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Return of the Space Invaders

Posted by michael on from the recycling dept.

pashdown writes "Get your two-liter bottles of Shasta and your all-Rush mixtapes ready! In honor of the 25th Anniversary of Space Invaders, Taito has commissioned Namco to remake the classic arcade game. The only thing not nostalgic is the price, increased from one quarter to two." We had a sneak peek of this cabinet as a Slashdot Games story a couple of weeks back.

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  1. space invader history by wo1verin3 · · Score: 5, Informative

    Great history of Space Invaders.

    1. Re:space invader history by AtariKee · · Score: 2, Informative

      Here's another. One that I contributed to, in fact :)

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  2. 50 cents for Space Invaders? by Skyshadow · · Score: 3, Informative
    Okay, I'll admit that having a Space Invaders cabinet in my home would be cool beyong the bounds of cool (using, of course, the geek definition of the word), but who the heck is going to drop 50 cents to play in a restaurant or bar?

    Personally, I wish they'd reissue MK2 -- I kick *ass* when I'm playing on one of the cabinets. Nobody beatin' me when I'm driving Baraka....

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  3. just realized how pricey... by wo1verin3 · · Score: 5, Informative

    From article:
    Taito aims to sell 10,000 of the standalone game machines at $2,772 a unit.

    That is a bit expensive if all you're looking for is nostalgia since you can buy the original for $1295 or maybe off e-bay for $369 (current bid at time of comment).

  4. Re:what? by greenskyx · · Score: 2, Informative

    Did you ever watch Futurama? If not you might be missing the point... but yeah Fry is a loser...

  5. Fifty Cents is the DEFAULT option. by RyuuzakiTetsuya · · Score: 5, Informative

    Not the actual price depending on your location. Most modern(post 1990?) coin op games have some sort of pricing setting in the service menu and can be set as high as 8 coins, whatever coin you may use. Whether it be a quarter, nickel, or loonie.

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  6. Re:realism by prockcore · · Score: 4, Informative

    Many good arcades (the ones that are left) have entire rows for $0.25 a play.

    Find the closest Wunderland or Nickel City. It costs $2 to get in, and 1/4th the games are 5 cents, 1/4th are 10 cents, and the rest are free!

  7. Re:They are going to have a hard time selling thes by DLWormwood · · Score: 2, Informative
    The sad part of this is that pinball machines got nixed in the process. Midway shutdown there operation in 1999, and the only company realy pouring money into it these days is Sega.

    Don't you mean...

    The sad part of this is that pinball machines got nixed in the process. Williams (the maker of Bally tables) shutdown their operation in 1999, and the only company realy pouring money into it these days is Stern. (who inherited the Data East/Sega legacy)

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  8. Actually, as better link would have been by The+Analog+Kid · · Score: 2, Informative

    this