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clips
"Real" Space Invaders Appear In Music Video
The latest video from Norwegian electronic music duo Röyksopp features a very familiar motif: Space Invaders More »
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Comment by suya123: That was one of the best (if not the most expensive looking) music videos I have ever seen. 3 Responses | Other threads
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news
New Emulator to Play Any Game Ever Made — For Science!
The European Union put up $5.2 million (€4.02m, £3.6m) to fund a project called Keeping Emulation Environments Portable (KEEP) — which will develop a software program that can archive digital objects to preserve them for posterity. More »
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By AJ GlasserComment by big isy: And so it began.... The birth of Skynet. 11 Responses | Other threads
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arcade
The Bestest Arcade Piggy Bank
Screw interest rates! Is there a better way to sock money away than this? No dear reader, there ain't. More »
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Comment by CatboyMac's angry girlfriend: I have one of those in my fake apartment Playstation Home. You can play Pac-Man, Xevious, Dig-Dug, and Galaga on... 3 Responses | Other threads
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wiiware
Space Invaders Get Even Next Monday
Space Invaders will have their revenge upon Wii owners next week, as Square Enix and Taito bring Space Invaders Get Even to WiiWare. The game, announced earlier this year exclusively for the Wii's downloadable game service, puts players on the invading side in a war against Earth's defense forces. More »
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Comment by jiSh: As long as the reviews fare, I'll try it out. Space Invaders Extreme is a lot of fun. 4 Responses | Other threads
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Wii Downloadables
Weekly Wii Update: Dangeresque Bean Bag Invaders
It's time for your Monday Wii update, and this week we get an excellent example of the range of Nintendo's WiiWare program. On one hand, we have Strong Bad Episode 4: Dangeresque 3 (1,000 points), the latest in Telltale's excellent series of adventure games based on the characters from Homestarrunner.com, and on the other, bean bag tossing. Target Toss Pro: Bags (700 points) is a game from Incredible Technologies that promises all the fun of tossing bean bags at stuff. Judging by the colon in the title, I am assuming that there will be a wide range of Target Toss Pro games that allow you to throw different things. Think I'll hold off until Target Toss Pro: Kittens comes out. More »
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By Mike FaheyComment by tralfaz23: other than strong bad, it's all kinds of blah where's earthbound you fuckers? 8 Responses | Other threads
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space invaders
Space Invaders Reduced To Cute Anime Mascots
This anime clip was produced to help promote Taito's arcade centres. That and celebrate this game's 20th anniversary (which is this year!). One things for sure: these aren't your father's Space Invaders. More »
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Comment by gunluva has given up piracy: ... What? Seriously? All the aliens want to do is clean the planet? And we were blowing them up? 7 Responses | Other threads
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clips
This Retro Aussie Space Invaders Song Is Great
Comment by Combichristoffersen: Pft. This is better, just check out her hairdo :D 5 Responses | Other threads
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space invaders
Japan Continues to Go Space Invader Crazy With Free Games, Kit Kat Bars
During one of our jaunts to a Japanese arcade earlier this month, I noticed quite a bit of promotion around Space Invaders’ 30th Anniversary. More »
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retro
Back In The Day, Seven Year Old Writes About Space Invaders
Taito's Space Invaders went supernova in late 1970s Japan and even caused a national coin shortage! Yokai Attack! co-author Matt Alt was a gaming nut back then, putting an endless stream of quarters into arcade game after arcade game. When he was seven years old, he sat down and composed his first opus space invaders, based on the classic Taito title. Recently found at his grandparents' house, it reads: More »
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Comment by Does Not Equal (ダズナット): Holy crap. I see a semicolon. A seven-year-old used a semicolon correctly. I may weep a little. It's too beautiful. 7 Responses | Other threads
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space invaders
Space Invaders: The Inevitable Keyboard
We say inevitable because, really, by 2008 it's one of the last things that hasn't seen some kind of Space Invaders cash-in. And while we'd be well within our rights to loathe this particular tie-in, what with the fact Space Invaders isn't really a PC "thing" and the fact you can't see the letters on the keys, we're going to set our blasters to stun and go easy on it. Because not only does it looks surprisingly appropriate, with all the bad guys the keys and the spacebar our lone hero, it's modelled on the new Mac keyboards, which we wish more PC hardware types would take heed of. More »
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Comment by Tilimorf: That is freakin awesome. I want to get one for me! except I don't like Macs. 5 Responses | Other threads
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original
Games As Art, But At What Cost?
