It looks like we're going to have to stop by the wheelbarrow store on our way home today, because the Virtual Console is going to need one to carry its giant balls. How giant, you ask? Here's what we were greeted with when we checked Nintendo's weekly release:
"SPACE INVADERS: The Original Game (Super NES, 1-2 players, 800 Wii Points)"
No, seriously. That's what it says. It's pretty ballsy from the outset, but it only gets progressively more so as you examine the listing. (1) They spell it in all caps, like "Yes, that SPACE INVADERS." (2) They follow that up with "The Original Game," as if to clarify that yes, they are, in fact, asking for eight dollars to play a game from the Carter administration. (3) They actually list it before the perfectly acceptable Forgotten Worlds (Genesis, 1-2 players, 800 Wii Points), today's other release.
... Come to think of it, we're not even sure there's a wheelbarrow big enough.
Reader Comments (12)
Posted: Nov 17th 2008 9:43AM baby sea tuna said
Nice Bill Hicks reference. Say 'hi' to Officer Kuhn for me.
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Posted: Nov 17th 2008 9:58AM (Unverified) said
And I thought the VC was a ripoff to begin with.
Why did they ever put the original Space Invaders on Super NES? I don't remember that? Did they update it at all?
What about centapede? Too sophisticated?
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Why did they ever put the original Space Invaders on Super NES? I don't remember that? Did they update it at all?
What about centapede? Too sophisticated?
Posted: Nov 17th 2008 10:00AM (Unverified) said
So this is THE original game?
I always thought it was rock paper scissors or at least pong/tennis for two would get that honor.
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I always thought it was rock paper scissors or at least pong/tennis for two would get that honor.
Posted: Nov 17th 2008 10:38AM (Unverified) said
this is the reason why i buy carts instead of getting on the vc anymore its cuz of this crap right here...$8 for space invaders!!! jeeez i got space invaders for the atari 2600 for like $1 off ebay sorry nintendo no sale
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Posted: Nov 17th 2008 3:00PM (Unverified) said
not with the way ebay is now,they have changed the way people charge shipping on there so people dont get ripped off anymore
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Posted: Nov 17th 2008 4:14PM BigD145 said
It's not about being ripped off. It's about not giving eBay a big cut of the profits. eBay can't take a percentage of shipping, so if someone wanted to sell a $20 item, they'd slap an extra $15 on shipping and start bidding at $1. That $15 acts like a reserve.
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Posted: Nov 17th 2008 5:47PM JoshMilewski said
Whoa, hey now. "E"? Not "K-A"? Just when was this "original game" actually released?!
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