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Steampunk Space Invaders Tee Ready To Invade Your Closet

cableguy316 — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 13:27:33 MST

I emailed Threadless about this (specifically noting the complaints in this thread, since Kotaku voters helped push the shirt through), and got a reply today:

Hi XXX,

Since it's already been printed, we can't go back and un-print them. Sorry the color isn't to your liking!

Have a wonderful day!

Rachel
Threadless Customer Service
Thank you for shopping at Threadless.com!

cableguy316

Steampunk Space Invaders Tee Ready To Invade Your Closet

Rubiximus — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 18:11:07 MST

Does it come in black/gray/neutral? Guess not...

Oh well, I'll pass on this one. Steampunk is teh shiz though. I still want to make a laptop like that one. You know, the one that looks like a clock and is turned on with a key? Yeah, that'd be hot.

Rubiximus

Steampunk Space Invaders Tee Ready To Invade Your Closet

Dhurken — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 08:19:37 MST

Orange = my favorite fruit & color

+1 sold

Dhurken

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zanzibarlegend — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 07:56:10 MST

@OverlordUbiquitous: LMAO. great narrative.

zanzibarlegend

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WhiskeyJak — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 06:12:56 MST

Purchased. And bright orange looks good on me, as most colors do. In fact, were I less humble, I would say that I make them look good on me ;)

WhiskeyJak

Steampunk Space Invaders Tee Ready To Invade Your Closet

WhiskeyJak — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 06:06:57 MST

purchased

WhiskeyJak

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Narfmaster — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 05:18:39 MST

Same here, this on black would look awesome. :[

Narfmaster

Steampunk Space Invaders Tee Ready To Invade Your Closet

OverlordUbiquitous — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 21:20:25 MST

Another one on the 'Oh god why is it orange?' bandwagon. I was all set to buy this, and then I found out the colour.

I'm not sure who decided that a very geeky shirt should be a bright colour. Geeks + Bright colours = not a good combination. I imagine the conversation went something along these lines:

Flamboyant Fashion Designer: "Oh, now this shirt is just lovely. The design evokes nostalgia of times gone by, with hints of mockery at how industrial and commercialised games have become. Now... it just needs a colour."

Geek: "Something dark. The original green on the design was fine."

FFD: "No. You spent all night playing The Orange Box, and that is the way of the future. It is bright, stunning, fahbulous. Gordon Freeman wears orange, and he is tres popular."

Geek: "You never see him, and he carries around guns. No-one messes with an oranged-suited man with guns, no matter how geeky his glasses may be."

FFD: "I am resolved. I am firm. This will usher in a new era of geek fashion. I am a designer like no other."

Okay, maybe not quite like that, and sure, The Orange Box may be the best thing since sliced bread, but it's neither because of the title, nor the colour.

OverlordUbiquitous

Steampunk Space Invaders Tee Ready To Invade Your Closet

will — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 21:08:52 MST

@zanzibarlegend:
I'll have you know I have lots of bright coloured t's, just not orange ;)

will

Steampunk Space Invaders Tee Ready To Invade Your Closet

Cucco — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 18:30:54 MST

some people don't have anything close to orange in their wardrobe at all. in fact, if i bought this shirt, then it'd be the first orange piece of clothing i ever owned. i wonder what happened to that olive color.

Cucco

Steampunk Space Invaders Tee Ready To Invade Your Closet

zanzibarlegend — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 18:22:22 MST

sheesh u guys are so picky, not every game related tshirt is gonna be a dark color.
orange is fine if you have something to go with it.

zanzibarlegend

Steampunk Space Invaders Tee Ready To Invade Your Closet

Mommar — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 18:08:59 MST

If only I were a girl or a child, then I could get that that shirt in a color that doesn't suck.

Mommar

Steampunk Space Invaders Tee Ready To Invade Your Closet

will — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 17:48:33 MST

@Kia:
Same :(
I would have bought it in the blue.

will

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Kia — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 17:39:32 MST

Ahhh, I -love- steampunk, but why the hell is it -orange-?! I can't think of a color I look worse in than -orange-...Dammit. Would have bought this on the spot, too.

Kia

Steampunk Space Invaders Tee Ready To Invade Your Closet

xot — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 17:37:17 MST

Another vote for the Green Party down the tubes. What kind of half-assed T-shirt company only offers one color?

xot

Steampunk Space Invaders Tee Ready To Invade Your Closet

kidko — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 17:36:02 MST

Yeah, the orange kills it for me, too. People will see that and go "WOW, that's such a... BRIGHT shirt!" instead of "Woah, cool steampunk space invader"

kidko

Steampunk Space Invaders Tee Ready To Invade Your Closet

zanzibarlegend — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 17:28:34 MST

just finished ordering it, thx for the Michael!!

zanzibarlegend

Steampunk Space Invaders Tee Ready To Invade Your Closet

Sekiria — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 17:18:57 MST

That is one ugly color scheme. They couldn't make the Guys shirt in Turquoise and stick the Kids with the horrid Orange?

