dvice.com - 12/8/2008
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The folks at Strapya World have figured out a way for financially strapped geeks to save money and simultaneously serve their tech lust with the introduction of the Tetris and Atari Breakout Arcade Gaming Piggy Banks . The mini-arcade machines require just a penny to initiate play and feature ...
strapya-world.com - 12/8/2008
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Compulsory Savings: Tetris and Breakout piggy banks
CrunchGear —
... agitating game music in the history of sound, then you might enjoy either the Breakout! or Tetris piggy banks being sold from Japan for about $40.
A penny’s all you need to get a game up and running. You’ll have fun AND you’ll learn about saving! Check out the above video for an in-depth look at the games in action. Also, pay special attention to the loud, loud music and at how agitated the guy gets while playing. Both are equally unpleasant. Enjoy!
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Retro Gaming Piggy Banks: Saving Meets Tetris
The UberReview —
Plenty of people have trouble saving, but how many people have trouble playing Tetris or to a lesser extent, Breakout? These arcade game piggy banks require the deposit of a coin of any denomination to play and come in two flavors: Tetris and Breakout.
They are from Japan and priced at a touch under $40.74. [Strapya via DVICE]
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