We'd like to see games as art. Even those of us who'd personally rather just shoot stuff, thank you very much, realize in general that "games as art" might be a simple way to vault them into the sphere of mainstream relevance, earn them appreciation and understanding from an audience that currently, unjustly, looks down on them.
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Games Convention 2008
Invaders! Indeed No Longer Playable At GC 08
Digital artist Douglas Edric Stanley requested that his interactive installation Invaders! be pulled from the Games Convention show floor on Friday. The motion-controlled Space Invaders remake, featuring two continually crumbling World Trade Center towers, was yanked after negative response, one that Stanley referred to as "immature" and "lacking the sophistication and consideration that other parts of the world have shown the work." More »
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Comment by dalejrfanfreak: As an artist, anyone with half a brain in my field should know that something like this is off limits.... 1 Responses | Other threads
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art
Artists Pulls 9/11 Invader Exhibit from Games Convention
Artist Douglas Stanley has asked the organizers of the Leipzig Games Convention to "simply turn off" his art installation, which features a mash-up of the attack on the World Trade Center and Space Invaders, at the show.
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Comment by onepoker: The Jumpers are probably part of the inspiration that made him think of space invaders. Call me a sick bastard... more » | Other threads
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Games Convention 2008
Hands-On: Losing The Twin Towers With Invaders!
Seeing Invaders!, digital artist Douglas Edric Stanley's Space Invaders attacks New York's Twin Towers art installation, is very effective in eliciting an immediate emotional response. That makes it a successful work of art, even if reaction to such confrontational themes are rarely positive. More » -
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Space Invaders Attack World Trade Center At Games Convention
Let's file this one under "Too Soon." Seen at the "Invaders!" booth, tucked away in Hall Four of the Games Convention being held in Leipzig, Germany right now, was thisnon-interactive installation featuring the classic Taito space faring aliens laying waste to the Twin Towers. It was projected on a massive screen in the vicinity of lots of classic Space Invaders goods, as the game is celebrating its 30th anniversary this year. It was... it was weird. More »
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Comment by JustinGirard: They shouldn't have done this. Even though you're trying to save the Trade Center, the fact that there are people... more » | Other threads
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fashion
Space Invaders Boutique Swag For The Refined Space Invaders Fan
This year, the year of the 30th anniversary of the release of the original Space Invaders, you can get Taito's iconic aliens on anything and everything — luggage, bath towels, fitted caps, pillows, tumblers, headphones, whatever! No product is too cheap or too expensive to have some invaders impressed upon it! More »
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Comment by Billkwando bought his tickets for Hyde's US tour: and by that I mean to ask if the Space Invaders guys are trademarked, or whatever, which would prevent inclusion... more » | Other threads
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space invaders worldwar
Space Invaders Worldwar Tourney Launches
Square Enix just kicked off a Japan versus US tournament to showcase their free-to-play Flash game Space Invaders Worldwar. The 30th Anniversary game plays like a blend of Galaga and Space Invaders with a touch of Tempest thrown in for good measure. More »
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culture
Pong Table Blends The Real With The Virtual
I am a creature of basic interests. I love Space Invaders. I love Pong. In fact I own the first pair of Invader shoes and one of those limited edition Pong clocks, so when I saw this table I got way too excited... judging by the absolute silence that greeted my enthusiasm when I shared this with the others in Kotaku Tower. More » -
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Invader Takes on Brooklyn
Anyone who reads this site regularly probably knows I have a weakness for Space Invaders. There's just something very iconic, for me, about the blocky bad guys. I've been following the Invader movement for almost a decade now (heck, I even had the first pair of shoes Invader made) , and while we don't post ever single pic of a tile Invader that people send to us, I thought this one, located on North 11th and Wythe in Brooklyn, looked pretty cool. I particularly like how it stands out so vibrantly against the dull and dirty reality that surrounds it. More »
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Comment by sweetchuck: This is actually right next to the Brooklyn Brewery. Assuming it's still around come friday / saturday, you now... more » | Other threads
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accessories
Space Invaders Tumbler Can Be Your Cup
You sit in His cubicle every day. You do His work. On His computer. While drinking His coffee. We'd say that your life sucks, but your life isn't even your life. It's His life. The Man's life. And yeah, it sucks. More »
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By Mark WilsonComment by Interstella5555: Well, I've been working for non-profits for the last 5 years since getting out of college (damn, has it really... more » | Other threads
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space invaders
30th Anniversary Space Invaders Pillows
Following in the footsteps of the 30th Anniversary Space Invaders bath towels, Taito is now offering up Space Invaders pillows. They're actually kind of cute and certainly nowhere near as hideous as they could have been. Shipping in July, you can get them for $29.90 each. More »
