8-Bit Independence was created by Steven Lefcourt (aka Ste7en), and manages to mash up one of my favorite video games of all time with one of my least favorite movies of all time, and improve on both. I always felt like the acting and effects in Galaga were better than in the movie.

Unfortunately, it looks like voting for the Steven’s design over at Threadless has already wrapped up, so it may never see the light of day as a t-shirt or print. But you can always drop a comment up there to show your support.

This whimsical crocheted scarf by Michigami Creations is based on the classic arcade shooter, Galaga – which just so happens to be one of my favorite games of all time. As a matter of fact, I still occasionally boot up MAME on my Dingoo (boy, does that sounds weird) to play a late-night round of the old boy.

Unfortunately for you guys, I already bought this one (for just $20 bucks), so you’ll have to hope you can convince Miss Michigami to make you another one. You could always pick up her Pac-Man, Zelda Triforce or Chocobo or Weighted Companion Cube scarves before they get snatched up.

The latest (fifth) revision to the system could be the best design yet, inspired by retro arcade cabinets, complete with a mock coin slot that lights up, and arcade-style buttons and joystick. The new version also bests all prior versions by including 12 classic arcade games inside. In addition to Pac-Man, the all-in-one console includes arcade versions of Bosconian, Xevious, Galaxian, Galaga, New Rally-X, Pac-Man Plus, Super Pac-Man, Pac & Pal, Mappy, Pole Position, and my all time fave DigDug.

While the best price I was able to find over on Amazon was $48 (USD), you should be able to find one for a bit less over on eBay if you dig under the appropriate rocks.

[screenshot via 20th Century Gamer]

I first eyed Hallmark’s keepsake Pac-Man holiday ornament back in December 2008, and grabbed one for my tree then. Now it turns out that they’re starting a collectible arcade machine series, with the recent announcement of a Galaga ornament for 2009. Shweet!

Not only do these incredibly detailed mini arcade cabinet ornaments look great hanging from any tree, they actually light up and play the original game theme music when you press a tiny little 1-player start button on the front panel.

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You can still find a handful of the Pac-Man ornaments over on Amazon, and the you can get the Galaga on your holiday wish list over at Hallmark so you can grab one when it’s released this October. I’m hoping that 2010 brings Dig-Dug.

Crafter gimcracks has this handmade 8-bit cross-stitch bookmark up in her Etsy shop for just $6 (USD) if you manage to snag it before someone else does.

Looks like I can finally retire that old Galaxian bookmark that’s keeping track of where I left off on my latest Harlequin Romance novel.

The gang’s all here… even that horrible dog from Duck Hunt. If only I could use that Zapper to shoot him in the face.

Quilter byneedleandthread has been working on the quilt since last summer, apparently (it was made as a gift!), and used available sprite patterns for some of the blocks, while others–like the Zapper and the Nintendo logo–were designed just for this project.

[THE Nintendo Quilt via Sprite Stitch]

The fleece pillow is handmade by CrazyOwl and sports a fighter from one of the mostest awesomest video games of all time, Galaga. It can be yours from Etsy for a mere $8. Oh CrazyOwl, you should really value your time more highly. That pillow is worth at least $8.50!

The pillow is “made in a smoke and pet-free home” which is good news if the last thing you ordered from Etsy was coated in cat hair and ash and triggered an anaphylactic reaction and hives. That totally happened to me. OK not really, but once I did get an Etsy purchase that smelled weirdly like Pine-Sol. Tragic but true. I’m still in therapy about it, thanks for asking.

P.S. If you would rather play Galaga than merely hug its fleecy stand-in, then you can play it in Firefox by downloading FireNes, or you can go for this janky online version (amusingly called “Galaca.”) I don’t recommend the phony Nintendo online version because it crashed my computer like 8 times, but maybe you like to live dangerously.

Handcrafted by North Carolina artist CarolinaPatchworks, the quilt offers up a giant (18:1 scale) interpretation of the bitmapped icons from arguably the best top-down shooter of all time.

The 60-inch square quilt can be found over on Etsy for $475. Check it out before your last fighter gets captured.

[via bits bytes pixels & sprites]