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gizmodiva.com - 1/16/2009

Space Invaders piggy bank is fun

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Savings is always a good thing, especially when its done Space Invaders style and that too with the help of the Japanese. Takara Tomy is responsible for this retro version of the classic tabletop Space Invaders game. It's the best type of piggy bank ever. One of its best feature is that it is ...

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cscoutjapan.com - 1/16/2009

Space Invaders retro tabletop game bank

— cscoutjapan.com — It’s clear that we love piggy banks in Japan. Not only have the Japanese, through sheer force... of personal financial responsibility (or fear of going broke), managed to save money even in 20 years of near zero interest rates, but they have fun ... (more) Space Invaders retro tabletop game bank

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justanotheriphoneblog.com - 1/16/2009

Invaders = Some Good, Retro iPhone Space Invaders Fun

— justanotheriphoneblog.com — Copyright © 2009 PatrickJ. Visit the original article at http://justanotheriphoneblog.com/wordpress/2009/01/14/invaders-some-good-retro-iphone-space-invaders-fun/.Are you old (ancient?) enough to remember playing... Space Invaders? Sadly, I am - it ... (more) Invaders = Some Good, Retro iPhone Space Invaders Fun

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offworld.com - 1/24/2009

Space Invaders getting even more Extreme?

— offworld.com — spaceinvaders_psp_1207159549.jpg I'm not usually one to get taken in by retail conjecture, but Siliconera updates this morning... with speculation that Taito might be returning to the DS with more Space Invader Extreme via a listing from import house ... (more) Space Invaders getting even more Extreme?

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The Space Invaders Piggy Bank
Coolest Gadgets — ... to save the money.  Having it sitting there and knowing exactly how much cash you’d have to spend could be torture.  Once you get up to a certain amount, the Space Invaders max out.  Which is about time to either put the money in your bank account, or go shopping for a new toy gadget.  This is a Japanese product, so it’s a bit harder for those of us in the rest of the world to obtain it.  However, it’s still a fun piggy bank to drool over. Source: Gizmodiva ...

Space Invaders piggy bank
Boing Boing Gadgets — ... from the corner of a dingy Jersey arcade, leaving an eternal silhouette in the carcinogen cake of the wall to mark its passing, like a Hirshoma shadow. You can't actually play a game on it, of course, but it does its best: a coin plunked down the shoot causes a pixel squid blob invader to display on the screen. When all rows and columns of invaders are filled, the bank is full. I only wish a laser canon would vaporize the invaders when money was withdrawn. Space Invaders Piggy Bank [Gizmo Diva]