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Comment by Soldier_CLE: Geez, Kotaku... Ever since I've been reading about all of these game related accessories and clothes, I've been plunking down... more » | Other threads
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Taito Brings Space Invaders To Wii, Lets *You* Be The Invader
Japanese publisher Taito is going all out for the Space Invaders thirtieth anniversary. In addition to the rock solid Space Invaders Extreme for Nintendo DS and PSP (which I quite liked) and a suit of new Invader-branded products, Taito has announced it's dragging out the property for another go on the Wii. In Space Invaders Get Even, you're in control of up to 300 of the pixelated aliens, raining death and destruction upon the humans. Take that humans! More »
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Comment by FhnuZoag: Walkthrough v0.1 Level 1: LEFT LEFT LEFT LEFT LEFT LEFT LEFT LEFT LEFT LEFT LEFT DOWN RIGHT RIGHT RIGHT RIGHT RIGHT RIGHT... more » | Other threads
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space invaders
Space Invaders 30th Anniversary Bath Towels
NCSX is now taking pre-orders for these lovely Space Invaders 30th anniversary bath towels; if you've been waiting to complete that retro game-themed bathroom, here's your chance. Orders will be shipping in mid-to-late June, and are retailing at $19.90 a pop. More »
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Comment by AlphaCananogram: @Father ColdCuts Lv. 30 Priest: I'm planning to get that on the PSP as well (tried the demo, and i... more » | Other threads
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fashion
Space Invaders Underpants
I think that the Space Invaders icons have to be the most used video game symbols in clothing and accessories. We've seen hats, pants, shoes, shirts, man purses, jewelery and all other manner of accoutrement featuring the little pixelated aliens. And now, to complete the entire ensemble we have Space Invaders boxer briefs. These were snapped at Ted Baker in London as evidenced by the label in the box. Someone please make a note to get these for Crecente so he'll finally have that last piece to his museum collection of decorative video game related underpants. More »
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japan
Space Invaders Invade Snow Festival
Reader Ryan attended the Sapporo Snow Festival last week in Hokkaido, Japan. He spotted this Invader and writes: More »
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Comment by kuriharu: An Al Gore sculpture that looks like Kim Jong-Il sounds pretty appropriate to me. Except that Al does have much... more » | Other threads
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furniture
Asteroids Coffee Table, Helloooo Compromise
All those gaming figurines are neat and everything, but the last thing I want to be doing is explaining who Cloud is and how he carries such a large sword without his arm falling off during a dinner party. And multiply that statement times a thousand for my wife. More »
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By Mark WilsonComment by axileon: cool coffee tables... i want one too!! more » | Other threads
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t-shirts
Steampunk Space Invaders Tee Ready To Invade Your Closet
The Space Invaders inspired design that we posted about late last year has become an official Threadless item, ready to be snapped up by t-shirt fans with an extra $15 (or $17, for the ladies) in their pockets. Putting me in poppy orange is like putting me in madras, so I'll be passing, but retro fans with an eye for steampunk may find it suitable enough. Everyone else seemed to like it at the time, so a link to the online haberdasher is provided below. More »
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Comment by cableguy316: I emailed Threadless about this (specifically noting the complaints in this thread, since Kotaku voters helped push the shirt through),... more » | Other threads
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only in japan
The Space Invaders Fashion Show Continues, This Time With Hats
Premiere cap manufacturer New Era is getting into the video game thing in a major way it would seem, as the follow up line to their Pac-Man series of fitted hats is an even wider Space Invaders collection. Seven caps, each with embroidered classic Space Invaders graphics, make up the line and each run about 6000 yen (somewhere near $55 US). They're currently available at Japanese retailer Cap Collector and will match well with your expensive Space Invaders Porter luggage in the same vein. Somehow I don't think Taito is done commercially exploiting the game's thirtieth anniversary quite yet. More »
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Comment by Destrudo: One: It's clothing, you don't leave the tag on clothing. Two: This whole absurd mess of not bending the brim is... more » | Other threads
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quirky triumph
Cooking Mama Huge Success For Taito
Just how important is the quirky little DS and Wii game Cooking Mama to Japanese developer Taito? Speaking to Gamasutra, Taito's U.S. representative Keiji Fujita revealed that only one game in the company's stable has managed to surpass the success of the little cooking sim that could, that game being the Japanese-only title Densha De Go (Let's Go By Train). In an interview posted on the website today, Fujita discusses the wild success of the franchise, which has now sold over 2 million copies around the world, as well as the future of Mama and her friends - including the possibility of an arcade version of the game somewhere down the line."Taito has the skill and the quality of arcade machines, so they could develop an arcade version of Cooking Mama. A virtual knife and cooking board or something..."
