The Sultan Gaming Table

by Karnatos on August 21, 2008

There was a GenCon video that I saw Tuesday that left me unsure as to what exactly I was looking at, it never really showed the entire item to the viewer. Today I noticed people on Twitter were chattering about the same item, and now I know what I am going to do if I ever make it rich folks…

Behold, The Sultan Gaming Table (don’t even continue reading at this point, just clicky-clicky and check this thing out - but come back when you are done drooling!)

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Space Invaders 30 Years Later

by Karnatos on August 21, 2008

Do you remember playing Space Invaders in the original cabinets? How many quarters did you send down the chute? If you are like myself, the quarters spent playing Space Invaders seems so long ago, and with good reason - that was 30 years ago folks.

It looks like Taito is celebrating the 30th Anniversary of Space Invaders by releasing a slew of franchise-related merchandise; how can I not be excited? I’ve seen really sharp looking T-Shirt designs (I really like the one by EDITMODE at MARUIONE.JP), noticed that some stores have been converted into “Space Invaders headquarters”, and have seen all sorts of gadgets and apparel popping up around the net (like alarm clocks, 30th Anniversary pins, Space Invaders luggage, and tumblers for your coffee). I saw a couple kids at the mall with miniature Space Invaders-themed skateboards that they were showing off; kids that did not exist when the game was originally released!

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