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cscoutjapan.com - 1/16/2009

Space Invaders retro tabletop game bank

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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 doing it as well! This latest offering from ...

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gizmodiva.com - 1/16/2009

Space Invaders piggy bank is fun

— gizmodiva.com — 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 ... (more) Space Invaders piggy bank is fun

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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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Space Invaders piggy bank is fun
Gizmodiva.com — ... 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 very similar to the original in looks and has an LCD screen that acts as coin counter. It takes only about 100 yens ($1) to light up the screen and add an invader to the tally. You have to empty out the machine after 80 coins and start over. Can you think of a better way to save some loose change in these crunch times? I certainly can't! Source

Retro Table Top Bank - Also Plays Space Invaders
Gadget Venue — ... Piggy Bank can take up to 80 x 100 yen coins at a time before it needs to be emptied out. As each coin is entered another space invader lights up on the small LCD screen that keeps track of things. It’s quite a cool idea and if you are in to space invaders in a big way then check it out now. On the downside, it appears that it might not actually be real according to one of the comments on cscoutjapan… but still, I think it’s cool. Via: Geeky-Gadgets and CScoutJapan Written by Gadget Venue. Retro Table Top Bank - Also Plays ...

Space Invaders Tabletop Arcade Cabinet Piggy Bank [Piggy Banks]
Gizmodo — Unlike the Space Invaders arcade cabinets of our youth, this tabletop version actually helps you save money. It even features an LCD screen that lights up when a 100 yen coin is entered. It can hold about 80 coins, which is the equivalent of about $89US. Not a bad haul when all is said and done—in fact, that's about twice as much as the device actually costs. However, I would have liked to see a version of the actual game built-in.[Takara Tomy via CScout Japan via JeanSnow via Kotaku] ...