Check out the full interview below for more on Cooking Mama, Exit for the DS, and the 30th anniversary of Taito's classic, Space Invaders. More »
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By Mike FaheyComment by Huxle: When I make fun of people for owning DSs and Wiis, I always back it up with Cooking Mama. more » | Other threads
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clothes
Made to Order Pixel Art Beanies
Reader Lukas writes to point out that a friend of sorts has started a small label for headwear that now takes orders for custom-designed hats. The site uses a pixel-like pattern for creating the custom hats which are, Lukas says, very suitable for making retro-gaming themed hats. He had them make himself a custom Space Invaders cap which set him back $70. More »
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Comment by L_K_M: @iKniter: Yeah, it's double-sided. I can't tell you anything about the yarn, other than that it's some kind of special... more » | Other threads
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break free
Space Invaders Destroying Offices (God Exists, Happy Holidays)
OK, we totally lied. This "space invader" is not destroying that lowly cubicle (yet). It's the product of a bored office employee/writer of Geekadelphia and some well-arranged post-it notes. And needless to say, it's trouble waiting to happen. More » -
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Space Invaders To Invade Overpriced Baggage
Tokyo based Yoshida & Co. are no stranger to collaborations with video game properties. Yoshida's Porter line has had a long standing relationship with Sony, resulting in a long line of PS Pictogram cases in which PlayStation Portables can be crammed. The pricey Porter line is going to be further extended in 2008 to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the release of Taito's Space Invaders. More » -
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The Steampunk Space Invaders Tee
Being the t-shirt freak that I am, I always promise myself that I will stop buying them so that I don't fill yet a second chest of drawers. But, inevitably one comes along that you can't resist and this would fall into that category for me. Artist etherbrian has posted his steampunk space invader design "Interloper From Beyond The Heavens" up for votes on Threadless and it's still got about six more days left to rack up enough points to get it printed. Amazingly awesome. More »
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By fdemarcoComment by malarkey21: The shirt is now availabe for sale on Threadless at the following link. [www.threadless.com] more » | Other threads
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geek chic
The Invader Scarf Holds Secret Message
The Invader Scarf would have a place in our hearts if it were just a scarf that celebrated Space Invaders. But it does one better, combining the talents of pixel knitwear designer Office Lendorff and mobile specialist Kaywa, and fulfilling all of our geek urges in one. Each of these 500 limited edition scarves have QR-Codes at the bottom. When photographed with certain mobile phones (generally the type too cool to hit US shores), they reveal a secret message...and it sounds like many of the messages are different. So no, we have no clue what those little blocks say. But if you pony up $66 for one of these scarves, be sure to hit up our tips line. More »
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By Mark WilsonComment by Ursh: I prefer the ones we had here last year. Better design, lower price and not a year late. :-) [kotaku.com] more » | Other threads
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more pumpkins
Space Invaders Immortalized In Pumpkin
By artist Jonathan H. Liu, this Space Invaders pumpkin has a protip built right in. He scraped away at the outside shell as opposed to cutting directly through it. This allowed him to keep the floating eyes on all four of the invaders, while subsequently making us fear ever setting knife to a pumpkin again. Hit the jump for not one, but two bonus shots of Liu's work. More »
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By Mark WilsonComment by Trackback: Halloween has come around once more and geeks worldwide are rousing themselves from their basements and consoles to enjoy the... more » | Other threads
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warm and cuddly
The Space Invaders Sweater
Etsy member n2Imaginations has been working overtime to create this sweet Space Invaders sweater. Not surprisingly it has already sold, but if you're feeling extra crafty or know someone who does, n2Imaginations is also offering a PDF version of the pattern for download. More »
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By fdemarcoComment by Sabre_Justice: Okay, no more long name.: @Stratovarius: I was waiting for someone to say that... I'll expand it to Americans in general. @TheDollHouse: Truth. Gyaah. more » | Other threads
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8-bit activism
Space Invaders Against Sexism
Kotakuite Baltech sent in this snap of a sticker he found hanging about on a pole in Austria. If you were ever curious about which side of the fence those 8-bit invaders were on on the subject of sexism, now you know. I didn't even know those little guys had a gender. Although when you shoot them all down, more just show up so they must be coming from somewhere. More »
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