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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. Nothing MAME can't do... by jacobschatter · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Not to mention, they want 50 cents a game! -- Jacob

  2. Re:realism by _Sharp'r_ · · Score: 0, Redundant

    It's fun to see them bring back an old game like this, but it'd be a lot nicer if they actually updated it while keeping the same play-style. Having the exact same game, but for 50 cents is a little bit of overkill. How many will really pay to play this more than once in an arcade?

    The remake of Frogger that came out in the last few years was one of the best updates I've seen. It was tons of fun in new 3d graphics and all while still staying essentially true to the theme and playstyle of the original game.

    Even the remake of Pong into current 3d graphics they had out was pretty cool.

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