Sekiria

Steampunk Space Invaders Tee Ready To Invade Your Closet

BOMxAgonyxScenex — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 17:18:07 MST

orange shirt....what a dumb idea. Every shirt needs to be available in at least black. I'd get it, if it were in black..but orange...no thank you

BOMxAgonyxScenex

Steampunk Space Invaders Tee Ready To Invade Your Closet

kickass solo — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 17:05:21 MST

i could only find the orange shirt, is there any other colors available?

kickass solo

Steampunk Space Invaders Tee Ready To Invade Your Closet

Jaleeb Caru — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 16:53:32 MST

So nice. They have it light blue to AXED!

Jaleeb Caru

Steampunk Space Invaders Tee Ready To Invade Your Closet

sharbaz — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 16:49:14 MST

steampunk is the trucker hat of the internet

sharbaz

Steampunk Space Invaders Tee Ready To Invade Your Closet

zanzibarlegend — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 16:34:42 MST

got a pair of nike dunks to go with this tee... ordered!!

zanzibarlegend

Steampunk Space Invaders Tee Ready To Invade Your Closet

Beatseeker — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 16:26:51 MST

it's so......orange.

Beatseeker

Steampunk Space Invaders Tee Ready To Invade Your Closet

Limey — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 16:22:51 MST

Now this is what I call a gaming shirt :)

/purchased

Limey

Steampunk Space Invaders Tee Ready To Invade Your Closet

DARK DVNT; DARKDVNT [Xfire/Yahoo/Aim] ;Plz visit my website, k, thx. — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 16:17:55 MST

@Loveable-villain: They better included that scene in the next iliteration.

"John adores his brother Gordon. John has always wanted a suit like is brother's. So when all the evil bosses were destroyed John took Gordon's suit while he slept. Gordon needed his rest, all that fighting has made him tired. John thought it would be a good idea to borrow and return it before his brother awoke. But being as John, John got excited and awoke his brother after putting on the suit. Gordon was not pleased and procedded to chase John for his suit. While Gordon chased John, John was hungry and ate some pizza while Gordon chased him. John tried to outrun Gordon but Gordon is much to fast for John. So John gave up and took off the suit and gave it to Gordon. John said he was sorry and Gordon forgave him. They hugged. John then puked on Gordon. The End?

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Loveable-Villain — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 16:04:10 MST

@DARK DVNT [XBL];8908-2379-8728-6953 [Wii]: Fused with juice!:

True. Though it was probably Gordon's suit regardless.

Loveable-Villain

Steampunk Space Invaders Tee Ready To Invade Your Closet

Kirbytheslayer: In-Kirby XMB — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 16:01:44 MST

Bah. I voted on a Green Version. A green Version, I say!

Kirbytheslayer: In-Kirby XMB

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DARK DVNT; DARKDVNT [Xfire/Yahoo/Aim] ;Plz visit my website, k, thx. — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 15:59:35 MST

@Loveable-villain: No you forget it was John Freeman. He is so silly at times.

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Steampunk Space Invaders Tee Ready To Invade Your Closet

swordfish2eva1 — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 15:58:04 MST

Already ordered mine

swordfish2eva1

Steampunk Space Invaders Tee Ready To Invade Your Closet

Loveable-Villain — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 15:57:42 MST

Do you know what smells of poo? Me, sometimes. And also this tee-shirt. It's as if Gordon Freeman vomited on his HEV suit.

Loveable-Villain

Steampunk Space Invaders Tee Ready To Invade Your Closet

DemonBlood — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 15:56:57 MST

Whoa, that is actually an awesome shirt! This may be the first gaming related clothes item I ever buy. Thanks for the heads up Kotaku.

DemonBlood

Steampunk Space Invaders Tee Ready To Invade Your Closet

LittleBigPlaneteer — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 15:56:55 MST

@Green-clad Gamer Dude:

I know right! The green looked the best to me

LittleBigPlaneteer

Steampunk Space Invaders Tee Ready To Invade Your Closet

Green-clad Gamer Dude — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 15:52:40 MST

Wait, no green? DAMN IT ALL!!!

Green-clad Gamer Dude

Steampunk Space Invaders Tee Ready To Invade Your Closet

Green-clad Gamer Dude — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 15:50:42 MST

HELL YES!!! I saw that it had kinda low ratings, so I thought they wouldn't make it. Definetly getting this awesome shirt when I can.

Green-clad Gamer Dude

Steampunk Space Invaders Tee Ready To Invade Your Closet

VileMethoD — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 15:48:32 MST

I don't have the extra cash to buy it right now. Although a shirt that cool is worth going to the corner and turning some tricks.

Start saving a nickle at a time.

VileMethoD

Steampunk Space Invaders Tee Ready To Invade Your Closet

Axed008 — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 15:48:07 MST

Very nice, but orange isn't my colour....

Axed008