)
PA_288 (Wide shot 1, Re-Activated, August 2020)
PA_288 (Wide shot 2, Re-Activated, July 2025)
Date of invasion: 25/06/2000
DELETED ages ago
RE-ACTIVATED July 2020 and several more times
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
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
Faro portugal fao_03 invaderwashere flashinvaders spaceinvaders patmhunterinvader streetart streetartfaro patm666photos
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_42 [10 points]
A re-activation of a space invader of which I have never seen the original. The original location is right at the other side of the street (PA_42 by Tofz4u). Sometimes it's better to have a good reactivation than one at the exact location. There is hope for a lot space invaders to be re-activated.
Onscreen FlashInvaders message: THE ANSWER TO THE QUESTION OF LIFE, THE UNIVERSE AND EVERYTHING!
All my photos of PA_42:
PA_42 (Close-up, October 2021)
PA_42 (Wide shot, October 2021)
Date of invasion: 18/05/1998
DELETED ages ago (partly deleted in 2002)
RE-ACTIVATED October 2021
RBA_16 [30 points]
A bit hidden in the Oudayas neighbourhood this khamsa is on a white wall. The hamsa (or khamsa) also known as the hand of Fatima, is a palm-shaped amulet popular throughout North Africa and in the Middle East and commonly used in jewellery and wall hangings. Depicting the open hand, an image recognized and used as a sign of protection in many times throughout history, the hamsa has been traditionally believed to provide defense against the evil eye.
Onscreen FlashInvader message: KHAMSA MAY THE LUCK BE WITH YOU
All my photos of RBA>16:
RBA_16 (Zoom-in, September 2024)
RBA_16 (Wide shot 1, September 2024)
RBA_16 (Wide shot 2, September 2024)
RBA_16 (Wide shot 3, September 2024)
Date of invasion: 18/03/2017 (worldwide number 3434)
Paris #pa_1209 #invaderwashere #parisstreetart #paris6eme #mosaicart #streetart #mosaique #tiles #streetview #cafe #ledanton #invaderphotography #spaceinvaders #flashinvaders #patm666photos
Paris #ruedelappe #pa_51 #invaderwashere #paris11eme #parisstreetart #chezpaul #streetart #tiles #mosaique #spaceinvaders #flashinvaders #art #invaderphotography #patmhunterinvader #patm666photos
PA_1476 [40 points]
After the installation of PA_1442 in May 2020 at the other side of the Passerelle Debilly (rive droite), the left bank was invaded as well by this one.
FlashInvaders onscreen message: RIVE GAUCHE
All my photos of PA_1476:
PA_1476 (Close-up, October 2022)
PA_1476 (Wide shot 1, October 2022)
PA_1476 (Wide shot 2, October 2022)
Date of invasion: 13/10/2022
Visited PA_1476 about 5 days 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_297 [10 points]
A ground invader about three and a half years after re-activation. This type has a very hard time because they are constantly being trampled. But this one has held up well so far. PA_297 is part of 10 "ground" space invaders have been re-activated in June 2020. Time for a revisit with a WOFT photo ("What's On Foot Today")
Onscreen FlashInvaders message: GOOD CATCH
All my photos of PA_297:
PA_297 (Close-up, Re-Activated, July 2020)
PA_297 (Wide shot, Re-Activated, July 2020)
PA_297 (WOFT Shot, Re-Activated, February 2024)
Date of invasion: 14/07/2000
DELETED ages ago
RE-ACTIVATED June 2020
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_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
Just flashed my 1503th space invader here...
Location: Place Rhin-et-Danube, Paris 19ème, France.
Coordinates: Click on the link to see the exact location where this photo was taken:
Reason: During my 908th découcher (overnight) in Paris my mission was to visit this space invader which I never flashed before. And that while this is already the third PA_984 after being removed from the wall twice.
PA_984: The original space invader was installed by Invader on 15/05/2011/ It was in 2011 the 2539th space invader of the world made by Invader. Deleted in 2014/2015. First re-activation took place in 2017 and this was deleted in 2021. This version number 3 of PA_984 and finally flashed by me.
Other views of PA_984:
PA_984 (Close-up, October 2011)
PA_984 (Wide shot 1, June 2011)
PA_984 (Wide shot 2, October 2011)
PA_984 (52-Weeks Selfportrait, March 2023)
PA_984 (Wide shot 3, March 2023)
FlashInvaders: This my 1503th space invader flashed since I joined this online game which already has more than 293 thousand players and over 18 million space invaders have been flashed. In total I scored 43,830 points and when this photo was taken I was ranked 790th of 293,000plus which is not that bad at all. This PA_984 was my 1250th space invader in Paris I flashed out of the 1485 space invaders in Paris (April 2023).
