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space invaders piggy bank only saves yen

invaders_bank

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 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: just plain fun retro video games

game banks make saving fun

jinsei ginko bank japan yen saving

It’s a good week for saving money while playing games. If Tetris and Breakout aren’t your bag, you might want to try something even simpler, like Bankquest or Jinsei Ginko.

It seems that piggy banks that double as tiny gaming machines are quite the happening trend in Japan these days. These simpler banks offer a variety of…

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December 1st, 2008 comments (1) stumble it! digg it! author: alisha k.

filed under: cool toys gadgets technology video games

just a few more yen…

One Yen Counter

This rather silly invention out of Japan lets you count individual one Yen coins so you can save them up.

The TakaraTomy Life Bank One Yen Counter screws on the top of any bottle, and lets you count up your change.
Now keep in mind that a single Japanese Yen coin is worth just a…

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June 20th, 2007 comments (1) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: gadgets strange + wonderful