Space Invaders

In Real Life

Doom, Lemmings And Super Mario, Together For The First Time

5:30AM February 2, 2012 | Pierre Bienaimé

Check out this student-made Flash advertisement for… an iPod skin? We’ll take it! Mario and Luigi cope with an invasion straight out of Lemmings and Space Invaders before reinforcements from everyone’s favourite Mars-bound marine. Things get 3D, and decidedly less innocent. More »


In Real Life

Watch Humanity Take Its Next Leap Toward Real-Life Galaga

1:30AM February 2, 2012 | Stephen Totilo

Nano quadrotors fly in formation in this great video from the GRASP Lab at the University of Pennsylvania. All we need is a spaceship that can shoot these things down and we’re good to go. More »


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This 8-Bit Atari Homage Takes The ‘Cake’

10:30AM January 13, 2012 | Pierre Bienaimé

If you can steel yourself for a post-modern jumble of space exploration and robotic sing-song, Upside Down Cake’s “Star Strike” offers a neat walk through Atari antiquity. Some of these games certainly deserve the homage. More »


In Real Life

Man Named Knucklez Doubles Space Invaders World Record

4:20AM October 18, 2011 | Mike Fahey

On October 7, 2011, Flemington, New Jersey’s Richie Knucklez catapulted himself into the video game record books by racking up 110,510 points in the original 1978 arcade hit Space Invaders, more than doubling the previously held record. How did he do it? Owning his own arcade certainly didn’t hurt. More »


In Real Life

Giant Plastic Alien Heads, Badass Fantasy Art & Video Games

4:00PM September 12, 2011 | Luke Plunkett

Fans of classic rock and fantasy art will no doubt be familiar with the name Roger Dean. The British artist is as synonymous with 1970′s prog rock (especially the band Yes) as epic guitar tracks, and his bold, unique art style means you’ve probably seen and remembered his work, even if you’ve never remembered his name. More »


In Real Life

The Pause That Refreshes

11:30AM September 9, 2011 | Owen Good

Concept for a Coca-Cola can celebrating video games, inspired by the art of the French street artist Space Invader. Not an actual can design of the soft-drink giant (and not actually designed by Invader). Concepts for Coke Zero and Diet Coke are at the link. More »


In Real Life

The Hollywood Hills And A Space Invader Wall

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10:30AM September 8, 2011 | Tracey Lien

Some houses come with feature walls. Those are pretty exciting and devious. And then some houses come with Space Invader walls, and those are just jealousy-inducing. More »


In Real Life

When You’re A Rock Star, You Snort Cocaine Off Space Invaders

10:00PM September 2, 2011 | Brian Ashcraft

Noel Gallagher, the former Oasis songwriter, probably doesn’t remember most of the 1990s. He was out of his mind, doing drugs — maybe even doing them off a glass top Space Invaders arcade cabinet. More »


In Real Life

When One Heart Isn’t Enough To Signify Your Love For Gaming

6:00AM July 14, 2011 | Mike Fahey

First artist Fabian Gonzalez taught us the video game ABCs. Now he delivers the ultimate expression of retro gaming love, three full hearts and a handful of classic game references. Visit his Society6 store page to plaster this banner everywhere.


News

The Role Felicia Day Was Born To Play

1:40AM July 12, 2011 | Sam Winstrom

Felicia Day prematurely answers the casting call for the Space Invaders movie on Google+.