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These new jewelry designs look just like your favorite retro gaming characters, only made from schmancy, shiny crystals.
Designed by Germany’s Team Tentakulus, these jewels feature the likenesses of Pac-Man, Tetris and Space Invaders crafted from exquisite Swarovski crystals.
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September 30th, 2009
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author: technabob
filed under: design retro video games

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I was surfing around over on Flickr this morning and stumbled onto this awesome Space Invaders shower curtain.
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September 29th, 2009
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author: technabob
filed under: geek art + craft quickpix retro video games
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We may have moved past the blocky look of pixels in modern gaming, but the designs of squares on squares that mark classic games continue to have special places in the hearts of gamers. But what if those storied jaggy characters and interfaces were thrust into the real world?
With his Jump ‘n’ Run series,…
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August 17th, 2009
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author: alisha k.
filed under: geek art + craft retro strange + wonderful video games
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Those pesky Space Invaders get into everything. They are unstoppable. Nothing is safe… not even your tea, and the World Tea Off — something I didn’t even know existed. But the invaders knew. Oh yes.
Well, friends, there is a World Tea Off, and the judges must be very cool, because they choose the ONE Teakettle…
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August 16th, 2009
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author: alisha k.
filed under: design geek art + craft strange + wonderful video games
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Think you have enough Space Invaders stuff in your house? Are you sure? Really? If they haven’t yet invaded your kitchen yet, you’ll want to grab these Invaders magnets for your fridge.
In all, the set comes with 56 individual pieces, including 50 aliens, 4 defense bunkers, 1 UFO, and a laser cannon for wiping out the…
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June 21st, 2009
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author: technabob
filed under: geek art + craft retro video games
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How do you think the Space Invaders figured out their marching orders? With this simple plan, of course!
Now you too can embellish your bedroom wall with a constant reminder of exactly how to increase speed, drop down and reverse direction – just in case you need to do that sort of thing for your…
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June 8th, 2009
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author: technabob
filed under: design geek art + craft retro video games
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Remember the classic episode of Futurama where Fry has to save the planet from “Invaders! Possibly from Space?” Pretty soon, you’ll be able to take down those aliens while listening to your own all-Rush mix tape while chugging a 2-liter bottle of Shasta too.
Retro game maker/Futurama fan Shinobi is putting the finishing touches on a playable…
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June 6th, 2009
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author: technabob
filed under: geek art + craft just plain fun retro video games
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Now if you’re a regular reader of Technabob, you know that we’ve spent more than our share of time digging up cool geeky craft over on Etsy. On a recent expedition through the massive online craft website, I came across an odd new trend – Space Invaders soaps.
Not one, not two, not three, but no…
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June 1st, 2009
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author: technabob
filed under: geek art + craft just plain fun retro video games
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There’s only one thing better than blasting waves of alien dudes, and that’s doing it with a buddy. Even better than that? If, when the opportunity presents itself, you can also take potshots at said buddy. Everyone is an Invader, a Space Invaders variation, pits two players against both aliens and one another in a free-for-all…
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April 26th, 2009
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author: alisha k.
filed under: hacks + mods video games
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Space Invaders fans, here’s a fun way to save your spare change – if you happen to live in Japan, that is.
This Space Invaders piggy bank looks just like a miniature cocktail table version of the classic arcade shooter. The 1/6th scale game has a tiny little version of the game on a built-in LCD screen.…
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March 18th, 2009
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author: technabob
filed under: just plain fun retro video games
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I was perusing the dark recesses of eBay’s DVD auctions when I came across this little gem.
Featuring such greats as David Hasselhoff, Christopher Plummer and Marjoe Gortner, this 1979 low-budget schlock ripoff on Star Wars’ popularity was originally titled Starcrash, but later got renamed to Female Space Invaders, presumably because video games were starting to…
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March 5th, 2009
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author: technabob
filed under: just plain fun retro video
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Remember the movie Signs? And how the aliens’ weakness turned out to be water? Tell me, if those beings were intelligent enough to build vessels that could cross such vast distances (and sustain the passengers as well), why the hell couldn’t they tell that the planet that they’re attacking is mostly made up of stuff…
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February 25th, 2009
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author: lambert v.
filed under: geek art + craft just plain fun retro video games
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