Place Rhin-et-Danube: Place Rhin-et-Danube is a square in the 19ème arrondissement of Paris in the quartier Amérique. Metro line 7bis has a station on this square; station Danube.
Wikipedia - Place Rhin-et-Danube
Weather: Mostly cloudy, 16° C
To Listen ♫: Life Above - Welcome (Extended Mix) (Youtube)
Self-portrait technics: Joby portable gorillapod installed on a traffic sign on a traffic island and hoping for no cars or pedestrians photobombing my self portrait. Timer on 10 seconds.
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
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_259 [10 points]
Due to covid-19 I was forgotten to visit this re-activated space invader in the 16ème arrondissement. The re-activation is aronnd two years ago before I visited this one. According to Invader this is a CAMO space invader because it has the colors of a streetname sign. The traffic light beggar provided some animation for my photo luckily.
Onscreen FlashInvaders message: CHAMPION!
All my photos of PA_259:
PA_259 (Close-up, November 2021)
PA_259 (Wide shot, November 2021)
Date of invasion: 31/01/2000
DELETED ages ago (unknown)
RE-ACTIVATED November 2019
PA_1497 [30 points]
Will we ever know where a pirate's flag is from. We have seen pirate flags before; PA_646, PA_674, PA_675 and PA_680. This binary pirate flag is different but now with a flagpole.
Onscreen FlashInvaders message: PIRATE FOREVER
All my photos of PA_1497:
PA_1497 (Close-up, March 2024)
PA_1497 (Wide shot, March 2024)
Date of invasion: 14/12/2023 (number # 4166 in the world)
[ Vistited PA_1497 for the first time 3 days after invastion in the evening, so I came back for better photos. ]
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 ]
MARS_58 [50 points]
The flying gabian with four drivers of a procession for wedding cars waiting for the maried couple leaving the adjacent Église Saint-Laurent.
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: FLYING GABIAN
All my photos of MARS_58:
MARS_58 (Close-up, July 2021)
MARS_58 (Wide shot 1, July 2021)
MARS_58 (Wide shot 2, July 2021)
Date of invasion: 12/08/2021
PA_927 [20 points]
PA_927 is back in town after an absence of more than 10 years.
When I flashed this one, it was my 1500th space invader flashed. It was in total the 17,231,455 space invader flashed since the beginning of the app FlashInvaders with at the moment of this flash 278,520 players.
All my photos of PA_927:
PA_927 (Close-up, May 2011)
PA_927 (Wide shot 1, May 2011)
PA_927 (Wide shot 2, «re-activated», February 2023)
PA_927 (Wide shot 3, «Wednesday Walls», February 2023)
PA_927 (Wide shot 4, «re-activated», February 2023)
Date of invasion: 06/03/2011 (First seen on Flickr on 17/03/2011 by Yoyolabellut)
DELETED September 2012
RE-ACTIVATED February 2023
[ Visited this space invader 2 months minus 2 days after installation ]
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 ]
PA_317 [20 points]
A 'reflecteye' space invader along the road in the 14ème arrondissement. I have never seen the original of this one. Another oldie on my Flashinvaders list. When this was installed in the year 2000 it was already the 696th space invader in the world.
Onscreen FlashInvaders message: GOOD CATCH
All my photos of PA_317:
PA_317 (Close-up, January 2023)
PA_317 (Wide shot, January 2023)
Date of invasion: 06/08/2000
DELETED ages ago
RE-ACTIVATED July 2017
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.
BXL_42 [30 points]
From 24/06/2022 till 08/01/2023 Invader had an exhibition in the MiMa Museum (Millennium Iconoclast Museum of Art) 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 small Rubik invader on street level of the museum.
FlashInvaders onscreen message: RUBIK CAMO
All my photos of BXL_42:
BXL_42 (Close-up, September 2022)
BXL_42 (Wide shot, September 2022)
Date of invasion; around 07/07/2022
[ Visited, flashed and caputered BXL_42 about 2 months after invasion ]
PA_1003 [50 points]
A re-activated big space invader of which I have never seen the original. The PA_1003 was already mentoined in the book "Invasion of Paris 2.0" but as a faded photo only.
Onscreen FlashInvaders message: IT WORKS!
All my photos of PA_1003:
PA_1003 (Close-up, August 2021)
PA_1003 (Wide shot, August 2021)
Date of invasion: June 2011
DELETED 2011
RE-ACTIVATED March 2021
DELETED November 2021